Liver International

Reproducibility and limitations of transient elastography
pp. 619-620(2)
Authors: Friedrich-Rust, Mireen; Zeuzem, Stefan

Radiotracer imaging studies in hepatic encephalopathy: ISHEN practice guidelines
pp. 621-628(8)
Authors: Berding, Georg; Banati, Richard B.; Buchert, Ralph; Chierichetti, Franca; Grover, Vijay P. B.; Kato, Akinobu; Keiding, Susanne; Taylor-Robinson, Simon D.

Neuropsychological assessment of hepatic encephalopathy: ISHEN practice guidelines
pp. 629-635(7)
Authors: Randolph, Christopher; Hilsabeck, Robin; Kato, Ainobu; Kharbanda, Parampreet; Li, Yu-Yuan; Mapelli, Daniela; Ravdin, Lisa D.; Romero-Gomez, Manuel; Stracciari, Andrea; Weissenborn, Karin

INTRODUCTION
pp. 636-636(1)

Is albumin infusion necessary after large volume paracentesis? Pro - main arguments
pp. 636-638(3)
Authors: Cárdenas, Andrés; Ginès, Pere

Con - main arguments
pp. 638-640(3)
Author: Runyon, Bruce A.

Pro - rebuttal
pp. 640-640(1)

Con - rebuttal
pp. 640-641(2)

Endogenous α-calcitonin gene-related peptide mitigates liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis induced by repeated administration of concanavalin A
pp. 642-649(8)
Authors: Kamiyoshi, Akiko; Sakurai, Takayuki; Ichikawa-Shindo, Yuka; Iinuma, Nobuyoshi; Kawate, Hisaka; Yoshizawa, Takahiro; Koyama, Teruhide; Muto, Shin-ichi; Shindo, Takayuki

Carbon monoxide produced by intrasinusoidally located haem-oxygenase-1 regulates the vascular tone in cirrhotic rat liver
pp. 650-660(11)
Authors: Van Landeghem, Lien; Laleman, Wim; Vander Elst, Ingrid; Zeegers, Marcel; van Pelt, Jos; Cassiman, David; Nevens, Frederik

Gene expression profile of Huh-7 cells expressing hepatitis C virus genotype 1b or 3a core proteins
pp. 661-669(9)
Authors: Pazienza, Valerio; Clément, Sophie; Pugnale, Paolo; Conzelmann, Stéphanie; Pascarella, Stéphanie; Mangia, Alessandra; Negro, Francesco

Epigallocatechin-gallate modulates chemotherapy-induced apoptosis in human cholangiocarcinoma cells
pp. 670-677(8)
Authors: Lang, Molly; Henson, Roger; Braconi, Chiara; Patel, Tushar

Inhibition of hepatic tumour necrosis factor-α attenuates the anandamide-induced vasoconstrictive response in cirrhotic rat livers
pp. 678-685(8)
Authors: Yang, Ying-Ying; Lee, Kuei-Chuan; Huang, Yi-Tsau; Lee, Fa-Yauh; Chau, Ga-Yang; Loong, Che-Chuan; Lin, Han-Chieh; Lee, Shou-Dong

Altered factor VII activating protease expression in murine hepatic fibrosis and its influence on hepatic stellate cells
pp. 686-691(6)
Authors: Roderfeld, Martin; Weiskirchen, Ralf; Atanasova, Srebrena; Gressner, Axel M.; Preissner, Klaus T.; Roeb, Elke; Kanse, Sandip M.

Possible mechanisms involved in the discrepancy of hepatic and aortic endothelial nitric oxide synthases during the development of cirrhosis in rats
pp. 692-700(9)
Authors: Shir Mohammadi, Morvarid; Thabut, Dominique; Cazals-Hatem, Dominique; Galbois, Arnaud; Rudler, Marika; Bonnefont-Rousselot, Dominique; Moreau, Richard; Lebrec, Didier; Tazi, Khalid A.

A rare cause of extrahepatic biliary obstruction
pp. 701-701(1)
Authors: van Asseldonk, Dirk Pieter; Moolenaar, Willem

Study of liver-targeted regulatory T cells in hepatitis B and C virus in chronically infected patients
pp. 702-707(6)
Authors: Miyaaki, Hisamitsu; Zhou, Huijuan; Ichikawa, Tatsuki; Nakao, Kazuhiko; Shibata, Hidetaka; Takeshita, Shigeyuki; Akiyama, Motohisa; Ozawa, Eisuke; Miuma, Satoshi; Eguchi, Katsumi

Ultrasound-guided treatments under low acoustic power contrast harmonic imaging for hepatocellular carcinomas undetected by B-mode ultrasonography
pp. 708-714(7)
Authors: Maruyama, Hitoshi; Takahashi, Masanori; Ishibashi, Hiroyuki; Okugawa, Hidehiro; Okabe, Shinichiro; Yoshikawa, Masaharu; Yokosuka, Osamu

Atropine for prevention of cardiac dysrhythmias in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing percutaneous ethanol instillation: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial
pp. 715-720(6)
Authors: Arnulf, Ferlitsch; Monika, Schmid; Herwig, Schmidinger; Monika, Homoncik; Johannes, Pleiner-Duxneuner; Gregor, Ulbrich; Alfred, Gangl; Markus, Peck-Radosavljevic

Factors associated with adherence to combination therapy of interferon and ribavirin for patients with chronic hepatitis C: importance of patient's motivation and physician's treatment experience
pp. 721-729(9)
Authors: Tanioka, Daisuke; Iwasaki, Yoshiaki; Araki, Yasuyuki; Osawa, Toshiya; Ikeda, Hiroshi; Ando, Masaharu; Kobashi, Haruhiko; Sakaguchi, Kohsaku; Shiratori, Yasushi; Yamamoto, Kazuhide

Elevated concentrations of 15-deoxy-Δ^12,14-prostaglandin J₂ in chronic liver disease propose therapeutic trials with peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ-inducing drugs
pp. 730-735(6)
Authors: Gressner, Olav A.; Gao, Chunfang; Rehbein, Katharina; Lahme, Birgit; Siluschek, Monika; Berg, Thomas; Müller, Tobias; Gressner, Axel M.

Predictive factors of advanced recurrence after curative resection of small hepatocellular carcinoma
pp. 736-742(7)
Authors: Hosaka, Tetsuya; Ikeda, Kenji; Kobayashi, Masahiro; Hirakawa, Miharu; Kawamura, Yusuke; Yatsuji, Hiromi; Sezaki, Hitomi; Akuta, Norio; Suzuki, Fumitaka; Suzuki, Yoshiyuki; Saitoh, Satoshi; Arase, Yasuji; Kumada, Hiromitsu

ABCB4 sequence variations in young adults with cholesterol gallstone disease
pp. 743-747(5)
Authors: Nakken, Karl Esten; Labori, Knut Jørgen; Rødningen, Olaug K.; Nakken, Sigve; Berge, Knut E.; Eiklid, Kristin; Ræder, Morten G.

The effect of angiotensin-blocking agents on liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C
pp. 748-753(6)
Authors: Corey, Kathleen E.; Shah, Nirali; Misdraji, Joseph; Abu Dayyeh, Barham K.; Zheng, Hui; Bhan, Atul K.; Chung, Raymond T.

Heparin-like effect contributes to the coagulopathy in patients with acute liver failure undergoing liver transplantation
pp. 754-759(6)
Authors: Senzolo, Marco; Agarwal, Seema; Zappoli, Paola; Vibhakorn, Sushang; Mallett, Susan; Burroughs, Andrew K.

Variability in liver stiffness values from different intercostal spaces
pp. 760-766(7)
Authors: Kim, Seung Up; Kim, Ja Kyung; Park, Jun Yong; Ahn, Sang Hoon; Lee, Jung Min; Baatarkhuu, Oidov; Choi, Eun Hee; Han, Kwang-Hyub; Chon, Chae Yoon; Kim, Do Young

Characteristics and outcome of patients with dual hepatitis B and C-associated hepatocellular carcinoma: are they different from patients with single virus infection?
pp. 767-773(7)
Authors: Huo, Teh-Ia; Huang, Yi-Hsiang; Hsia, Cheng-Yuan; Su, Chien-Wei; Lin, Han-Chieh; Hsu, Chia-Yang; Lee, Pui-Ching; Lui, Wing-Yiu; Loong, Che-Chuan; Chiang, Jen-Huei; Chiou, Yi-You; Lee, Shou-Dong

Long-term increase in liver volume after Denver peritoneovenous shunt: report of two cases
pp. 774-775(2)
Authors: Miyaaki, Hisamitsu; Murakami, Emi; Ichikawa, Tatsuki; Nakao, Kazuhiko; Takeshita, Shigeyuki; Shibata, Hidetaka; Ozawa, Eisuke; Akiyama, Motohisa; Miuma, Satoshi; Fujimoto, Masumi; Kuroki, Tamotsu; Tajima, Yoshitsugu; Kanematsu, Takashi; Eguchi, Katsumi

Emergency transplantation for acute reactivation of chronic hepatitis B with high viral load: role of antiviral therapy
pp. 775-776(2)
Authors: Moucari, Rami; Francoz, Claire; Lada, Olivier; Abdel Razek, Wael; Marcellin, Patrick; Valla, Dominique; Belghiti, Jacques; Durand, François

Heritability of serum γ-glutamyltransferase level: genetic analysis from the Framingham Offspring Study
pp. 776-777(2)
Authors: Lin, Jing-Ping; O'Donnell, Christopher J.; Fox, Caroline S.; Cupples, L. Adrienne