Noninvasive diagnosis of pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2013 Because nonalcoholic steatohepatitis can progress towards cirrhosis even in children, early detection of hepatic fibrosis and accurate diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are important.
Hye Ran Yang
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Targeted delivery of hyaluronic acid nanomicelles to hepatic stellate cells in hepatic fibrosis rats
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2020 Hepatic fibrosis is one kind of liver diseases with a high mortality rate and incidence. The activation and proliferation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is the most fundamental reason of hepatic fibrosis.
Wenhao Li +6 more
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Peritoneal hepatoid carcinoma with chemotherapy response and possible stem cell involvement
Human Pathology: Case Reports, 2018 Hepatoid carcinoma is a rare type of malignancy showing hepatocellular differentiation, without tumour in the liver. Hepatoid carcinoma in the female genital tract of older patients has been suggested to be a rare type of yolk sac tumour, possibly ...
Christine K.C. Loo +4 more
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Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, 2020 Hepatic fibrosis is an inflammatory response that leads to liver cirrhosis in the most advanced condition. Liver cirrhosis is a leading cause of deaths associated with liver diseases; hence, understanding the underlying mechanisms of hepatic fibrosis is ...
Haina Xie +7 more
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Noninvasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis in Hemodialysis Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Diagnostics, 2022 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major health problem in hemodialysis patients, which leads to significant morbidity and mortality through progressive hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis.
Chen-Hua Liu, Jia-Horng Kao
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018 Background. The hepatitis B virus infection is a global health issue and the stage of liver fibrosis affects the prognosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We performed the meta-analysis describing diagnostic accuracy of transient elastography
Xiaolong Qi +8 more
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Conophylline inhibits non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Conophylline (CnP), a vinca alkaloid extracted from the leaves of the tropical plant Ervatamia microphylla, attenuates hepatic fibrosis in mice. However, little is known about whether CnP inhibits steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis in non-alcoholic ...
Yukiomi Nakade +13 more
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Microcomputed tomography with diffraction-enhanced imaging for morphologic characterization and quantitative evaluation of microvessel of hepatic fibrosis in rats. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND:[corrected] Hepatic fibrosis can lead to deformation of vessel morphology and structure. In the present feasibility study, high-resolution computed tomography (CT) using diffraction-enhanced imaging (DEI) was used to represent three ...
Jinghao Duan +4 more
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Renal Tubular Damage Marker, Urinary -acetyl-β-D-Glucosaminidase, as a Predictive Marker of Hepatic Fibrosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2022 Background Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis is closely associated with the progression of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Hae Kyung Kim +5 more
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Autophagy in Hepatic Fibrosis [PDF]
BioMed Research International, 2014 Hepatic fibrosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Hepatic fibrosis is usually associated with chronic liver diseases caused by infection, drugs, metabolic disorders, or autoimmune imbalances. Effective clinical therapies are still lacking.
Yang Song +5 more
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