Liver Metastases in Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma Treated with Selective Internal Radiation Therapy with Y-90 Resin Microspheres by Felipe Nasser, Joaquim Maurício Motta Leal Filho, Breno Boueri Affonso, Francisco Leonardo Galastri, Rafael Noronha Cavalcante, Diego Lima Nava Martins, Vanderlei Segatelli, Lilian Yuri Itaya Yamaga, Rene Claudio Gansl, Bernardino Tranchesi Junior, Antônio Luiz de Vasconcellos Macedo

“…Follow-up imaging revealed that all hepatic nodules shrank by at least 50%, and 3 nodules disappeared completely. …”
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Transient Decrease in Circulatory Testosterone and Homocysteine Precedes the Development of Metabolic Syndrome Features in Fructose-Fed Sprague Dawley Rats by Anil Sakamuri, Sujatha Pitla, Uday Kumar Putcha, Sugeedha Jayapal, Sailaja Pothana, Sai Santosh Vadakattu, Nagabhushan Reddy Konapalli, Siva Sankara Vara Prasad Sakamuri, Ahamed Ibrahim

“…Body composition, insulin resistance, and hepatic lipids were measured. Results. Increase in hepatic triglyceride content was first observed in metabolic disturbance followed by hypertriglyceridemia and systemic insulin resistance in fructose-fed rats. …”
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Hepatoprotective Potential of Sargassum muticum against STZ-Induced Diabetic Liver Damage in Wistar Rats by Inhibiting Cytokines and the Apoptosis Pathway by Mohammed M. Safhi, Mohammad Firoz Alam, Sivagurunathan Moni Sivakumar, Tarique Anwer

“…The methanolic extract of Sargassum muticum (MESM) plays a hepatoprotective role in streptozotocin- (STZ-) induced hepatic injury. In this study, STZ exposure induced diabetes that augmented hepatic damage, which was reflected in serum enzyme markers, the cytokine network, and caspase-3 and caspase-9 levels in Group 2. …”
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A three-dimensional mouse liver organoid platform for assessing EDCs metabolites simulating liver metabolism by Ji Hyun Moon, Hyun-Soo Roh, Young Jae Park, Hyun Ho Song, Jieun Choi, Da Woon Jung, Soo Jin Park, Ho Jin Park, So-Hyeon Park, Da-Eun Kim, Gahee Kim, Joong-Hyuck Auh, Dong Ha Bhang, Hong Jin Lee, Do Yup Lee

“…Hepatic metabolism is an important process for evaluate the potential activity and toxicity of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) metabolites. …”
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Unclassified Diffuse Ductal Cholangiocarcinoma; Report of a Case by Ünal Aydın, İsmail Özsan, Türker Karabuğa, Özcan Alpdoğan, Ragıp Ortaç, Ömer Yoldaş, Erkan Şahin

“…It is simply classified as intrahepatic and extrahepatic CCA (including perihilar and distal extra hepatic CCA) according to the anatomic localization. …”
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Pure Laparoscopic Left Hepatectomy for Regrowth of Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm of the Liver after Laparoscopic Deroofing by Hideki Kumagai, Akira Umemura, Hiroyuki Nitta, Hirokatsu Katagiri, Shoji Kanno, Daiki Takeda, Satoshi Amano, Koji Kikuchi, Kiyoharu Takashimizu, Masao Nishiya, Noriyuki Uesugi, Tamotsu Sugai, Akira Sasaki

“…Background. Hepatic cystic lesions are common entities, most of which are simple hepatic cysts (SHCs). …”
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Replacement of Dietary Fishmeal Protein with Degossypolized Cottonseed Protein on Growth Performance, Nonspecific Immune Response, Antioxidant Capacity, and Target of Rapamycin Pat... by Sheng Chen, Yuhang Tang, Zhou Zhang, Jichang Zheng, Yuliang He, Zhen Wang, Kangsen Mai, Qinghui Ai

“…Furthermore, fish fed the diet with 20% DCP significantly increased the activity of hepatic superoxide dismutase (SOD) compared with the control group (P<0.05). …”
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TERT de novo mutation-associated dyskeratosis congenita and porto-sinusoidal vascular disease: a case report by Ge Yu, Guijie Xin, Xu Liu, Wanyu Li, Chen Shao, Runping Gao

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Induced hepatocyte-like cells derived from adipose-derived stem cells alleviates liver injury in mice infected with Echinococcus Multilocularis by Hui Liu, Xiaojuan Bi, Ning Yang, Xue Zhang, Bingbing Fang, Nuerbaiti Kusuman, Wenmei Ma, Jing Li, Jin Chu, Li Sun, Liang Li, Guodong Lü, Renyong Lin

“…Abstract Accumulating evidence has shown that adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) have the potential to differentiate into hepatic lineages, which are ideal engraftments for tissue-engineered repair. …”
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Percutaneous Embolization of Congenital Portosystemic Venous Fistula in an Infant with Down Syndrome by Pattaraporn Tanya Chun, Terrence Chun, Matthew Files, Nghia Vo, Ryan M. McAdams

“…A subsequent hepatic ultrasound demonstrated resolution of the pathologic fistulous communication and shunting effects.…”
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HELLP Syndrome Complicated by Subcapsular Hematoma of Liver: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Atilla Karateke, Dilek Silfeler, Faruk Karateke, Raziye Kurt, Ayse Guler, Ismail Kartal

“…There are a lot of therapeutic options varying from conservative management to surgical treatment including hepatic resection, hepatic artery ligation, and liver transplantation. …”
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The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Engraftment in Rat Fibrotic Liver upon Transplantation by Ke Yuan, Chunyou Lai, Lingling Wei, Tianhang Feng, Qinyan Yang, Tianying Zhang, Tao Lan, Yutong Yao, Guangming Xiang, Xiaolun Huang

“…These outcomes may be related to the increasing hepatic sinusoidal endothelium permeability and VCAM-1-increased expression.…”
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Human Liver Cells Expressing Albumin and Mesenchymal Characteristics Give Rise to Insulin-Producing Cells by Irit Meivar-Levy, Tamar Sapir, Dana Berneman, Tal Weissbach, Sylvie Polak-Charcon, Philippe Ravassard, Andreas G. Tzakis, Eytan Mor, Camillo Ricordi, Sarah Ferber

“…It is yet unknown whether hepatic-like stem cells or rather adult liver cells give rise to insulin-producing cells. …”
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Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Transplantation Attenuates Inflammation and Promotes Liver Regeneration after Ischemia-Reperfusion and Hemihepatectomy in Swine by Zhihui Jiao, Yajun Ma, Xiaoning Liu, Yansong Ge, Qianzhen Zhang, Boyang Liu, Hongbin Wang

“…ADSCs attenuated the hepatic IRI-induced inflammatory response and promoted liver regeneration.…”
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Amoebic Liver Abscess and Indigenous Alcoholic Beverages in the Tropics by T. Kumanan, V. Sujanitha, S. Balakumar, N. Sreeharan

“…These factors include the role of alcohol in host immunity, parasitic proliferation, and invasion and in creating a conducive hepatic microenvironment. The contributory role of alcohol-induced increase in hepatic iron stores and lipid content is discussed. …”
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Different Dietary Proportions of Fish Oil Regulate Inflammatory Factors but Do Not Change Intestinal Tight Junction ZO-1 Expression in Ethanol-Fed Rats by Yi-Wen Chien, Hsiang-Chi Peng, Ya-Ling Chen, Man-Hui Pai, Hsiao-Yun Wang, Hsiao-Li Chuang, Suh-Ching Yang

“…Hepatic TBARS, plasma ICAM-1, and hepatic TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-10 levels were significantly lower, and plasma adiponectin levels were significantly higher in groups EF25 and EF57 than those in group E (p<0.05). …”
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Course of Encephalopathy in a Cirrhotic Dialysis Patient Treated Sequentially with Peritoneal and Hemodialysis by Suleyman Koz, Idris Sahin, Zafer Terzi, Sema Tulay Koz

“…We report a case with advanced cirrhosis and end-stage kidney disease who was faced with hepatic encephalopathy episodes up on starting renal replacement therapy. …”
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Endometrioma of the Liver: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Prachi Rana, Shida Haghighat, Hyosun Han

“…Hepatic endometriosis is a rare form of endometriosis first described by Finkel in 1986. …”
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Cholestatic Jaundice as a Paraneoplastic Manifestation of Prostate Cancer by Tomomi Kuramoto, Hiroya Senzaki, Hiroyuki Koike, Kenji Yamagiwa, Shinobu Tamura, Tokuzou Fujimoto, Takeshi Inagaki

“…We report a patient who presented with cholestatic jaundice without biliary duct obstruction, hepatic involvement, or infection. After a few detailed examinations, prostate cancer was diagnosed. …”
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Celiac trunk angiography with balloon occlusion of splenic artery for diagnosis and treatment of splenic steal syndrome by Jocelyn Wu, MD, Justin Kim, BS, Kwabena Yamoah, MD, Lealem Aderie, BA, Nariman Nezami, MD, Adam Fang, MD

“…Splenic steal syndrome (SSS) post liver transplant is a potential cause of graft dysfunction in the setting of peripheral hepatic arterial bed resistance and redirection of blood flow to a dominant splenic artery resulting in reduction of hepatic arterial inflow. …”
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