Treatment of portopulmonary hypertension—Isn't it time to move forward?
Karen L. Swanson – 27 February 2008
Safety and efficacy of combined use of sildenafil, bosentan, and iloprost before and after liver transplantation in severe portopulmonary hypertension
Mark J. Austin, Neil I. McDougall, Julia A. Wendon, Elizabeth Sizer, Alex S. Knisely, Mohammed Rela, Carol Wilson, Michael E. Callender, John G. O'Grady, Michael A. Heneghan – 27 February 2008 – Portopulmonary hypertension (PPHTN) represents a constrictive pulmonary vasculopathy in patients with portal hypertension. Liver transplantation (LT) may be curative and is usually restricted to patients with mild‐to‐moderate disease severity characterized by a mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP < 35 mm Hg).
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27 February 2008
Identification of plasma membrane autoantigens in autoimmune hepatitis type 1 using a proteomics tool
Fatima Tahiri, François Le Naour, Stéphanie Huguet, René Lai‐Kuen, Didier Samuel, Catherine Johanet, Bruno Saubamea, Viviane Tricottet, Jean‐Charles Duclos‐Vallee, Eric Ballot – 27 February 2008 – Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a liver disease with circulating autoantibodies predominantly directed against widely held cellular components. Because AIH is a liver‐specific disease, autoantibodies against plasma membrane antigens may be involved in its pathogenesis and have been reported; however, no definite identification has been described.
Relative contribution of direct and indirect allorecognition in developing tolerance after liver transplantation
Hideyoshi Toyokawa, Atsunori Nakao, Robert J. Bailey, Michael A. Nalesnik, Takashi Kaizu, Jerome L. Lemoine, Atsushi Ikeda, Koji Tomiyama, Glenn D. Papworth, Leaf Huang, Anthony J. Demetris, Thomas E. Starzl, Noriko Murase – 27 February 2008 – The interaction of donor passenger leukocytes and host leukocytes in recipient secondary lymphoid tissues during the early posttransplantation period is crucial in directing host immune reactions toward allograft rejection or acceptance. Responsible T cell clones could be activated through the direct and indirect pathways of allorecognition.
Arthur Joseph McCullough, Jr., 58th President, AASLD
Albert J. Czaja, Anthony S. Tavill – 27 February 2008
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Valérie Eschwège, Olivier Chazouillières, Annie Robert – 27 February 2008
Differential effects of calcineurin inhibitors, tacrolimus and cyclosporin a, on interferon‐induced antiviral protein in human hepatocyte cells
Kumi Hirano, Tatsuki Ichikawa, Kazuhiko Nakao, Azusa Matsumoto, Hisamitsu Miyaaki, Hidetaka Shibata, Susumu Eguchi, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, Masanori Ikeda, Hironori Yamasaki, Nobuyuki Kato, Takashi Kanematsu, Nobuko Ishii, Katsumi Eguchi – 27 February 2008 – The premise of our study is that selective inhibition of interferon (IFN) by calcineurin inhibitors contribute to the increased severity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) posttransplantation.
Continuous right ventricular end diastolic volume and right ventricular ejection fraction during liver transplantation: A multicenter study
Giorgio Della Rocca, Maria Gabriella Costa, Paolo Feltracco, Gianni Biancofiore, Bruno Begliomini, Stefania Taddei, Cecilia Coccia, Livia Pompei, Pierangelo Di Marco, Paolo Pietropaoli – 27 February 2008 – Cardiac preload is traditionally considered to be represented by its filling pressures, but more recently, estimations of end diastolic volume of the left or right ventricle have been shown to better reflect preload.