D A Brenner – 1 February 1996

M Sasaki, T Morita, M Hoso, Y Nakanuma, H Tanimura – 1 February 1996 – We investigated whether carbohydrate antigens on biliary glycoproteins and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) are related to hepatolithiasis.

E Mawet, Y Shiratori, Y Hikiba, H Takada, H Yoshida, K Okano, Y Komatsu, M Matsumura, Y Niwa, M Omata – 1 February 1996 – To clarify the role of intercellular communication in the liver during accumulation of neutrophils, the release of cytokine‐induced neutrophil chemoattractant (CINC) (interleukin‐8 [IL‐8] related protein in rodents) by hepatocytes was investigated in the presence of Kupffer cell‐conditioned medium in vitro.

P Mathurin, D Vidaud, M Vidaud, P Bedossa, V Paradis, V Ratziu, J Chaput, T Poynard – 1 January 1996 – It has previously been shown that, in heavy drinkers, serum apolipoprotein A‐I (ApoA‐I) levels are closely related to the degree of liver injury: they are at a maximum in patients with steatosis, begin to decrease in patients with fibrosis, and reach a minimum in patients with severe cirrhosis. In contrast with serum ApoA‐I variations, serum apolipoprotein B (ApoB) levels are stable.

H O Conn – 1 January 1996

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Thomas A. Gonwa – 1 January 1996

Gilbert R. Park – 1 January 1996

Maria P. Leon, Margaret F. Bassendine, Paul Gibbs, Alistair D. Burt, Michael Thick, John A. Kirby – 1 January 1996 – Intrahepatic biliary epithelial cells were immunomagnetically purified from specimens of disaggregated human liver and were propagated in vitro. After three passes in culture, the cells were shown to be over 85% pure with contaminating leukocytes and endothelial cells constituting less than 2% of the population.

David J. Plevak, David J. Plevak – 1 January 1996