Yue‐Lei Chen, Jing Lv, Xiao‐Lei Ye, Ming‐Yu Sun, Qin Xu, Cheng‐Hai Liu, Li‐Hua Min, Hui‐Ping Li, Ping Liu, Xiaoyan Ding – 25 February 2011 – Epithelial‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a physiological process that has been recognized to occur during the progression of an increasingly large number of human diseases, including liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma.

William Sievert, Gregory J. Dore, Stuart K. Roberts, On behalf of the CHARIOT Study Group – 25 February 2011

Anna Schurich, Pooja Khanna, A. Ross Lopes, Ki Jun Han, Dimitra Peppa, Lorenzo Micco, Gaia Nebbia, Patrick T.F. Kennedy, Anna‐Maria Geretti, Geoffrey Dusheiko, Mala K. Maini – 25 February 2011 – An excess of coinhibitory signals has been proposed to drive the T‐cell exhaustion characteristic of persistent viral infections. In this study we examined the contribution of the coinhibitory receptor cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen‐4 (CTLA‐4) to CD8 T cell tolerance in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (CHB).

Philippe Mathurin, Florent Ehrhard – 25 February 2011

Lee C. Claridge – 25 February 2011

Stefano Ginanni Corradini, Maria Antonella Burza, Antonio Molinaro, Stefano Romeo – 23 February 2011

Valerio Nobili, Anna Alisi, Jean de Ville de Goyet – 23 February 2011

Mylène Sebagh, Daniel Azoulay, Bruno Roche, Emir Hoti, Vincent Karam, Elina Teicher, Laurence Bonhomme‐Faivre, Faouzi Saliba, Jean‐Charles Duclos‐Vallée, Didier Samuel – 23 February 2011 – After liver transplantation (LT), hepatic veno‐occlusive disease (VOD), which is also known as sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS), has been reported initially in relation to azathioprine use and subsequently in relation to acute rejection (AR). Isolated veno‐occlusive disease (iVOD)/SOS raises some questions about its significance and especially its treatment.

Natalie A. Molodecky, Hashim Kareemi, Rohan Parab, Herman W. Barkema, Hude Quan, Robert P. Myers, Gilaad G. Kaplan – 23 February 2011 – Incidence studies of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are important for describing the disease's burden and for shedding light on the disease's etiology. The purposes of this study were to conduct a systematic review of the incidence studies of PSC with a meta‐analysis and to investigate possible geographic variations and temporal trends in the incidence of the disease.

James R. Rodrigue, William Balistreri, Barbara Haber, Maureen M. Jonas, Parvathi Mohan, Jean P. Molleston, Karen F. Murray, Michael R. Narkewicz, Philip Rosenthal, Lesley J. Smith, Steven J. Lobritto, Kathleen B. Schwarz, Patricia R. Robuck, Bruce Barton, Regino P. González‐Peralta – 23 February 2011 – The aim of this study was to prospectively assess the quality of life (QOL), behavioral/emotional functioning, and cognitive status of children undergoing treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.