Functional Relationships between Lipid Metabolism and Liver Regeneration by David A. Rudnick, Nicholas O. Davidson

“…Nevertheless, the nature and identities of the most proximal events that initiate hepatic regeneration as well as those distal signals that terminate this process remain unknown. …”
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Cardiac Failure after Liver Transplantation Requiring a Biventricular Assist Device by Rita Jermyn, Eiei Soe, David D’Alessandro, Julia Shin, William Jakobleff, Daniel Schwartz, Milan Kinkhabwala, Paul J. Gaglio

“…Increased hepatic iron load in extrahepatic organs of cirrhotic patients with and without hereditary hemochromatosis portends a poorer long term prognosis after liver transplant. …”
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Multiple Giant Liver Cysts in a Nepalese Lad by Ashish Lal Shrestha, Shova Banstola Paudel, Saurav Krishna Malla

“…To the best of our knowledge, this probably represents the first case of multiple giant hepatic hydatidosis at such a young age being reported from Nepal. …”
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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for Diagnosis of Neuroendocrine Tumor Metastases to the Right and Left Ventricles with Carcinoid Heart Disease by Daniel Barnebee, Brian Morse, Jonathan R. Strosberg, Marijan Pejic, Daniel Jeong

“…A 76-year-old male with a small bowel neuroendocrine tumor with hepatic metastases presented with new onset lower extremity swelling, bloating, and weight gain which ultimately lead to cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) to evaluate for cardiac involvement of disease. …”
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Hepatoprotective effect of leaf extracts from Citrus hystrix and C. maxima against paracetamol induced liver injury in rats by Arumugam Abirami, Gunasekaran Nagarani, Perumal Siddhuraju

“…The leaf extracts restored the liver function markers and hepatic antioxidants to the normal level than elevated levels noticed on paracetamol control at P < 0.001. …”
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High lipid diet can keep liver health but cause muscle oxidative stress of triploid rainbow trout treated with acute hypoxic challenge by Changye Li, Buying Han, Guoliang Sun, Haining Tian, Zezhong Wu, Changzhong Li, Yuqiong Meng, Rui Ma

“…In summary, HL diet could promote hepatic lipolysis to supply energy, enhance hepatic antioxidant, and then alleviate liver damage caused by oxidative stress when fish was treated with acute hypoxic challenge. …”
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Role of hepatocyte RIPK1 in maintaining liver homeostasis during metabolic challenges by Weigao Zhang, Hu Liu, Danyang Zhang, Yuguo Yi, Liang Tao, Yunfeng Zhu, Shuxian Huang, Xunan Zhao, Qianchao Shao, Peiqi Li, Yiwen Weng, Wei Lu, Jianfa Zhang, Haibing Zhang, Yuxin Chen, Dan Weng

“…In this study, we identified Receptor interacting protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) in hepatocytes as a critical regulator in preserving hepatic homeostasis during metabolic challenges, such as short-term fasting or high-fat dieting. …”
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Study protocol of the METAPANC trial - intensified treatment in patients with local operable but oligometastatic pancreatic cancer - multimodal surgical treatment versus chemothera... by Michael Ghadimi, Uwe Pelzer, Marc G. Besselink, Jens Siveke, Ralph Telgmann, Rickmer Braren, Hanneke Wilmink, Marie Crede, Alexander Koenig, Ute Koenig, Sven Thorsten Liffers, Kai Antweiler, Bas Uijterwijk, Hanna Seppanen, Arno Nordin, Pauli Puolakkainen, Olav F. Dajani, Knut Jørgen Labori, Mia Johansson, Svein Olav Bratlie, Tim Friede, Peter Jo

“…Abstract Background Based on current guidelines, surgical treatment of hepatic oligometastases in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is not primarily recommended. …”
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Longitudinal health-related quality of life in patients with pancreatic cancer stratified by treatment: a nationwide cohort studyResearch in context by Anne M. Gehrels, Pauline A.J. Vissers, Mirjam A.G. Sprangers, Nienke M. Fijnheer, Esther N. Pijnappel, Lydia G. van der Geest, Geert A. Cirkel, Judith de Vos-Geelen, Marjolein Y.V. Homs, Geert- Jan Creemers, Martijn W.J. Stommel, Lois A. Daamen, Marc G. Besselink, Johanna W. Wilmink, Hanneke W.M. van Laarhoven

“…In BSC, hepatic symptoms decreased and flatulence increased. …”
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An Unusual Case of Monolobar Caroli’s Disease by Anthony J Gomez, Robert J Bailey

“…A 27-year-old male with recurrent upper abdominal pain was found to have a suspicious mass in the right hepatic lobe. Right hepatectomy was performed. Pathological examination and further radiological evaluation proved this to be a focal form of Caroli’s disease.…”
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Cholecystectomy of an Intrahepatic Gallbladder in an Ectopic Pelvic Liver: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Rachel Mathis, Joshua Stodghill, Timothy Shaver, George Younan

“…After extensive workup and symptomatic treatment, cholecystectomy was recommended and performed via laparotomy and hepatotomy using microwave technology for parenchymal hepatic transection. Discussion. Given the rare combination of an intrahepatic gallbladder and an ectopic pelvic liver, advanced surgical techniques must be employed for cholecystectomies, in addition to involvement of hepatobiliary experienced surgeons due to the distortion of the biliary and hepatic vascular anatomy. …”
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FGF21 as an Endocrine Regulator in Lipid Metabolism: From Molecular Evolution to Physiology and Pathophysiology by Yusuke Murata, Morichika Konishi, Nobuyuki Itoh

“…FGF21 acts as an endocrine regulator in lipid metabolism. Hepatic Fgf21 expression is markedly induced in mice by fasting or a ketogenic diet. …”
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Life-Threatening Adenovirus Infections in the Setting of the Immunocompromised Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Patients by Cedar J. Fowler, Jennifer Dunlap, Darcy Troyer, Peter Stenzel, Elliot Epner, Richard T. Maziarz

“…In addition, the pathophysiological events, such as GVHD and hepatic dysfunction, may complicate the clinical picture and delay therapy of an opportunistic infection. …”
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Catecholamines Mediate Multiple Fetal Adaptations during Placental Insufficiency That Contribute to Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Lessons from Hyperthermic Sheep by D. T. Yates, A. S. Green, S. W. Limesand

“…Likewise, premature induction of hepatic gluconeogenesis helps maintain fetal glucose and appears to be stimulated by both norepinephrine and glucagon. …”
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Hyperammonemia: What Urea-lly Need to Know: Case Report of Severe Noncirrhotic Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy and Review of the Literature by Ruby Upadhyay, Thomas P. Bleck, Katharina M. Busl

“…Selected literature for review included English-language articles concerning hyperammonemia using the search terms “hyperammonemic encephalopathy”, “non-cirrhotic encephalopathy”, “hepatic encephalopathy”, “urea-cycle disorders”, “ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency”, and “fulminant hepatic failure”. …”
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Overview of Newer Glucocorticosteroid Preparations for Inflammatory Bowel Disease by R Brattsand

“…This is in contrast to prednisolone, which has a hepatic first pass metabolism of just 20%.…”
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The First Successful Transcatheter Closure of an Inferior Sinus Venosus Defect with Anomalous Drainage of the Right Lower Pulmonary Vein Using Bare and Covered Stents: A Single-Cas... by Kritvikrom Durongpisitkul, Paweena Chungsomprasong, Porntip Panjasamanvong, Somrach Thamtorawat

“…Careful patient selection and intensive assessment of pulmonary and hepatic vein anatomy before and during the procedure were necessary to achieve a successful outcome.…”
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AM3, an Oral BRM: Protective Agent against Iatrogenic Bone-Marrow and Liver Damage in Breast Cancer Patients under Conventional Adjuvant Radiochemotherapy by Vicente G Villarrubia, Paula Marquez, Jose Cobo, Guillermo J Sada

“…Besides these hematological effects, AM3 palliated subclinical hepatic toxicity due to combined radio-chemotherapy. …”
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Advances in intrahepatic and extrahepatic vascular dysregulations in cirrhotic portal hypertension by Yanqiu Li, Bingbing Zhu, Ke Shi, Yu Lu, Xuanwei Zeng, Yongqi Li, Qun Zhang, Ying Feng, Xianbo Wang

“…Additionally, therapeutic strategies targeting these vascular mechanisms are diverse, including improvement of sinusoidal microcirculation, therapies targeting hepatic stellate cells activation, and pharmacological modulation of systemic vascular tone. …”
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Associations between Chinese Visceral Adiposity Index and the Risk of Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Liver Fibrosis: A Large Cross-sectional Study by Hui Liu, Mingming Deng, Gang Luo, Jie Chen

“…The odds ratios (95% CI) of hepatic fibrosis risk were 1.23 [0.67, 2.30], 2.44 [1.39, 4.43], 7.46 [4.36, 13.30] for the quartiles 2, 3, and 4 compared to the lowest quartile (P<0.001). …”
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