Inflammatory cytokines promote the retrodifferentiation of tumor‐derived hepatocyte‐like cells to progenitor cells

Hélène Dubois‐Pot‐Schneider, Karim Fekir, Cédric Coulouarn, Denise Glaise, Caroline Aninat, Kathleen Jarnouen, Rémy Le Guével, Takashi Kubo, Seiichi Ishida, Fabrice Morel, Anne Corlu – 6 August 2014 – Human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) heterogeneity promotes recurrence and resistance to therapies. Recent studies have reported that HCC may be derived not only from adult hepatocytes and hepatoblasts but also hepatic stem/progenitors.

Molecular pathophysiology of portal hypertension

Mercedes Fernandez – 5 August 2014 – Over the past two decades the advances in molecular cell biology have led to significant discoveries about the pathophysiology of portal hypertension (PHT). In particular, great progress has been made in the study of the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate the increased intrahepatic vascular resistance (IHVR) in cirrhosis. We now know that the increased IHVR is not irreversible, but that both the structural component caused by fibrosis and the active component caused by hepatic sinusoidal constriction can be, at least partially, reversed.

Molecular pathophysiology of portal hypertension

Mercedes Fernandez – 5 August 2014 – Over the past two decades the advances in molecular cell biology have led to significant discoveries about the pathophysiology of portal hypertension (PHT). In particular, great progress has been made in the study of the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate the increased intrahepatic vascular resistance (IHVR) in cirrhosis. We now know that the increased IHVR is not irreversible, but that both the structural component caused by fibrosis and the active component caused by hepatic sinusoidal constriction can be, at least partially, reversed.

Impact of quality as well as quantity of skeletal muscle on outcomes after liver transplantation

Yuhei Hamaguchi, Toshimi Kaido, Shinya Okumura, Yasuhiro Fujimoto, Kohei Ogawa, Akira Mori, Ahmed Hammad, Yumiko Tamai, Nobuya Inagaki, Shinji Uemoto – 1 August 2014 – Intramuscular fat accumulation has come to be associated with loss of muscle strength and function, one of the components of sarcopenia. However, the impact of preoperative quality of skeletal muscle on outcomes after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is unclear.

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