Predictors of Relapse to Significant Alcohol Drinking after Liver Transplantation by Zamil Karim, Pongphob Intaraprasong, Charles H Scudamore, Siegfried R Erb, John G Soos, Elsie Cheung, Polly Cooper, Andrzej K Buzckowski, Stephen W Chung, Urs P Steinbrecher, Eric M Yoshida

“…BACKGROUND: End-stage alcoholic liver disease is common, with many of these patients referred for liver transplantation (LT). …”
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Biological rhythms of the liver by Anatol Panasiuk, Mirosław Tarasewicz, Albert Chodowiec, Anna Łokić, Kacper Gan

“…Clock dysfunctions contribute to the pathogenesis of various disorders, including fatty liver disease, liver cirrhosis and different types of cancer. …”
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Granular Cell Tumour of the Bile Duct in Association with Intrahepatic Bile Duct Adenomas by F Schweiger, J Radhi, FW Coop, RW Murphy

“…The authors report the case of an asymptomatic Caucasian woman with biochemical evidence of liver disease who had a granular cell tumour of the bile duct as well as several intrahepatic bile duct adenomas.…”
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MASH as an emerging cause of hepatocellular carcinoma: current knowledge and future perspectives by Michael Karin, Ju Youn Kim

“…Among HCC etiologies, metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has served as a major HCC driver due to its great potential for increasing cirrhosis. …”
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Fibrolamellar Carcinoma: 2012 Update by Michael Torbenson

“…Their etiology remains a mystery, as they are not associated with chronic liver disease. Fibrolamellar carcinomas are not indolent tumors, but have an overall better prognosis than typical hepatocellular carcinomas, in part because of the younger age at presentation and the lack of cirrhosis. …”
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Nonfatal Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy as a Late Complication of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass by Juan D. Salcedo, Jordan S. Goldstein, Jose M. Quinonez, Maria Antonietta Mosetti

“…We describe the case of a 48-year-old Hispanic woman with no prior history of liver disease, presenting with nonfatal hyperammonemic encephalopathy as a late postoperative complication 20 years after undergoing a RYGB. …”
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Primary biliary cirrhosis: clinical and laboratory criteria of diagnostics and up-to-date treatment by L. Yu. Il’chenko, V. I. Reshetn’yak

“…PBC is organ-specific autoimmune liver disease affecting predominantly women that is characterized by chronic progressing destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts with portal inflammation, resulting in development of liver cirrhosis (LC). …”
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PPAR Could Contribute to the Pathogenesis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Osamu Kimura, Yasuteru Kondo, Tooru Shimosegawa

“…Viral hepatitis with hepatitis C virus or hepatitis B virus and chronic liver disease such as alcoholic or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis are critical factors in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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miR-559 Inhibits Proliferation, Autophagy, and Angiogenesis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells by Targeting PARD3 by Chunjing Wang, Chengcheng Li, Rui Hao

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Putative Factors That May Modulate the Effect of Exercise on Liver Fat: Insights from Animal Studies by Faidon Magkos

“…An increase in intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) content is the hallmark of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and is strongly associated with insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. …”
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Characterization and Detection Strategy Exploration in Cryptogenic Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Insights From a Super‐Aged Region in Japan by Takaaki Sugihara, Takakazu Nagahara, Takuya Kihara, Suguru Ikeda, Yoshiki Hoshino, Yukako Matsuki, Takuki Sakaguchi, Hiroki Kurumi, Takumi Onoyama, Tomoaki Takata, Tomomitsu Matono, Hajime Isomoto

“…Excluding cases associated with hepatitis viral infection, alcoholic liver disease, non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease/steatohepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, and congestive hepatopathy, the study specifically focused on genuine c‐HCC. …”
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Hepatitis C Virus Evasion from RIG-I-Dependent Hepatic Innate Immunity by Helene Minyi Liu, Michael Gale

“…Exposure to hepatitis C virus (HCV) usually results in persistent infection that often develops into chronic liver disease. Interferon-alpha (IFN) treatment comprises the foundation of current approved therapy for chronic HCV infection but is limited in overall efficacy. …”
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Hyperammonemia: A Report of Maternal Biliary Cirrhosis and Neonatal Outcome by Deana J. Hussamy, David B. Nelson, Stephan A. Shivvers

“…We conclude that acute maternal hepatic encephalopathy and hyperammonemia due to chronic liver disease do not portend adverse neonatal outcomes, notably encephalopathy.…”
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis to the Orbit in a Coinfected HIV+ HBV+ Patient Previously Treated with Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Case Report by S. Guerriero, G. Infante, E. Giancipoli, S. Cocchi, M. G. Fiore, D. Piscitelli, N. Cardascia

“…We report a 45-year-old male, HBV+, HIV+, with a past history of a liver transplant for ELSD (end-stage liver disease) with hepatocellular carcinoma and recurrent HCC, who presented with proptosis and diplopia of the left eye. …”
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Non-invasive of liver fibrosis diagnostics: the role of serum markers by A. F. Sheptulina, Ye. N. Shirokova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The prognosis and management approach for chronic liver diseases of any etiology in many respects are determined by stage and extent of fibrosis which reflects activity, spread and duration of liver disease. …”
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Human Liver-Derived Stem Cells Improve Fibrosis and Inflammation Associated with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Stefania Bruno, Maria Beatriz Herrera Sanchez, Chiara Pasquino, Marta Tapparo, Massimo Cedrino, Ciro Tetta, Giovanni Camussi

“…In conclusion, HLSCs have healing effects in a model of chronic liver disease.…”
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Genetic Contribution to the Pathogenesis of Primary Biliary Cholangitis by Satoru Joshita, Takeji Umemura, Eiji Tanaka, Masao Ota

“…Formerly termed primary biliary cirrhosis, primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic and progressive cholestatic liver disease characterized by the presence of antimitochondrial antibodies. …”
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Intestinal Permeability Assays: a Review by A. A. Iakupova, S. R. Abdulkhakov, R. K. Zalyalov, A. G. Safin, R. A. Abdulkhakov

“…The assay and result standardisation will facilitate practice in functional and organic intestinal diseases, as well as allergies, diabetes mellitus, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and some other illnesses.…”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis—Immunologically Triggered Liver Pathogenesis—Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies by Elisabeth Sucher, Robert Sucher, Tanja Gradistanac, Gerald Brandacher, Stefan Schneeberger, Thomas Berg

“…Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a severe liver disease that arises in genetically predisposed male and female individuals worldwide. …”
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Investigation of Bacteremia due to Aeromonas Species and Comparison with That due to Enterobacteria in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis by Toru Shizuma, Chiharu Tanaka, Hidezo Mori, Naoto Fukuyama

“…However, in the Aeromonas group, the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score and Child-Pugh score were significantly higher than in the enterobacteria group. …”
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