Protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) specifically increased in Italian hepatocellular carcinoma patients [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: As a marker for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), Protein Induced by Vitamin K Absence II (PIVKA-II) seems to be superior to alpha fetoprotein (AFP).
Anastasi, Emanuela +7 more
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Role of High-Mobility Group Box-1 in Liver Pathogenesis [PDF]
, 2019 High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a highly abundant DNA-binding protein that can relocate to the cytosol or undergo extracellular release during cellular stress or death. HMGB1 has a functional versatility depending on its cellular location.
Huda, Nazmul +3 more
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Delving Deep into Liver Focal Lesion Detection: A Preliminary Study [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most frequent cause of malignancy-related death and is one of the diseases with the highest incidence in the world. Because the liver is the only organ in the human body that is supplied by two major vessels: the hepatic artery and the portal vein, various types of malignant tumors can spread from other ...
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Orthotopic liver transplantation for fulminant and subacute hepatic failure [PDF]
, 1988 Fulminant and subacute hepatitis are conditions characterized by rapid liver failure, which can lead to death in 80 to more than 95% of the cases with medical supportive care only.
Iwatsuki, S, Starzl, TE, Stieber, AC
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The pseudokinase MLKL mediates programmed hepatocellular necrosis independently of RIPK3 during hepatitis [PDF]
, 2016 Although necrosis and necroinflammation are central features of many liver diseases, the role of programmed necrosis in the context of inflammation-dependent hepatocellular death remains to be fully determined.
Andreas E. Kremer +24 more
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Inflammasomes in liver diseases
Journal of Hepatology, 2012 Inflammation is a common element in the pathogenesis of most chronic liver diseases that lead to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Inflammation is characterized by activation of innate immune cells and production of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1α, IL-1β, and TNFα.
Szabo, Gyongyi, Csak, Timea
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CONDITION OF INTRACARDIAC HEMODYNAMICS AND MICROCIRCULATION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE AND CONCOMITANT DIFFUSE LIVER DISEASES [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction. It is known that patients with ischemic heart diseases have endothelial dysfunction, but there is lack of research about microcirculation in these patients with diffuse liver diseases, especially diagnosed with digital capillaroscopy.
Dynnyk O., Marunchyn N., Mostovyi S.
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Hepatology Communications, 2018 Preimplantation factor (PIF) is an evolutionary conserved peptide secreted by viable embryos which promotes maternal tolerance without immune suppression. Synthetic PIF (sPIF) replicates native peptide activity.
Christopher B. O’Brien +8 more
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Image segmentation of liver stage malaria infection with spatial uncertainty sampling [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 Global eradication of malaria depends on the development of drugs effective against the silent, yet obligate liver stage of the disease. The gold standard in drug development remains microscopic imaging of liver stage parasites in in vitro cell culture models.
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Comparative Study on Serum Enzyme Levels in Cirrhosis of Liver and Alcoholic Liver Disease [PDF]
, 2022 Patients with chronic liver diseases are asymptomatic or have only vague non-specific symptoms. Effective medical treatments for chronic liver disease (before cirrhosis is established) are becoming increasingly available and since abnormal LFTs may be ...
Ershad, R +3 more
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