Influence of hepatitis G virus infection on liver disease [PDF]
The influence of hepatitis G virus (HGV) infection on disease activity in hepatitis C related and unrelated liver disease was investigated in 254 individuals using an EIA polymerase chain reaction assay for HGV. One hundred patients had chronic hepatitis
Battegay, M. +8 more
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Orthotopic liver transplantation for alcoholic cirrhosis. [PDF]
Fifteen patients with Laennec's cirrhosis underwent orthotopic liver transplantation between 1963 and the end of 1979. The first eight patients died perioperatively or within two months, but four of the next seven patients had long survival; three are ...
Gordon, RD +9 more
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Acute kidney injury and post-reperfusion syndrome in liver transplantation [PDF]
In the past decades liver transplantation (LT) has become the treatment of choice for patients with end stage liver disease (ESLD). The chronic shortage of cadaveric organs for transplantation led to the utilization of a greater number of marginal donors
Evison, Felicity +8 more
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A Comparative Study Between Alcoholics of Koraga Community, Alcoholics of General Population and Healthy Controls for Antioxidant Markers and Liver Function Parameters [PDF]
Objectives: It is well established that long-term alcohol consumption leads to liver cirrhosis and other related disorders. Sufficient work has been done on biochemical markers of liver damage and antioxidant status of chronic alcoholics in general ...
Anwar, N +8 more
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Similar reduction of cholesterol-adjusted Vitamin E serum levels in simple steatosis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: Reduced vitamin E levels have been reported in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), but no conclusive data on patients with simple steatosis (SS) are available. Aim of this study was to investigate the association betweenserum
Angelico, Francesco +13 more
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A Prospective Study of Long-term Outcomes in Female Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Using Age- and Body Mass Index-matched Cohorts [PDF]
In patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the prevalence of cirrhosis is higher among women than men, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) develops mainly in the cirrhotic stage among women.
Hashizume, Hiroaki +5 more
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Repurposing drugs to target nonalcoholic steatohepatitis [PDF]
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a complex disorder that has evolved in recent years as the leading global cause of chronic liver damage.
Pirola, Carlos José +1 more
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Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) [PDF]
Genetics and epigenetics play a key role in the development of several diseases, including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Family studies demonstrate that first degree relatives of patients with NAFLD are at a much higher risk of the disease ...
Campo, José Antonio del +3 more
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Peritoneoscopy of alcoholic liver cirrhosis in comparison with non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis.
Peritoneoscopic findings of 39 patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis (ALC) were compared with those of 95 patients with non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis (NALC). They were selected from 245 patients with liver cirrhosis subjected to peritoneoscopy in the 7 year period from 1975 to 1981. Out of the 95 NALC patients, 24 had hepatitis B surface antigen. The
Kitadai, Masahiro +9 more
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Immune and Inflammatory Pathways in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH). An update [PDF]
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), also known as fatty liver disease (FLD), is a major public health problem. It is considered to be the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome.
Breaban, Iulia +10 more
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