Utility of Preoperative Computed Tomography–Based Body Metrics in Relation to Postoperative Complications in Pediatric Liver Transplantation Recipients

Martijn V. Verhagen, Stef Levolger, Jan Binne Hulshoff, Maureen J. M. Werner, Hubert P. J. Doef, Alain R. Viddeleer, Ruben H. Kleine, Robbert J. Haas – 11 June 2021 – Computed tomography (CT)‐derived body metrics such as skeletal muscle index (SMI), psoas muscle index (PMI), and subcutaneous fat area index (ScFI) are measurable components of sarcopenia, frailty, and nutrition. While these body metrics are advocated in adults for predicting postoperative outcomes after liver transplantation (LT), little is known about their value in pediatric populations.

Interleukin‐10 and Transforming Growth Factor‐β Cytokines Decrease Immune Activation During Normothermic Ex Vivo Machine Perfusion of the Rat Liver

Kristin N. Carlson, Juliana Pavan‐Guimaraes, Joshua C. Verhagen, Peter Chlebeck, Bret Verhoven, Heather Jennings, Feridoon Najmabadi, Yongjun Liu, William Burlingham, Christian M. Capitini, David P. Al‐Adra – 11 June 2021 – Normothermic ex vivo liver perfusion (NEVLP) is a novel system for organ preservation that may improve over static cold storage clinically and offers the chance for graft modification prior to transplantation.

Inclusive Quantification Assay of Serum Des‐γ‐Carboxyprothrombin Proteoforms for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance by Targeted Mass Spectrometry

Jihyeon Lee, Young‐Suk Lim, Jeong‐Hoon Lee, Geum‐Youn Gwak, Misol Do, Injoon Yeo, Dongyoon Shin, Dohyun Han, Taesung Park, Youngsoo Kim – 11 June 2021 – Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignant cancer with one of the highest mortality rates. Des‐γ‐carboxyprothrombin (DCP) is an HCC serologic surveillance marker that can complement the low sensitivity of alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP). DCP exists in the blood as a mixture of proteoforms from an impaired carboxylation process at glutamic acid (Glu) residues within the N‐terminal domain.

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Jasmohan S. Bajaj, Guadalupe Garcia‐Tsao, Patrick S. Kamath, Jacqueline G. O’Leary, K. Rajender Reddy, Florence Wong – 9 June 2021

Obeticholic Acid Decreases Intestinal Content of Enterococcus in Rats With Cirrhosis and Ascites

Kathleen Yan, Adelina Hung, Caitlin Parmer, Hui Yang, Dhanpat Jain, Bentley Lim, Andrew L. Goodman, Guadalupe Garcia‐Tsao – 9 June 2021 – The intestinal microbiome and bacterial translocation (BT), the passage of microorganisms from the gut lumen to mesenteric lymph nodes and other extra‐intestinal sites, are main mechanisms implicated in liver injury and further decompensation in patients with cirrhosis. We hypothesized that obeticholic acid (OCA), a semisynthetic bile acid, would change the microbiome composition and reduce bacterial translocation in experimental cirrhosis.

The Level of Alcohol Consumption in the Prior Year Does Not Impact Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Alcohol‐Associated Hepatitis

Jessica A. Musto, Jens Eickhoff, Meritxell Ventura‐Cots, Juan G. Abraldes, Francisco Bosques‐Padilla, Elizabeth C. Verna, Robert S. Brown, Victor Vargas, Jose Altamirano, Juan Caballería, Debbie Shawcross, Alexandre Louvet, Philippe Mathurin, Guadalupe Garcia‐Tsao, Bernd Schnabl, Ramon Bataller, Michael R. Lucey – 9 June 2021 – The 10‐item Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT‐10) and its shorter form, AUDIT‐Consumption (AUDIT‐C), are questionnaires used to characterize severity of drinking.

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