Shin Hwang, Tae‐Yong Ha, Chul‐Soo Ahn, Deok‐Bog Moon, Gi‐Won Song, Ki‐Hun Kim, Dong‐Hwan Jung, Gil‐Chun Park, Kyu‐Bo Sung, Gi‐Young Ko, Kyoung Won Kim, Byungchul Cho, Jung‐Man Namgoong, Sung‐Won Jung, Sam‐Youl Yoon, Chun‐Soo Park, Yo‐Han Park, Hyeong‐Woo Park, Hyo‐Jun Lee, Sung‐Gyu Lee – 16 March 2012 – Secure reconstruction of the right hepatic vein (RHV) is essential for the successful implantation of a right liver graft during living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).

Ramesh Kumar, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Shiv Kumar Sarin – 15 March 2012

Victoria Aldridge, Abhilok Garg, Nicholas Davies, David C. Bartlett, Janine Youster, Heather Beard, Dean P. Kavanagh, Neena Kalia, Jon Frampton, Patricia F. Lalor, Philip N. Newsome – 15 March 2012 – Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) have shown benefit in clinical trials of patients with liver disease. Efficient delivery of cells to target organs is critical to improving their effectiveness. This requires an understanding of the mechanisms governing cellular engraftment into the liver.

Gavin E. Arteel – 15 March 2012

Abhijit Chowdhury, Kausik Das – 15 March 2012

Katalin Dezső, Veronika Papp, Edina Bugyik, Hargita Hegyesi, Géza Sáfrány, Csaba Bödör, Péter Nagy, Sándor Paku – 15 March 2012 – We have analyzed the architectural aspects of progenitor‐cell–driven regenerative growth in rat liver by applying the 2‐acetaminofluorene/partial hepatectomy experimental model. The regeneration is initiated by the proliferation of so‐called oval cells. The oval cells at the proximal tips of the ductules have a more differentiated phenotype and higher proliferative rate.

Young Mok Lee, Hyun Sik Jun, Chi‐Jiunn Pan, Su Ru Lin, Lane H. Wilson, Brian C. Mansfield, Janice Y. Chou – 15 March 2012 – Glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSD‐Ia), which is characterized by impaired glucose homeostasis and chronic risk of hepatocellular adenoma (HCA), is caused by deficiencies in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)‐associated glucose‐6‐phosphatase‐α (G6Pase‐α or G6PC) that hydrolyzes glucose‐6‐phosphate (G6P) to glucose. G6Pase‐α activity depends on the G6P transporter (G6PT) that translocates G6P from the cytoplasm into the ER lumen.

Wai‐Kay Seto, Danny Ka‐Ho Wong, James Fung, Ivan Fan‐Ngai Hung, Daniel Yee‐Tak Fong, John Chi‐Hang Yuen, Teresa Tong, Ching‐Lung Lai, Man‐Fung Yuen – 15 March 2012 – The kinetics of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) levels preceding spontaneous HBsAg seroclearance has not been fully investigated. The kinetics of HBsAg and hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA of 203 treatment‐naïve, hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)‐negative patients with spontaneous HBsAg seroclearance were compared with 203 age‐ and sex‐matched HBeAg‐negative controls.

Marnie J. Wood, Lawrie W. Powell, Jeannette L. Dixon, Grant A. Ramm – 15 March 2012 – The risk of hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis in hereditary hemochromatosis relates to the degree of iron loading, but iron alone does not explain the variability in disease penetrance. This study sought to identify clinical cofactors that increase the risk of progressive liver disease. We identified 291 patients from our database who were homozygous for the C282Y mutation in HFE and had undergone a liver biopsy with quantification of hepatic iron concentration (HIC) and fibrosis staging.

Aras N. Mattis, Holger Willenbring – 15 March 2012