The Use of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells for Modeling Liver Development and Disease

James A. Heslop, Stephen A. Duncan – 25 September 2018 – The use of pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) has transformed the investigation of liver development and disease. Clinical observations and animal models have provided the foundations of our understanding in these fields. While animal models remain essential research tools, long experimental lead times and low throughput limit the scope of investigations.

Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Continuing Challenges and Translational Advances

Alphonse E. Sirica, Gregory J. Gores, John D. Groopman, Florin M. Selaru, Mario Strazzabosco, Xin Wei Wang, Andrew X. Zhu – 25 September 2018 – Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) has over the last 10‐20 years become the focus of increasing concern, largely due to its rising incidence and high mortality rates worldwide.

Outcomes of Pregnancy in Mothers With Cirrhosis: A National Population‐Based Cohort Study of 1.3 Million Pregnancies

Hannes Hagström, Jonas Höijer, Hanns‐Ulrich Marschall, Catherine Williamson, Michael A. Heneghan, Rachel H. Westbrook, Jonas F. Ludvigsson, Olof Stephansson – 25 September 2018 – There are limited data on pregnancy outcomes in women with cirrhosis. To address this gap, we examined the records of singleton births from Sweden’s National Patient Register (NPR), Cause of Death Register (CDR), and Medical Birth Register (MBR) between 1997 and 2011 to assess exposure and pregnancy‐related and liver‐related outcomes of pregnant women with cirrhosis.

Adherence to Nucleos(t)ide Analogue Therapies for Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Nathan Ford, Roz Scourse, Maud Lemoine, Yvan Hutin, Marc Bulterys, Zara Shubber, Dmytro Donchuk, Gilles Wandeler – 25 September 2018 – Successful treatment outcomes for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection requires high levels of adherence to treatment. We searched three databases and abstracts from two conferences up to January 2018 for studies reporting the proportion of patients who were adherent to HBV antiviral therapy and pooled data using random effects meta‐analysis. We included 30 studies, providing data for 23,823 patients.

Outcomes of Pregnancy in Mothers With Cirrhosis: A National Population‐Based Cohort Study of 1.3 Million Pregnancies

Hannes Hagström, Jonas Höijer, Hanns‐Ulrich Marschall, Catherine Williamson, Michael A. Heneghan, Rachel H. Westbrook, Jonas F. Ludvigsson, Olof Stephansson – 25 September 2018 – There are limited data on pregnancy outcomes in women with cirrhosis. To address this gap, we examined the records of singleton births from Sweden’s National Patient Register (NPR), Cause of Death Register (CDR), and Medical Birth Register (MBR) between 1997 and 2011 to assess exposure and pregnancy‐related and liver‐related outcomes of pregnant women with cirrhosis.

Niacin‐Induced Anicteric Microvesicular Steatotic Acute Liver Failure

Kenneth Leung, Michael Quezada, Zhengshan Chen, Gary Kanel, Neil Kaplowitz – 25 September 2018 – Niacin (vitamin B3) is available as a prescription medication and over‐the‐counter supplement. Although it is well known for its vasodilatory effect, it has also been associated with mild hepatotoxicity and, rarely, acute liver failure. We present the case of a 74‐year‐old Hispanic woman who developed acute liver failure (anicteric encephalopathy and coagulopathy) after her home dose of immediate‐release niacin was replaced with an extended‐release formulation during an inpatient hospital stay.

Gamma Glutamyltransferase Reduction Is Associated With Favorable Outcomes in Pediatric Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Mark R. Deneau, Cara Mack, Reham Abdou, Mansi Amin, Achiya Amir, Marcus Auth, Fateh Bazerbachi, Anne Marie Broderick, Albert Chan, Matthew DiGuglielmo, Wael El‐Matary, Mounif El‐Youssef, Federica Ferrari, Katryn N. Furuya, Frederic Gottrand, Nitika Gupta, Matjaž Homan, M.K. Jensen, Binita M. Kamath, Kyung Mo Kim, Kaija‐Leena Kolho, Anastasia Konidari, Bart Koot, Raffaele Iorio, Mercedes Martinez, Parvathi Mohan, Sirish Palle, Alexandra Papadopoulou, Amanda Ricciuto, Lawrence Saubermann, Pushpa Sathya, Eyal Shteyer, Vratislav Smolka, Atsushi Tanaka, Pamela L.

Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Continuing Challenges and Translational Advances

Alphonse E. Sirica, Gregory J. Gores, John D. Groopman, Florin M. Selaru, Mario Strazzabosco, Xin Wei Wang, Andrew X. Zhu – 25 September 2018 – Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) has over the last 10‐20 years become the focus of increasing concern, largely due to its rising incidence and high mortality rates worldwide.

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