YanChao Jiang, Yi Huang, ShiYing Cai, YongFeng Song, James L. Boyer, KeZhong Zhang, Ling Gao, JiaJun Zhao, WenDong Huang, Guang Liang, Suthat Liangpunsakul, Li Wang – 24 September 2018 – Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) H19 is abundantly expressed in fetal liver. Its expression is significantly diminished in adult healthy liver but is re‐induced in chronic liver diseases, including cholestasis.

Jie Wang, Xiangmei Chen, Yali Wu, Zhenhuan Cao, Leijie Wang, Hongxin Huang, Xinyue Chen, Fengmin Lu – 24 September 2018

Patrick R. Brown, Omar Sadiq, Alexander Weick, Adrienne Lenhart, Mohammad Elbatta, Christopher Fernandez, Anas Kutait, Robert Pompa, Syed‐Mohammed Jafri – 24 September 2018 – Ledipasvir‐sofosbuvir, a once‐a‐day, oral combination pill, was approved in 2014 for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection. Initial trials did not comment on nephrotoxicity; however, recent data suggest a risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) with the use of the medication. We assessed the rates of AKI in patients undergoing ledipasvir‐sofosbuvir in a large, urban tertiary care center.

Yee Hui Yeo, Michael H. Le, Ellen T. Chang, Linda Henry, Mindie H. Nguyen – 23 September 2018 – In 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a substantial increase in the number of acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in the United States. Although national guidelines recommend vaccination of adults at high risk for HBV infection, the prevalence of undetectable immunity (i.e., susceptibility) in this population remains unknown.

Patrick D. Wilkinson, Evan R. Delgado, Frances Alencastro, Madeleine P. Leek, Nairita Roy, Matthew P. Weirich, Elizabeth C. Stahl, P. Anthony Otero, Maelee I. Chen, Whitney K. Brown, Andrew W. Duncan – 23 September 2018 – The liver contains a mixture of hepatocytes with diploid or polyploid (tetraploid, octaploid, etc.) nuclear content. Polyploid hepatocytes are commonly found in adult mammals, representing ~90% of the entire hepatic pool in rodents.

Jesús Quintero, Cristina Molera, Javier Juamperez, Susanna Redecillas, Silvia Meavilla, Raquel Nuñez, Camila García, Mireia del Toro, Ángels Garcia, Juan Ortega, Óscar Segarra, Javier Martin de Carpi, Itxarone Bilbao, Ramon Charco – 22 September 2018 – Despite optimal medical treatment and strict low‐protein diet, the prognosis of propionic acidemia (PA) patients is generally poor. We aim to report our experience with liver transplantation (LT) in the management of PA patients. Six patients with PA received a LT at a mean age of 5.2 years (1.3‐7.5 years).

Jason J. Pan, Fei Bao, Emma Du, Chase Skillin, Catherine T. Frenette, Jill Waalen, Lakshmi Alaparthi, Zachary D. Goodman, Paul J. Pockros – 21 September 2018 – Sustained virologic response (SVR) after direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for chronic hepatitis C results in significant decreases in liver stiffness measured by transient elastography (TE). The aim of this study was to clarify if TE can guide post‐SVR management in patients with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis prior to treatment as current guidelines are unclear on the role of TE after SVR.

Jungchan Park, Seung‐Hwa Lee, Jeayoun Kim, Soo Jung Park, Myung Soo Park, Gyu‐Seong Choi, Suk‐Koo Lee, Gaab Soo Kim – 21 September 2018 – We aimed to evaluate the association between intraoperative pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and clinical outcome of liver transplantation (LT). Cardiovascular involvement of end‐stage liver disease is relatively common, and hemodynamic instability during LT can be fatal to recipients. However, the clinical impact of intraoperative PVR in LT remains undetermined.

Oliver Glass, Ricardo Henao, Keyur Patel, Cynthia D. Guy, Hans J. Gruss, Wing‐Kin Syn, Cynthia A. Moylan, Robert Streilein, Russell Hall, Anna Mae Diehl, Manal F. Abdelmalek – 21 September 2018 – The severity of hepatic fibrosis is the primary predictor of liver‐related morbidity and mortality in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Unfortunately, noninvasive serum biomarkers for NAFLD‐associated fibrosis are limited. We analyzed baseline serum samples for 24 cytokines of 97 patients with biopsy‐proven NAFLD.

Aya Ugamura, Po‐sung Chu, Nobuhiro Nakamoto, Nobuhito Taniki, Keisuke Ojiro, Taizo Hibi, Masahiro Shinoda, Hideaki Obara, Yohei Masugi, Akihiro Yamaguchi, Shunsuke Shiba, Rei Morikawa, Shingo Usui, Hirotoshi Ebinuma, Yuko Kitagawa, Hidetsugu Saito, Takanori Kanai – 21 September 2018 – A prognostic system for acute liver failure (ALF) with a higher predictive value is urgently needed. The role of extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling in ALF has not been fully elucidated.