Obeticholic Acid Modulates Serum Metabolites and Gene Signatures Characteristic of Human NASH and Attenuates Inflammation and Fibrosis Progression in Ldlr‐/‐.Leiden Mice

Martine C. Morrison, Lars Verschuren, Kanita Salic, Joanne Verheij, Aswin Menke, Peter Y. Wielinga, Marta Iruarrizaga‐Lejarreta, Laurent Gole, Wei‐Miao Yu, Scott Turner, Martien P.M. Caspers, Ibon Martínez‐Arranz, Elsbet Pieterman, Reinout Stoop, Arianne van Koppen, Anita M. van den Hoek, José M.

DNAX Activating Protein of 12 kDa/Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 2 Expression by Mouse and Human Liver Dendritic Cells: Functional Implications and Regulation of Liver Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury

Toshimasa Nakao, Yoshihiro Ono, Helong Dai, Ryosuke Nakano, Angelica Perez‐Gutierrez, Geoffrey Camirand, Hai Huang, David A. Geller, Angus W. Thomson – 29 October 2018 – Liver interstitial dendritic cells (DCs) have been implicated in the control of ischemia–reperfusion injury (IRI) and host immune responses following liver transplantation. Mechanisms underlying these regulatory functions of hepatic DCs remain unclear.

Impact of Prior Bariatric Surgery on Perioperative Liver Transplant Outcomes

Rajab Idriss, Jeanette Hasse, Tiffany Wu, Fatima Khan, Giovanna Saracino, Greg McKenna, Giuliano Testa, James Trotter, Goran Klintmalm, Sumeet K. Asrani – 28 October 2018 – Bariatric surgery (BS) is effective in treating morbid obesity, but the impact of prior BS on candidacy for liver transplantation (LT) is unclear. We examined 78 patients with cirrhosis with prior BS compared with a concurrent cohort of 156 patients matched by age, Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease score, and underlying liver disease.

Association of Pretransplant Renal Function With Liver Graft and Patient Survival After Liver Transplantation in Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Miklos Z. Molnar, Kiran Joglekar, Yu Jiang, George Cholankeril, Mubeen Khan Mohammed Abdul, Satish Kedia, Humberto C. Gonzalez, Aijaz Ahmed, Ashwani Singal, Kalyan Ram Bhamidimarri, Guruprasad Padur Aithal, Ajay Duseja, Vincent Wai‐Sun Wong, Agayeva Gulnare, Puneet Puri, Satheesh Nair, James D. Eason, Sanjaya K. Satapathy, the Global NAFLD Consortium – 28 October 2018 – Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is one of the top 3 indications for liver transplantation (LT) in Western countries.

Hepatology Highlights

Norihiro Imai, Tibor I. Krisko, Zaid H. Tafesh, Catherine Lucero, Michele Alves‐Bezerra, Hayley T. Nicholls, Sandra Steensels, Baran A. Ersoy, Russell Rosenblatt, Robert E. Schwartz, Vikas Gupta, Zurabi Lominadze, Brett E. Fortune – 27 October 2018

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