Hypoxia‐Inducible Factor 1 Alpha–Mediated RelB/APOBEC3B Down‐regulation Allows Hepatitis B Virus Persistence

Tobias Riedl, Suzanne Faure‐Dupuy, Maude Rolland, Svenja Schuehle, Zohier Hizir, Silvia Calderazzo, Xiaodong Zhuang, Jochen Wettengel, Martin Alexander Lopez, Romain Barnault, Valbona Mirakaj, Sandra Prokosch, Danijela Heide, Corinna Leuchtenberger, Martin Schneider, Bernd Heßling, Benjamin Stottmeier, Isabel M. Wessbecher, Peter Schirmacher, Jane A McKeating, Ulrike Protzer, David Durantel, Julie Lucifora, Emmanuel Dejardin, Mathias Heikenwalder – 14 May 2021

Association Between Transient Elastography and Controlled Attenuated Parameter and Liver Ultrasound in Children With Cystic Fibrosis

Wen Ye, Daniel H. Leung, Jean P. Molleston, Simon C. Ling, Karen F. Murray, Jennifer L. Nicholas, Suiyuan Huang, Boaz W. Karmazyn, Roger K. Harned, Prakash Masand, Adina L. Alazraki, Oscar M. Navarro, Randolph K. Otto, Joseph J Palermo, Alexander J Towbin, Estella M. Alonso, Wikrom W. Karnsakul, Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, Glenn F Seidel, Marilyn Siegel, John C. Magee, Michael R. Narkewicz, A. Jay Freeman – 12 May 2021 – Methods to identify children with cystic fibrosis (CF) at risk for development of advanced liver disease are lacking.

Usefulness of the Stroop Test in Diagnosing Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy and Predicting Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy

Tatsunori Hanai, Makoto Shiraki, Kayoko Nishimura, Takao Miwa, Toshihide Maeda, Yui Ogiso, Kenji Imai, Atsushi Suetsugu, Koji Takai, Masahito Shimizu – 12 May 2021 – Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) adversely affects the clinical outcomes of patients with liver cirrhosis. This prospective study aimed to evaluate the utility of the Stroop test in the diagnosis of MHE and prediction of overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) in Japanese patients with cirrhosis. We enrolled 152 patients who underwent the Stroop test between November 2018 and February 2020.

Excellent Outcome in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Treating Patients With Acute‐on‐Chronic Liver Failure

Yu‐Chen Wang, Chee‐Chien Yong, Chih‐Che Lin, Humaira Alam, Faisal Naseer, Yu‐Hung Lin, Cheng‐Hsi Yeh, Shih‐Ho Wang, Tsan‐Shiun Lin, Ting‐Lung Lin, Wei‐Feng Lee, Yi‐Chia Chan, Chih‐Chi Wang, Chao‐Long Chen – 11 May 2021 – Acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a fatal condition, and liver transplantation (LT) is a vital option for these patients. However, the result of living donor LT (LDLT) for ACLF is not well investigated. This study investigated the outcomes of LDLT in patients with ACLF compared with patients without ACLF.

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