Vivek Shukla, Cyrille Cuenin, Nileshkumar Dubey, Zdenko Herceg – 13 December 2010 – Organ regeneration after toxin challenge or physical injury requires a prompt and balanced cell‐proliferative response; a well‐orchestrated cascade of gene expression is needed to regulate transcription factors and proteins involved in cell cycle progression and cell proliferation.

Elsa Solà, Sabela Lens, Mónica Guevara, Pere Ginès – 9 December 2010

Tim O. Lankisch, Jochen Metzger, Ahmed A. Negm, Katja Voβkuhl, Eric Schiffer, Justyna Siwy, Tobias J. Weismüller, Andrea S. Schneider, Kathrin Thedieck, Ralf Baumeister, Petra Zürbig, Eva M. Weissinger, Michael P. Manns, Harald Mischak, Jochen Wedemeyer – 7 December 2010 – Early detection of malignant biliary tract diseases, especially cholangiocarcinoma (CC) in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), is very difficult and often comes too late to give the patient a therapeutic benefit. We hypothesize that bile proteomic analysis distinguishes CC from nonmalignant lesions.

Isabel Gómez‐Hurtado, Pedro Zapater, Pablo Bellot, Sonia Pascual, Miguel Pérez‐Mateo, José Such, Rubén Francés – 7 December 2010 – Patients with cirrhosis receiving norfloxacin show a restored inflammatory balance that likely prevents clinical complications derived from an excessive proinflammatory response to bacterial product challenges. This study sought to investigate associated inflammatory control mechanisms established in patients with cirrhosis receiving norfloxacin. A total of 62 patients with cirrhosis and ascites in different clinical conditions were considered.

Soo Han Bae, Su Haeng Sung, Eun Jung Cho, Se Kyoung Lee, Hye Eun Lee, Hyun Ae Woo, Dae‐Yeul Yu, In Sup Kil, Sue Goo Rhee – 7 December 2010 – Peroxiredoxins (Prxs) are peroxidases that catalyze the reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The active site cysteine residue of members of the 2‐Cys Prx subgroup (Prx I to IV) of Prxs is hyperoxidized to cysteine sulfinic acid (Cys‐SO2) during catalysis with concomitant loss of peroxidase activity. Reactivation of the hyperoxidized Prx is catalyzed by sulfiredoxin (Srx).

Hui Yang, Qi Zhan, Yu‐Jui Yvonne Wan – 7 December 2010 – The synthetic retinoid fenretinide is one of the most promising clinically tested retinoids. Previously, we have shown that fenretinide induces apoptosis of Huh7 cells, but HepG2 cells are relatively resistant to fenretinide‐induced apoptosis. This study examines the interactive role of fenretinide and histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) in inducing apoptosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells and the underlying mechanism.

Alan F. Hofmann – 7 December 2010

Zhong‐Hua Lin, Yong‐Ning Xin, Quan‐Jiang Dong, Qing Wang, Xiang‐Jun Jiang, Shu‐Hui Zhan, Ying Sun, Shi‐Ying Xuan – 7 December 2010 – The aspartate aminotransferase‐to‐platelet ratio index (APRI), a tool with limited expense and widespread availability, is a promising noninvasive alternative to liver biopsy for detecting hepatic fibrosis.

Randolph P. Matthews, Steven F. EauClaire, Monica Mugnier, Kristin Lorent, Shuang Cui, Megan M. Ross, Zhe Zhang, Pierre Russo, Michael Pack – 7 December 2010 – Infantile cholestatic disorders arise in the context of progressively developing intrahepatic bile ducts. Biliary atresia (BA), a progressive fibroinflammatory disorder of extra‐ and intrahepatic bile ducts, is the most common identifiable cause of infantile cholestasis and the leading indication for liver transplantation in children.

Christine Gauglhofer, Sandra Sagmeister, Waltraud Schrottmaier, Carina Fischer, Chantal Rodgarkia‐Dara, Thomas Mohr, Stefan Stättner, Christoph Bichler, Daniela Kandioler, Fritz Wrba, Rolf Schulte‐Hermann, Klaus Holzmann, Michael Grusch, Brigitte Marian, Walter Berger, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp – 6 December 2010 – Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) and their high‐affinity receptors [fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs)] contribute to autocrine and paracrine growth stimulation in several nonliver cancer entities.