Emerging roles of Notch signaling in liver disease

Fabian Geisler, Mario Strazzabosco – 16 June 2014 – This review critically discusses the most recent advances in the role of Notch signaling in liver development, homeostasis, and disease. It is now clear that the significance of Notch in determining mammalian cell fates and functions extends beyond development, and Notch is a major regular of organ homeostasis. Moreover, Notch signaling is reactivated upon injury and regulates the complex interactions between the distinct liver cell types involved in the repair process.

Timed regulation of P‐element‐induced wimpy testis–interacting RNA expression during rat liver regeneration

Francesca Rizzo, Adnan Hashim, Giovanna Marchese, Maria Ravo, Roberta Tarallo, Giovanni Nassa, Giorgio Giurato, Antonio Rinaldi, Angela Cordella, Marcello Persico, Pia Sulas, Andrea Perra, Giovanna M. Ledda‐Columbano, Amedeo Columbano, Alessandro Weisz – 16 June 2014 – Small noncoding RNAs comprise a growing family of molecules that regulate key cellular processes, including messenger RNA (mRNA) degradation, translational repression, and transcriptional gene silencing.

Discovery and validation of urinary metabotypes for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in West Africans

Nimzing G. Ladep, Anthony C. Dona, Matthew R. Lewis, Mary M.E. Crossey, Maud Lemoine, Edith Okeke, Yusuke Shimakawa, Mary Duguru, Harr F. Njai, Haddy K.S. Fye, Makie Taal, John Chetwood, Ben Kasstan, Shahid A. Khan, Deborah A. Garside, Anisha Wijeyesekera, Andrew V. Thillainayagam, Edmund Banwat, Mark R. Thursz, Jeremy K. Nicholson, Ramou Njie, Elaine Holmes, Simon D. Taylor‐Robinson – 13 June 2014 – There is no clinically applicable biomarker for surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), because the sensitivity of serum alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) is too low for this purpose.

Discovery and validation of urinary metabotypes for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in West Africans

Nimzing G. Ladep, Anthony C. Dona, Matthew R. Lewis, Mary M.E. Crossey, Maud Lemoine, Edith Okeke, Yusuke Shimakawa, Mary Duguru, Harr F. Njai, Haddy K.S. Fye, Makie Taal, John Chetwood, Ben Kasstan, Shahid A. Khan, Deborah A. Garside, Anisha Wijeyesekera, Andrew V. Thillainayagam, Edmund Banwat, Mark R. Thursz, Jeremy K. Nicholson, Ramou Njie, Elaine Holmes, Simon D. Taylor‐Robinson – 13 June 2014 – There is no clinically applicable biomarker for surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), because the sensitivity of serum alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) is too low for this purpose.

Medication level variability index predicts rejection, possibly due to nonadherence, in adult liver transplant recipients

Supelana Christina, Rachel A. Annunziato, Thomas D. Schiano, Ravinder Anand, Swapna Vaidya, Kelley Chuang, Yelena Zack, Sander Florman, Benjamin L. Shneider, Eyal Shemesh – 13 June 2014 – Nonadherence to immunosuppressants may play a role in late rejection in liver transplant recipients. In children, emerging data suggest that adherence can be measured through the computation of the standard deviation (SD) of consecutive blood levels of tacrolimus, which results in a number that reflects the degree of variability between individual measures: the medication level variability index (MLVI).

Metabolic syndrome after pediatric liver transplantation

Silja Kosola, Hanna Lampela, Heikki Makisalo, Jouko Lohi, Johanna Arola, Hannu Jalanko, Mikko Pakarinen – 13 June 2014 – Half of adult liver transplantation (LT) recipients develop metabolic syndrome, but the prevalence after childhood LT remains unknown. We conducted a national cross‐sectional study of all living patients who had undergone LT between 1987 and 2007 at an age less than 18 years. We gathered information on blood pressure, body composition, serum lipids, glucose metabolism, and histological liver fat content.

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Wen‐Qing Li, Yikyung Park, Katherine A. McGlynn, Albert R. Hollenbeck, Philip R. Taylor, Alisa M. Goldstein, Neal D. Freedman – 13 June 2014

Serum mitochondrial biomarkers and damage‐associated molecular patterns are higher in acetaminophen overdose patients with poor outcome

Mitchell R. McGill, Vincent S. Staggs, Matthew R. Sharpe, William M. Lee, Hartmut Jaeschke, Acute Liver Failure Study Group – 13 June 2014 – Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose is a major cause of acute liver failure (ALF). Numerous studies have shown that APAP hepatotoxicity in mice involves mitochondrial dysfunction, and recent data suggest that this is also the case in humans.

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