Masato Tsuchiya, Cheng Ji, Oksana Kosyk, Svitlana Shymonyak, Stepan Melnyk, Hiroshi Kono, Volodymyr Tryndyak, Levan Muskhelishvili, Igor P. Pogribny, Neil Kaplowitz, Ivan Rusyn – 6 February 2012 – Alcoholic liver injury is a major public health issue worldwide. Even though the major mechanisms of this disease have been established over the past decades, little is known about genetic susceptibility factors that may predispose individuals who abuse alcoholic beverages to liver damage and subsequent pathological conditions.

Luca Valenti, Anna Alisi, Valerio Nobili – 6 February 2012

Dominik Bettinger, Michael Schultheiβ, Eva Knüppel, Robert Thimme, Hubert E. Blum, Hans Christian Spangenberg – 6 February 2012

Ivo W. Graziadei, Heinz M. Zoller, Anna Schloegl, Karin Nachbaur, Karl‐Peter Pfeiffer, Walter Mark, Gregor Mikuz, Johann Pratschke, Raimund Margreiter, Wolfgang Vogel – 2 February 2012 – There have been few detailed studies of viral kinetics after liver transplantation (LT), and conflicting data have been reported on viral loads and the severity of recurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) disease.

Tomasz Kozlowski, Kenneth Andreoni, John Schmitz, Paul Hideo Hayashi, Volker Nickeleit – 2 February 2012 – There is a paucity of data concerning the correlation of complement component 4d (C4d) staining in liver allografts and antibody‐mediated rejection. Data about the location and character of C4d deposits in native and allograft liver tissues are inconsistent.

Hui‐Chun Huang, Sun‐Sang Wang, I‐Fang Hsin, Ching‐Chih Chang, Fa‐Yauh Lee, Han‐Chieh Lin, Chiao‐Lin Chuang, Jing‐Yi Lee, Hsian‐Guey Hsieh, Shou‐Dong Lee – 30 January 2012 – Angiogenesis in liver cirrhosis leads to splanchnic hyperemia, increased portal inflow, and portosystemic collaterals formation, which may induce lethal complications, such as gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage and hepatic encephalopathy. Cannabinoids (CBs) inhibit angiogenesis, but the relevant influences in cirrhosis are unknown.

Gin‐Ho Lo – 30 January 2012

Kenneth S. H. Chok, James Y. Y. Fung, See Ching Chan, Tan To Cheung, William W. Sharr, Albert C. Y. Chan, Sheung Tat Fan, Chung Mau Lo – 30 January 2012 – This study investigated the outcomes of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for patients with preoperative type 1 hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) and acute hepatic decompensation. Prospectively collected data for 104 patients who had fulminant hepatic failure, acute decompensation of cirrhosis, or an acute flare of chronic hepatitis B were analyzed.

Kirsty Boyd, Barbara Kimbell, Scott Murray, John Iredale – 30 January 2012

Naoki Tanaka, Tsutomu Matsubara, Kristopher W. Krausz, Andrew D. Patterson, Frank J. Gonzalez – 30 January 2012 – Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a progressive form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease that can develop into cirrhosis, hepatic failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Although several metabolic pathways are disrupted and endogenous metabolites may change in NASH, the alterations in serum metabolites during NASH development remain unclear.