Liver Fibrosis Markers Improve Prediction of Outcome in Non‐Acetaminophen‐Associated Acute Liver Failure

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.

Morphometry Confirms Fibrosis Regression From Sustained Virologic Response to Direct‐Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C

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.

Serum Interleukin‐8, Osteopontin, and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1 Are Associated With Hepatic Fibrosis in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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.

Predictive Value of Intraoperative Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Liver Transplantation

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.

Prevalence and Impact of De Novo Donor‐Specific Antibodies During a Multicenter Immunosuppression Withdrawal Trial in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients

Vadim Jucaud, Abraham Shaked, Michele DesMarais, Peter Sayre, Sandy Feng, Josh Levitsky, Matthew J. Everly – 19 September 2018 – The development of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) donor‐specific antibody/antibodies (DSA) is not well described in liver transplant (LT) patients undergoing immunosuppression (IS) withdrawal protocols despite the allograft risk associated with de novo DSA (dnDSA). We analyzed the development of dnDSA in 69 LT patients who received calcineurin inhibitor monotherapy and were enrolled in the ITN030ST study.

Feasibility of All‐in‐One Venoplasty With a Venous Cuff Using an Opened Round Ligament for the Right Lobe Graft in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Takeo Toshima, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Masahiro Shimokawa, Toru Ikegami, Noboru Harada, Shinji Itoh, Yohei Mano, Takashi Motomura, Yuji Soejima, Yoshihiko Maehara – 19 September 2018

Clinical Outcome and Viral Genome Variability of Hepatitis B Virus–Induced Acute Liver Failure

Olympia E. Anastasiou, Marek Widera, Sandra Westhaus, Lejla Timmer, Johannes Korth, Guido Gerken, Ali Canbay, Daniel Todt, Eike Steinmann, Tatjana Schwarz, Jörg Timm, Jens Verheyen, Sandra Ciesek – 19 September 2018 – Acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a frequent cause of acute liver failure (ALF) worldwide. ALF occurs in 0.1%‐0.5% of infected patients. The aim of this study was to scrutinize the outcome of patients with HBV‐induced ALF and mutational patterns of HBV variants, which might contribute to ALF.

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