In Vitro transmission of duck hepatitis B virus to primary duck hepatocyte cultures
Toshikazu Uchida, Koyu Suzuki, Yasunori Okuda, Toshio Shikata – 1 July 1988 – An attempt was made to infect primary duck hepatocyte cultures with duck hepatitis B virus in vitro in order to clarify the biology of hepatitis B virus. Livers of ducklings, 0 to 17 days posthatch, without viremia were digested ex situ by perfusion of collagenase solution through the portal or hepatic vein.
Cholesterol nucleation from its carriers in human biles
Y. Peled, Z. Halpern, R. Baruch, G. Goldman, T. Gilat – 1 July 1988 – This study was performed to determine whether biliary cholesterol nucleates primarily from vesicles or micelles. Twenty gallbladder biles and 12 hepatic biles from patients with gallstones as well as 16 model biles were examined. The nucleation times (days) of the biles as well as their isolated vesicular and micellar fractions were determined and their lipid composition was analyzed. In 41 of 46 comparisons, cholesterol nucleated faster from vesicles than micelles; in only one case was the opposite found.
Liver transplantation: An overview
Willis C. Maddrey, David H. Van Thiel – 1 July 1988
Survival analysis of variceal hemorrhage
David Y. Graham – 1 July 1988
Masthead
1 July 1988
The effect of dexamethasone and glucagon on the expression of hepatocyte plasma membrane proteins during development
Yoram Bujanover, Sergio Amarri, Emanuel Lebenthal, James K. Petell – 1 July 1988 – The regulation of different maturational processes in the liver is believed to be influenced by the hormonal system. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of two hormones, glucagon and dexamethasone, on levels of plasma membrane proteins in rat liver cells during late fetal and early postnatal stages of development.
Urinary neopterin levels in acute viral hepatitis
Gilbert Reibnegger, Ingeborg Auhuber, Dietmar Fuchs, Arno Hausen, Gert Judmaier, Christian Prior, Ernst R. Werner, Helmut Wachter – 1 July 1988 – Elevated neopterin levels in blood or urine have been shown to be a marker for the activation of cell‐mediated immunity in vitro and in vivo.
The epidemiology of gallstone disease in Rome, Italy. Part II. Factors associated with the disease
The Rome Group for Epidemiology and Prevention of Cholelithiasis (GREPCO) – 1 July 1988 – The epidemiological associations of gallstone disease were evaluated in a population of 2,325 civil servants (1,244 men and 1,081 women) in Rome, Italy, which was enrolled in a cross‐sectional survey on cholelithiasis. Participants were screened for the presence of gallstones by gallbladder ultrasonography, completed a questionnaire on family and personal history and underwent a physical examination and blood chemistry.
Is primary sclerosing cholangitis a progressive disease or not?
Russell H. Wiesner, Patricia Grambsch, Nicholas F. Larusso, E. Rolland Dickson – 1 July 1988 – The clinicopathologic features and natural history of primary sclerosing cholangitis were reviewed in 53 patients followed at the Yale Liver Center during the past 30 yr. At presentation, the mean age of patients was 46 yr, and the male to female ratio was 1.4:1. Biliary sclerosis was limited to the intrahepatic ductal system in 21% of the patients.