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.

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).

Rendezvous penetration method using double‐balloon endoscopy for complete anastomosis obstruction of hepaticojejunostomy after pediatric living donor liver transplantation

Youichi Kawano, Koichi Mizuta, Shuji Hishikawa, Satoshi Egami, Takehito Fujiwara, Masanobu Hyodo, Yoshikazu Yasuda, Tomonori Yano, Katsuyuki Nakazawa, Hironori Yamamoto, Hideo Kawarasaki – 27 February 2008

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