Willis C. Maddrey – 13 February 2012

Norah A. Terrault, Michelle E. Roland, Thomas Schiano, Lorna Dove, Michael T. Wong, Fred Poordad, Margaret V. Ragni, Burc Barin, David Simon, Kim M. Olthoff, Lynt Johnson, Valentina Stosor, Dushyantha Jayaweera, John Fung, Kenneth E. Sherman, Aruna Subramanian, J. Michael Millis, Douglas Slakey, Carl L. Berg, Laurie Carlson, Linda Ferrell, Donald M. Stablein, Jonah Odim, Lawrence Fox, Peter G.

J.M. Aguado, E. Varo, P. Usetti, J.C. Pozo, A. Moreno, M. Catalán, O. Len, M. Blanes, A. Solé, P. Muñoz, M. Montejo, the TOSCANA Study Group – 12 February 2012 – The aim of this study was the evaluation of the safety of anidulafungin in adult solid organ transplantation (SOT) recipients. During the study period (14 months), we included all consecutive SOT recipients from 14 centers who received anidulafungin for at least 48 hours for the treatment of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) or as prophylaxis. Relevant clinical and analytical information on clinical charts was reviewed.

Patrick G. Northup, Carl L. Berg – 10 February 2012

Paul J. Clark, Alexander J. Thompson, David M. Vock, Lisa E. Kratz, Adviye A. Tolun, Andrew J. Muir, John G. McHutchison, Mani Subramanian, David M. Millington, Richard I. Kelley, Keyur Patel – 9 February 2012 – Hepatitis C virus (HCV) subverts host cholesterol metabolism for key processes in its lifecycle. How this interference results in the frequently observed, genotype‐dependent clinical sequelae of hypocholesterolemia, hepatic steatosis, and insulin resistance (IR) remains incompletely understood.

Shi Liu, Qian Hao, Nanfang Peng, Xin Yue, Yu Wang, Yanni Chen, Jianguo Wu, Ying Zhu – 9 February 2012 – Major vault protein (MVP) is the major constituent of vaults and is involved in multidrug resistance, nucleocytoplasmic transport, and cell signaling. However, little is known about the role of MVP during viral infections. In this study, high levels of MVP were found in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, sera, and liver tissue from patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) relative to healthy individuals.

Bo Wang, Shu‐Hao Hsu, Wendy Frankel, Kalpana Ghoshal, Samson T. Jacob – 9 February 2012 – Considerable effort has been made in elucidating the mechanism and functional significance of high levels of aerobic glycolysis in cancer cells, commonly referred to as the Warburg effect. Here we investigated whether the gluconeogenic pathway is significantly modulated in hepatocarcinogenesis, resulting in altered levels of glucose homeostasis.

Kei Moriya, Keiko Sakai, Michel H. Yan, Takao Sakai – 9 February 2012 – Acute liver injury causes massive hepatocyte apoptosis and/or fatal liver damage. Fibronectin, an extracellular matrix glycoprotein, is prominently expressed during adult tissue repair. However, the extent of fibronectin dependence on hepatocyte response to acute liver damage remains to be defined.

Wen‐Lung Ma, Cheng‐Lung Hsu, Chun‐Chieh Yeh, Ming‐Heng Wu, Chiung‐Kuei Huang, Long‐Bin Jeng, Yao‐Ching Hung, Tze‐Yi Lin, Shuyuan Yeh, Chawnshang Chang – 9 February 2012 – Early reports suggested androgen/androgen receptor (AR) signals promote hepatocarcinogenesis. However, all antiandrogen clinical trials failed in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) without reasonable explanations. We examined AR functions in HCC cancer metastasis in this study.

Andrew D. Patterson, Yatrik M. Shah, Tsutomu Matsubara, Kristopher W. Krausz, Frank J. Gonzalez – 9 February 2012 – Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose causes acute liver failure in humans and rodents due in part to the destruction of mitochondria as a result of increased oxidative stress followed by hepatocellular necrosis.