Risk analysis of ischemic‐type biliary lesions after liver transplant using octogenarian donors

Davide Ghinolfi, Paolo Simone, Quirino Lai, Daniele Pezzati, Laura Coletti, Emanuele Balzano, Giuseppe Arenga, Paola Carrai, Gennaro Grande, Luca Pollina, Daniela Campani, Gianni Biancofiore, Franco Filipponi – 19 January 2016 – The use of octogenarian donors to increase the donor pool in liver transplantation (LT) is controversial because advanced donor age is associated with a higher risk of ischemic‐type biliary lesions (ITBL).

Interleukin‐1 and inflammasomes in alcoholic liver disease/acute alcoholic hepatitis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Herbert Tilg, Alexander R. Moschen, Gyongyi Szabo – 16 January 2016 – Both alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease are characterized by massive lipid accumulation in the liver accompanied by inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma in a substantial subgroup of patients. At several stages in these diseases, mediators of the immune system, such as cytokines or inflammasomes, are crucially involved.

Interleukin‐1 and inflammasomes in alcoholic liver disease/acute alcoholic hepatitis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Herbert Tilg, Alexander R. Moschen, Gyongyi Szabo – 16 January 2016 – Both alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease are characterized by massive lipid accumulation in the liver accompanied by inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma in a substantial subgroup of patients. At several stages in these diseases, mediators of the immune system, such as cytokines or inflammasomes, are crucially involved.

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