PPARα activation in portal hypertension
Hongqun Liu, Samuel S. Lee – 31 October 2012
Natural killer cells in liver disease
Zhigang Tian, Yongyan Chen, Bin Gao – 30 October 2012 – Natural killer (NK) cells are enriched in lymphocytes within the liver and have unique phenotypic features and functional properties, including tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis‐inducing ligand–‐dependent cytotoxicity and specific cytokine profiles.
Natural killer cells in liver disease
Zhigang Tian, Yongyan Chen, Bin Gao – 30 October 2012 – Natural killer (NK) cells are enriched in lymphocytes within the liver and have unique phenotypic features and functional properties, including tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis‐inducing ligand–‐dependent cytotoxicity and specific cytokine profiles.
Donor‐derived long‐lived intragraft leukocytes are likely generated by hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in liver
Xiao Qi Wang, Cindy K.Y. Cheung, Chung Mau Lo – 30 October 2012
Distinct evolution and predictive value of hepatitis B virus precore and basal core promoter mutations in interferon‐induced hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion
Hung‐Chih Yang, Chi‐Ling Chen, Yueh‐Chi Shen, Cheng‐Yuan Peng, Chun‐Jen Liu, Tai‐Chung Tseng, Tung‐Hung Su, Wan‐Long Chuang, Ming‐Lung Yu, Chia‐Yen Dai, Chen‐Hua Liu, Pei‐Jer Chen, Ding‐Shinn Chen, Jia‐Horng Kao – 30 October 2012 – Precore (PC) (G1896A) and basal core promoter (BCP) (A1762T/G1764A) mutations of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome often emerge in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. Their roles in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion induced by interferon (IFN) therapy remain controversial, partly because quantitative analysis for these mutants is lacking.
Reply: B‐cell frequency in HCV‐related mixed cryoglobulinemia
Lauren E. Holz, Joo Chun Yoon, Sukanya Raghuraman, Susan Moir, Michael C. Sneller, Barbara Rehermann – 30 October 2012
Long‐lived intragraft donor leukocytes or relocated donor hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells can cause long‐term hematopoietic chimerism after liver transplantation
Xiaolei Shi, Viviana Moroso, Herold J. Metselaar, Jaap Kwekkeboom – 30 October 2012
B‐cell frequency in hepatitis C virus‐related mixed cryoglobulinemia
Domenico Sansonno, Sabino Russi, Vincenza Conteduca, Loredana Sansonno – 30 October 2012
Circulating MicroRNA‐122 signature in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiovascular disease: A new endocrine system in metabolic syndrome
Carlos J. Pirola, Tomas Fernández Gianotti, Gustavo O. Castaño, Silvia Sookoian – 30 October 2012
A simple strategy to identify acute hepatitis C virus infection among newly incarcerated injection drug users
Arthur Y. Kim, Ellen H. Nagami, Christopher E. Birch, Melinda J. Bowen, Georg M. Lauer, Barbara H. McGovern – 30 October 2012 – Acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is underdiagnosed because most patients are asymptomatic. The majority of new infections occur among people who inject drugs (PWID), many of whom have a history of incarceration. In a previous pilot study, we identified symptomatic HCV cases, mainly among Caucasian inmates.