Don P. Jones – 1 January 1982

Vernon Campbell, Paul D. Greig, Jeff Cranford, Bernard Langer, Melvin Silverman, Laurence M. Blendis – 1 January 1982 – To define the relationship between portal hypertension and renal excretion of salt and water, two acute animal models of portal hypertension were investigated. In both models, it was necessary for systemic and renal hemodynamics to remain unchanged during the creation of portal hypertension so as to eliminate the effects of change in these parameters on renal excretion.

W. John Kalk, Michael C. Kew, Mervyn D. Danilewitz, Frederick Jacks, L. Andre Van Der Walt, Joseph Levin – 1 January 1982 – To determine the prevalence of elevated serum concentrations of thyroxine binding globulin (TBG) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the influence of the associated cirrhosis, TBG was measured in 39 patients with HCC, 22 with and 17 without cirrhosis, in 20 patients with cryptogenic macronodular cirrhosis but without HCC, and in 40 matched controls.

Stanley J. Wolfe – 1 January 1982

Bruno Voss, Jürgen Rauterberg, Gerhard Pott, Ute Brehmer, Salah Allam, Rolf Lehmann, Dirk B. V. Bassewitz – 1 January 1982 – Tissue specimens from human fibrotic liver obtained by needle biopsy were cultured. Two cell types emerged from the tissue explants. From their morphology and biosynthetic products they resembled smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells from blood vessel walls. In the “endothelial” cells, factor VIII‐associated protein was demonstrated by indirect immunofluorescence.

Peter Kryger, Jan Aldershvile, Lars R. Mathiesen, Jens O. Nielsen, The Copenhagen Hepatitis Acuta Programme – 1 January 1982 – A consecutive group of 169 patients with acute hepatitis found negative for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and negative for IgM antibody against hepatitis A (anti‐HAV IgM) was studied for presence of IgM antibody against hepatitis B core antigen (anti‐HBc IgM) by ELISA. Anti‐HBc IgM was found in a total of 34 of 60 patients with detectable total anti‐HBc.

Robert A. Branch – 1 January 1982 – It is well recognized that liver disease may influence the disposition of many drugs. Conversely, it has been suggested that knowledge of the disposition of a model drug might provide an index of certain aspects of hepatic function. This review discusses the physiology of drug disposition and indicates how recent progress in understanding the determinants of drug disposition has provided useful indices of individual aspects of hepatic function.

David A. Shafritz, Irwin M. Arias – 1 January 1982

Scheffer C. G. Tseng, Philip C. Lee, Peter F. Ells, D. Montgomery Bissell, Edward A. Smuckler, Robert Stern – 1 January 1982 – The cellular sources of collagen in normal rat liver have been examined. Hepatocytes and nonparenchymal (sinusoidal) cells were isolated and established in primary monolayer culture. These cells were incubated with radiolabeled proline in the presence of L‐ascorbate and β‐amino‐propionitrile. Nondialyzable material was prepared from the cell layer and the medium from each type of culture.

George H. Scullard, Harry B. Greenberg, Joseph L. Smith, Peter B. Gregory, Thomas C. Merigan, William S. Robinson – 1 January 1982 – Fourteen chimpanzees were inoculated with pre‐ and posttreatment sera from seven patients with persistent hepatitis B virus infection and chronic hepatitis who had permanent responses of their infection to treatment with interferon and/or adenine arabinoside.