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See Ching Chan, Chung Mau Lo, Sheung Tat Fan – 11 October 2010
Apoptotic cells attenuate fulminant hepatitis by priming Kupffer cells to produce interleukin‐10 through membrane‐bound TGF‐β
Minggang Zhang, Sheng Xu, Yanmei Han, Xuetao Cao – 6 October 2010 – The liver, a unique tolerogenic organ, is regarded as the site to trap and destroy aging erythrocytes and activated T cells. However, to date, the mechanisms for why the liver is tolerogenic and whether liver Kupffer cells (KC) are critical phagocytes for apoptotic cells (AC) contributing to the liver immunosuppression remain unclear. Here we report that KC is the main phagocyte for AC in the liver.
Is achievement of sustained virologic response an independent predictor or a cofactor for the development of esophageal varices?
Li‐Ping Ye, Xin‐Li Mao – 6 October 2010
Proceed with caution: Peginterferon alpha‐2a versus peginterferon alfa‐2b in chronic hepatitis C. A systematic review of randomized trials
David Kershenobich, Linda Muñoz, René Malé, Jesús Gaytan, Francisco Sánchez – 6 October 2010
Meeting vaccination quality measures for hepatitis A and B virus in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection
Jennifer R. Kramer, Christine Y. Hachem, Fasiha Kanwal, Minghua Mei, Hashem B. El‐Serag – 6 October 2010 – Coinfection with hepatitis A virus (HAV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV) in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has identified HAV and HBV vaccination as a priority area for quality measurement in HCV. It is unclear to what extent patients with HCV meet these recommendations.
Working with a gold‐plated standard
Terry Therneau – 6 October 2010
Necrosis versus apoptosis in acetaminophen‐induced hepatotoxicity
Klaus Schulze‐ Osthoff, Heike Bantel – 6 October 2010
CXC chemokine receptor‐1 is expressed by hepatocytes and regulates liver recovery after hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury
Callisia Clarke, Satoshi Kuboki, Nozomu Sakai, Kevin R. Kasten, Amit D. Tevar, Rebecca Schuster, John Blanchard, Charles C. Caldwell, Michael J. Edwards, Alex B. Lentsch – 6 October 2010 – CXC chemokines mediate hepatic inflammation and injury following ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). More recently, signaling through CXC chemokine receptor‐2 (CXCR2) was shown to delay liver recovery and repair after I/R injury. The chemokine receptor CXCR1 shares ligands with CXCR2, yet nothing is known about its potential role in liver pathology.
Effects of the infant stool color card screening program on 5‐year outcome of biliary atresia in taiwan
Tien‐Hau Lien, Mei‐Hwei Chang, Jia‐Feng Wu, Huey‐Ling Chen, Hung‐Chang Lee, An‐Chyi Chen, Mao‐Meng Tiao, Tzee‐Chung Wu, Yao‐Jong Yang, Chieh‐Chung Lin, Ming‐Wei Lai, Hong‐Yuan Hsu, Yen‐Hsuan Ni, the Taiwan Infant Stool Color Card Study Group – 6 October 2010 – In Taiwan, a screening system using an infant stool color card to promote the early diagnosis of biliary atresia (BA) was established in 2002. This study aimed to investigate the 5‐year outcome of BA before and after using the screening program. BA patients were divided into three cohorts according to their birth dates.