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REDUCING PERIPHERAL INFLAMMATION WITH INFLIXIMAB REDUCES NEUROINFLAMMATION AND IMPROVES COGNITION IN RATS WITH HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY

open access: yesFrontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2016
Inflammation contributes to cognitive impairment in patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE). However, the process by which peripheral inflammation results in cognitive impairment remains unclear.
Vicente Felipo
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The injured liver induces hyperimmunoglobulinemia by failing to dispose of antigens and endotoxins in the portal system.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Hyperimmunoglobulinemia is frequently observed in patients with chronic liver diseases. However, the exact mechanism underlying the high level of antibody formation is not fully understood. In our study, we provide evidence for the functional role of the
Wen Ting Liu   +9 more
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Analysis of 83 consecutive liver transplants performed at a tertiary care reference hospital in the interior of the state of Sao Paulo Analise de 83 transplantes hepáticos consecutivos realizados em hospital universitário de referência terciária do interior do estado de São Paulo

open access: yesActa Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2011
PURPOSE: To analyze pre-, intra- and immediate postoperative parameters of patients submitted to liver transplantation. METHODS: Eighty-three consecutive orthotopic liver transplants performed from January 2009 to July 2011 were analyzed.
Ana Carolina Lombardi   +7 more
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Management of gastroesophageal varices in cirrhotic patients: current status and future directions

open access: yesAnnals of Hepatology, 2016
Bleeding from gastroesophageal varices (GEV) is a serious event in cirrhotic patients and can cause death. According to the explosion theory, progressive portal hypertension is the primary mechanism underlying variceal bleeding.
Nobuyuki Toshikuni   +2 more
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Stimulation of hepatic regeneration after partial hepatectomy by infusion of a cytosol extract from regenerating dog liver [PDF]

open access: yes, 1980
A cytosol liver extract was prepared from adult dog livers and from liver remnants that had been regenerating for one, two and three days after 72 per cent partial hepatectomy.
Hayashida, N   +5 more
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Evidence that host size determines liver size: Studies in dogs receiving orthotopic liver transplants [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
Orthotopic liver transplantation was performed in two groups of dogs; Group I animals consisted of large dogs that served as recipients of livers obtained from smaller dogs while Group II animals consisted of dogs that received liver from donor dogs of ...
Bucher   +28 more
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with type II Abernethy malformation in an adolescent: a case report

open access: yesКардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика
The article provides a case of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with congenital extrahepatic portocaval shunt (CEPS), or Abernethy malformation, in a 17-year-old female patient. CEPS, which remained undiagnosed for a long time, manifested
I. M. Miklashevich   +3 more
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The effect of Eck and reverse Eck fistula in dogs with experimental diabetes mellitus [PDF]

open access: yes, 1959
1. 1. Dogs with alloxan diabetes were subjected to Eck fistula. This procedure produced a marked increase in the amount of insulin necessary to control glycosuria.
Meyer, WH, Starzl, TE
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Prolonged Anhepatic State as a Bridge to Retransplantation: A Challenging Case of a 35-Year-Old Male Liver Transplant Patient with a Temporary Portacaval Shunt. [PDF]

open access: yesAm J Case Rep, 2023
Araujo Coelho DR   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Surgical complications in human orthotopic liver transplantation. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
Between March 1, 1980 and December 31, 1984, 393 orthotopic liver transplantations (OLT) were performed in 313 consecutive recipients. Technical complications were responsible for a substantial morbidity (41/393 allograft loss--10.4%) and mortality (26 ...
Gordon, RD   +3 more
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