Dendritic cells in hepatitis and liver transplantation

Radika Soysa, Xia Wu, I. Nicholas Crispe – 28 July 2017 – Dendritic cells (DCs) play a key role in innate immune responses and are also the most effective cells for the activation of T cell immunity. They acquire antigen and process it; then they display it on the cell surface bound in a noncovalent complex with human leukocyte antigen molecules of class I (human leukocyte antigens A, B, and C) and class II (human leukocyte antigen DR).

L‐ornithine L‐aspartate in bouts of overt hepatic encephalopathy

Sandeep Singh Sidhu, Barjesh Chander Sharma, Omesh Goyal, Harsh Kishore, Navpreet Kaur – 27 July 2017 – High‐quality data on the efficacy of L‐ornithine L‐aspartate (LOLA) in patients with cirrhosis and bouts of overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) are missing. We evaluated the efficacy of intravenous LOLA in the reversal of bouts of OHE in patients with cirrhosis. In this prospective, double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled trial conducted at two tertiary care institutes in India, 370 patients with cirrhosis and bouts of OHE were screened.

Combined resistance and endurance training at a moderate‐to‐high intensity improves physical condition and quality of life in liver transplant patients

Diego Moya‐Nájera, Ángel Moya‐Herraiz, Luis Compte‐Torrero, David Hervás, Sebastien Borreani, Joaquin Calatayud, Marina Berenguer, Juan C. Colado – 27 July 2017 – Although currently moderate and high intensity concurrent physical exercise is prescribed in populations with special needs due to its greater effect on physical condition and health‐related quality of life (HRQOL), there are no data in the liver transplantation (LT) setting.

Recombinant covalently closed circular DNA of hepatitis B virus induces long‐term viral persistence with chronic hepatitis in a mouse model

Gaiyun Li, Yuanfei Zhu, Dianhui Shao, Hao Chang, Xiaoming Zhang, Dongming Zhou, Yueqiu Gao, Ke Lan, Qiang Deng – 27 July 2017 – Covalently closed circular DNA of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is critical for viral persistence in vivo. We recently reported a technique involving recombinant covalently closed circular DNA (rcccDNA) of HBV by site‐specific DNA recombination. Using hydrodynamic injection, rcccDNA induces a temporarily prolonged HBV antigenemia in immunocompetent mice, similar to acute resolving HBV infection.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver with a hepatic arterial buffer response strongly associated with future metabolic disease

Masashi Hirooka, Yohei Koizumi, Teruki Miyake, Takao Watanabe, Osamu Yoshida, Yoshio Tokumoto, Atsushi Yukimoto, Yoshiko Nakamura, Yusuke Imai, Masanori Abe, Yoichi Hiasa – 27 July 2017 – A change in hepatic blood flow caused by the hepatic arterial buffer response (HABR) occurs as fatty liver disease progress. The aim of this longitudinal cohort study was to investigate whether fatty liver with the HABR induces metabolic disorders. In 2009 and 2010, 494 (89.5%) participants were enrolled. The median follow‐up duration was 5.0 (interquartile range, 3.9‐6.0) years.

L‐ornithine L‐aspartate in bouts of overt hepatic encephalopathy

Sandeep Singh Sidhu, Barjesh Chander Sharma, Omesh Goyal, Harsh Kishore, Navpreet Kaur – 27 July 2017 – High‐quality data on the efficacy of L‐ornithine L‐aspartate (LOLA) in patients with cirrhosis and bouts of overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) are missing. We evaluated the efficacy of intravenous LOLA in the reversal of bouts of OHE in patients with cirrhosis. In this prospective, double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled trial conducted at two tertiary care institutes in India, 370 patients with cirrhosis and bouts of OHE were screened.

Subscribe to