Immunosuppression, cancer, and the long‐term outcomes after liver transplantation: Can we do better?
James M. Abraham, Julie A. Thompson – 25 June 2010
Safety of small‐for‐size grafts in adult‐to‐adult living donor liver transplantation using the right lobe
Ju Ik Moon, Choon Hyuck David Kwon, Jae‐Won Joh, Gum O. Jung, Gyu‐Seong Choi, Jae Berm Park, Jong Man Kim, Milljae Shin, Sung‐Joo Kim, Suk‐Koo Lee – 25 June 2010 – The problem of graft size is one of the critical factors limiting the expansion of adult‐to‐adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We compared the outcome of LDLT recipients who received grafts with a graft‐to‐recipient weight ratio (GRWR) < 0.8% or a GRWR ≥ 0.8%, and we analyzed the risk factors affecting graft survival after small‐for‐size grafts (SFSGs) were used.
Erratum: Curcumin inhibits hepatic protein‐tyrosine phosphatase 1B and prevents hypertriglyceridemia and hepatic steatosis in fructose‐fed rats
Jian‐Mei Li, Yu‐Cheng Li, Ling‐Dong Kong, Qing‐Hua Hu – 25 June 2010
Cigarette smoking is not associated with specific histological features or severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Yusuf Yilmaz, Oya Yonal, Ramazan Kurt, Erol Avsar – 23 June 2010
Carriage of a tumor necrosis factor polymorphism amplifies the cytotoxic T‐lymphocyte antigen 4 attributed risk of primary biliary cirrhosis: Evidence for a gene–gene interaction
Brian D. Juran, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, Joseph J. Larson, Erik M. Schlicht, Xiangdong Liu, E. Jenny Heathcote, Gideon M. Hirschfield, Katherine A. Siminovitch, Konstantinos N. Lazaridis – 23 June 2010 – Common genetic variants significantly influence complex diseases such as primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). We recently reported an association between PBC and a single nucleotide polymorphism (rs231725) of the immunoreceptor gene cytotoxic T‐lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4).
Theophylline improves steroid sensitivity in acute alcoholic hepatitis
Stuart F. W. Kendrick, Elsbeth Henderson, Jeremy Palmer, David E. J. Jones, Chris P. Day – 23 June 2010 – Corticosteroid therapy has shown some benefit in severe acute alcoholic hepatitis (AAH); however, this is limited by uncertainty in patient selection and variable clinical response. Theophylline has been shown to ameliorate impaired steroid sensitivity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by facilitating corticosteroid‐induced silencing of proinflammatory genes.
Reply: Ferritin and Liver Allocation? Impact on Mortality Not Only on the Waiting List But Also After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation Should Be Considered
Darrell H. G. Crawford, Linda M. Fletcher, Katherine A. Stuart – 23 June 2010
To TWEAK, or not to TWEAK: That is the question
David A. Shafritz – 23 June 2010
Comparison of surrogate and direct measurement of insulin resistance in chronic hepatitis C virus infection: Impact of obesity and ethnicity
Khoa D. Lam, Peter Bacchetti, Fahim Abbasi, Claudia E. Ayala, Samuel M. Loeb, Vidhi Shah, Michael J. Wen, Gerald M. Reaven, Jacquelyn J. Maher, Mandana Khalili – 23 June 2010 – Studies using surrogate estimates show high prevalence of insulin resistance in hepatitis C infection. This study prospectively evaluated the correlation between surrogate and directly measured estimates of insulin resistance and the impact of obesity and ethnicity on this relationship.