Reconstruction of hepatic venous tributary in right liver living donor liver transplantation: The importance of the inferior right hepatic vein

Kyoji Ito, Nobuhisa Akamatsu, Keigo Tani, Daisuke Ito, Junichi Kaneko, Junichi Arita, Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Norihiro Kokudo – 19 December 2015 – Special care must be taken in hepatic vein reconstruction to avoid outflow block in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) with a right liver graft. We have used cryopreserved homologous veins to reconstruct the right hepatic vein (RHV), middle hepatic vein (MHV), MHV tributaries (V5 and V8), and inferior right hepatic vein (IRHV).

Aspartate β‐hydroxylase modulates cellular senescence through glycogen synthase kinase 3β in hepatocellular carcinoma

Yoshifumi Iwagami, Chiung‐Kuei Huang, Mark J. Olsen, John‐Michael Thomas, Grace Jang, Miran Kim, Qiushi Lin, Rolf I. Carlson, Carl E. Wagner, Xiaoqun Dong, Jack R. Wands – 19 December 2015 – Aspartate β‐hydroxylase (ASPH) is an enzyme overexpressed in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumors that participates in the malignant transformation process. We determined if ASPH was a therapeutic target by exerting effects on cellular senescence to retard HCC progression.

Theranostical nanosystem‐mediated identification of an oncogene and highly effective therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma

Yu Guo, Jing Wang, Lu Zhang, Shunli Shen, Ruomi Guo, Yang Yang, Wenjie Chen, Yiru Wang, Guihua Chen, Xintao Shuai – 17 December 2015 – Because the primary surgical treatment options for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)—including hepatic resection and liver transplantation—often fail due to recurrence and metastasis, identifying early prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for HCC is of great importance.

Gab1 adaptor protein acts as a gatekeeper to balance hepatocyte death and proliferation during acetaminophen‐induced liver injury in mice

Kunimaro Furuta, Yuichi Yoshida, Satoshi Ogura, Tomohide Kurahashi, Takashi Kizu, Shinichiro Maeda, Mayumi Egawa, Norihiro Chatani, Keigo Nishida, Yoshikazu Nakaoka, Shinichi Kiso, Yoshihiro Kamada, Tetsuo Takehara – 17 December 2015 – Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose is the leading cause of drug‐induced acute liver failure. In APAP‐induced acute liver failure, hepatocyte death and subsequent liver regeneration determines the prognosis of patients, making it necessary to identify suitable therapeutic targets based on detailed molecular mechanisms.

Activation of liver X receptor/retinoid X receptor pathway ameliorates liver disease in Atp7B−/− (Wilson disease) mice

James P. Hamilton, Lahari Koganti, Abigael Muchenditsi, Venkata S. Pendyala, David Huso, Joseph Hankin, Robert C. Murphy, Dominik Huster, Uta Merle, Christopher Mangels, Nan Yang, James J. Potter, Esteban Mezey, Svetlana Lutsenko – 17 December 2015 – Wilson disease (WD) is a hepatoneurological disorder caused by mutations in the copper‐transporter, ATP7B. Copper accumulation in the liver is a hallmark of WD. Current therapy is based on copper chelation, which decreases the manifestations of liver disease, but often worsens neurological symptoms.

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