Pathobiology of biliary epithelia and cholangiocarcinoma: Proceedings of the Henry M. and Lillian Stratton basic research single‐topic conference

Alphonse E. Sirica, Michael H. Nathanson, Gregory J. Gores, Nicholas F. LaRusso – 24 November 2008 – In June 2008, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) sponsored the Henry M. and Lillian Stratton Basic Research Single‐Topic Conference on the Pathobiology of Biliary Epithelia and Cholangiocarcinoma, which was held in Atlanta, GA. Attendees from 12 different countries participated in this conference, making it a truly international scientific event.

Immune reconstitution syndrome after voriconazole treatment for cryptococcal meningitis in a liver transplant recipient

Gonzalo Crespo, Carlos Cervera, Javier Michelena, Francesc Marco, Asunción Moreno, Miquel Navasa – 29 October 2008 – A new entity that comprises symptomatic worsening of an infectious or inflammatory process despite appropriate treatment was described a few years ago in human immunodeficiency virus–infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. This entity was defined as immune reconstitution syndrome, and it is believed to result from an intense inflammatory reaction in patients with an appropriately treated infection who recover immunological status.

Inhibition of Kupffer cell‐mediated early proinflammatory response with carbon monoxide in transplant‐induced hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats

Koji Tomiyama, Atsushi Ikeda, Shinya Ueki, Atsunori Nakao, Donna B. Stolz, Yasushi Koike, Amin Afrazi, Chandrashekhar Gandhi, Daisuke Tokita, David A. Geller, Noriko Murase – 29 October 2008 – Proinflammatory responses play critical roles in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury associating with liver transplantation (LTx), and carbon monoxide (CO) can effectively down‐regulate them.

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