Rare Manifestation of a Rare Disease, Acute Liver Failure in Adult Onset Still’s Disease: Dramatic Response to Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy—A Case Report and Review by Nalini Valluru, Venkata S. Tammana, Michael Windham, Eyasu Mekonen, Rehana Begum, Andrew Sanderson

“…Fulminant hepatic failure, occasionally requiring urgent liver transplantation, is a rare manifestation of AOSD. …”
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Sophocarpine Attenuates LPS-Induced Liver Injury and Improves Survival of Mice through Suppressing Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Apoptosis by Zhengyu Jiang, Yan Meng, Lulong Bo, Changli Wang, Jinjun Bian, Xiaoming Deng

“…Further research found that sophocarpine ameliorated hepatic oxidative stress indicators (H2O2, O2∙−, and NO) and enhanced the expression of antioxidant molecules such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione (GSH). …”
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Peritoneal Hydatidosis by Daniela Costamagna, Roberto Maiocchi, Annunziatino Zampogna, Amedeo Alonzo, Roberta Ambrosini, Alessandro Stecco, Francesca Mercalli

“…Secondary peritoneal hydatidosis is caused by spontaneous or iatrogenic rupture of hepatic echinococcal cysts. We describe the case of a 65-year-old Tunisian male patient with previous history of liver hydatidosis who presented to our attention with subocclusive status. …”
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Necrolytic Migratory Erythema as the First Manifestation of Glucagonoma by Abolfazl Afsharfard, Khashayar Atqiaee, Saran Lotfollahzadeh, Majid Alborzi, Amir Derakhshanfar

“…Here, Authors describe a woman admitted to the dermatology ward with NME which was later found to be associated with glucagonoma and multiple hepatic lesions.…”
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A Rare Case of an Ectopic Liver Presenting as Right Atrial Mass by Adhirath Doshi, Dhaval Shah, Shradha Gupta, Deepika Panday, Arie Farji-Cisneros, Eddison Ramsaran, Robert Bojar

“…Ectopic liver tissue is commonly observed in the abdominal cavity in adjacent organs. Extension of hepatic tissue into the intrathoracic cavity is rarely reported. …”
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Successful Treatment of Hepatoportal Arteriovenous Fistula by Transcatheter Embolization with Steel Coils by Taralyn D Picton, Lindsay Machan, Jennifer Davis, Hugh J Freeman, Urs P Steinbrecher

“…This article describes a patient with a history of remote liver trauma in whom portal hypertension and variceal bleeding were shown to be due to an arteriovenous fistula between the hepatic artery and portal vein. Transcatheter embolization with Gianturco coils resulted in obliteration of the fistula and normalization of portal pressures.…”
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Impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on results in the animal naming test in patients with and without liver cirrhosis. by Eva Maria Schleicher, Julia Tuchscher, Matthias Weber, Peter Robert Galle, Marcus-Alexander Wörns, Simon Johannes Gairing, Christian Labenz

“…<h4>Introduction and objectives</h4>Diabetes mellitus is a common comorbidity in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with the development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and cognitive dysfunction. …”
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Antihyperlipidemic Effects of Sesamum indicum L. in Rabbits Fed a High-Fat Diet by Sedigheh Asgary, Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei, Somayeh Najafi, Esfandiar Heidarian, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Supplementation with sesame oil, but not sesame seed, can ameliorate serum levels of lipids and hepatic enzymes in rabbits under a high-fat diet.…”
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Evaluation of L-carnitine's protective properties against AlCl3-induced brain, liver, and renal toxicity in rats. by Haifa Ali Alqhtani

“…Long-term overconsumption of AlCl3 results in hepatic and renal toxicity as well as neuronal inflammation. …”
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Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1 in Jordan: A Retrospective Study by Noor A. Megdadi, Ahmad K. Almigdad, Mo’men O. Alakil, Shahrazad M. Alqiam, Sumaia G. Rababah, Moshera A. Dwiari

“…The accumulation of tyrosine toxic metabolites leads to progressive hepatic, renal, and neurological manifestations. Treatment of HT1 consists of tyrosine-restricted diets and nitisinone. …”
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Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in a Sudanese Patient by Omer Ali Mohamed Ahmed Elawad, Ahmed Abdalazim Dafallah Albashir, Mohammed Mahgoub Mirghani Ahmed, Ahmed Ali Mohamed Ahmed Elawad, Osman Eltieb Elbasheer Mohamed

“…The abdominal ultrasonography showed enlarged liver size with homogenous texture and congested hepatic veins without features of hepatic AVMs. She was treated with intravenous frusemide, iron supplement, tranexamic acid, blood transfusion, and nasal packing. …”
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Activation of cannabinoid type 2 (CB2) receptors promotes the maintenance of redox homeostasis and protects against oxidative distress in the Neotropical freshwater fish matrinxã B... by Suzana Luisa Alves Fernandes, Yan Costa Gonçalves, Francisco Tadeu Rantin, Ana Lúcia Kalinin, Diana Amaral Monteiro

“…In addition, CB1+CB2 agonist had no effect on the GSH/GSSG ratio but increased heart levels of lipoperoxidation (LPO) and hepatic and cardiac protein carbonyl (PC) content. …”
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Concentration of Asprosin Associated with Poor Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Diyala Province by Alaa Abed Mahmoud, Walaa Ismael Jassim, Ahmed Abdul Hussein Mohsin, Ahmed M. Senan

“… A newly secreted adipokine called asprosin is brought on by fasting as well as encourages hepatic glucose release. Its loss of function through immunologic or genetic methods has a significant effect on lowering glucose and insulin as a result of decreased hepatic glucose release. …”
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Portal‐Vein Compression Caused by Double‐Pigtail Plastic Biliary Stent by Shinsuke Akiyama, Masaya Wada, Tetsuro Inokuma

“…ABSTRACT Introduction Reports of pseudoaneurysms associated with biliary self‐expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement have been increasing. Recently, cases of hepatic pseudoaneurysm rupture caused by double pigtail plastic stents (DPS) have also been reported. …”
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Therapeutic anti-inflammatory immune potentials of some seaweeds extracts on chemically induced liver injury in mice by Eman Bases, Mostafa M. El-Sheekh, Shimaa M. El Shafay, Rania El-shenody, Mohamed Nassef

“…Pre- and post-treatment of CCL4/mice with the P. pavonia and J. rubens extracts ameliorated the liver damages caused by CCl4 and significantly inhibited the necrotic area, indicating hepatic cell death and decreased periportal hepatic degeneration, fibrosis, and inflammation.…”
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Colorectal Cancer Metastasis to the Thymus Gland: Rare Presentation of Colorectal Cancer as Anterior Mediastinal Mass by H. Charles Peters, Xiuli Liu, Atif Iqbal, Lisa A. Cunningham, Sanda A. Tan

“…The vast majority of these cases present as hepatic metastasis; however, 22% present with concomitant extrahepatic disease. …”
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Intensive Care Management of Patients with Acute Liver Failure with Emphasis on Systemic Hemodynamic Instability and Cerebral Edema: A Critical Appraisal of Pathophysiology by Fin Stolze Larsen, Bent Adel Hansen, Andres T Blei

“…The most dramatic impact of ALF is on the brain, as hepatic encephalopathy and intracranial hypertension (IH) develop. …”
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Free fatty acids may regulate the expression of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in the liver of high-fat diet golden hamsters through the ERS-CHOP-C/EBPα signaling pathway... by Dandan Liu, Peipei Tian, Yilin Hou, Tingxue Zhang, Xiaoyu Hou, Lifang Liu, Xiaolong Li, Kunjie Zheng, Chao Wang, Guangyao Song

“…Hepatic 11β-HSD1 and corticosterone levels were positively correlated with FFA levels (Ps < 0.05). …”
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Kangtaizhi Granule Alleviated Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats and HepG2 Cells via AMPK/mTOR Signaling Pathway by Jiaxin Zhang, Haixia Du, Menglan Shen, Zhengqi Zhao, Xinmiao Ye

“…Serum lipids were biochemically determined; hepatic steatosis and lipid accumulation were evaluated with HE and oil red O staining. …”
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Antilipotoxicity Activity of Osmanthus fragrans and Chrysanthemum morifolium Flower Extracts in Hepatocytes and Renal Glomerular Mesangial Cells by Po-Jung Tsai, Mei-Ling Chang, Ching-Mei Hsin, Chung-Chieh Chuang, Lu-Te Chuang, Wen-Huey Wu

“…In conclusion, OF and CM possess hepatoprotective activity by inhibiting hepatic fat load and inflammation and renal protection by preventing FFA-induced mesangial extracellular matrix formation.…”
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