Archive for the ‘hepatology UPDATE’ category

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology update 23:4 (April 2008)g

April 28th, 2008

Plasma concentration of rabeprazole after 8-week administration in gastroesophageal reflux disease patients and intragastric pH elevation

Hiro-o Yamano, Hiro-o Matsushita and Seiko Yanagiwara

pages 534–540

Prospective study of short-term peginterferon-alpha-2a monotherapy in patients who had a virological response at 2 weeks after initiation of interferon therapy

Soocheol Jeong, Yoshiiku Kawakami, Mikiya Kitamoto, Hiroto Ishihara, Keiji Tsuji, Shiomi Aimitsu, Hiroiku Kawakami, Kiminori Uka, Shintaro Takaki, Hideaki Kodama, Koji Waki, Michio Imamura, Hiroshi Aikata, Shoichi Takahashi and Kazuaki Chayama

pages 541–545

Endoscopic diagnosis of early squamous neoplasia of the esophagus with iodine staining: High-grade intra-epithelial neoplasia turns pink within a few minutes

Yuichi Shimizu, Tai Omori, Akira Yokoyama, Takeshi Yoshida, Jojo Hirota, Yuji Ono, Junji Yamamoto, Mototsugu Kato and Masahiro Asaka

pages 546–550

Endoscopic mucosal resection: Not only therapeutic, but a diagnostic procedure for sessile gastric polyps

Tibor Szalóki, Veronika Tóth, István Németh, László Tiszlavicz, János Lonovics and László Czakó

pages 551–555

Subepithelial mass lesions in the upper gastrointestinal tract

Jeremy L Humphris and D Brian Jones

pages 556–566

Value of repeat endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for suspected pancreatic cancer

Mohamad A Eloubeidi, Shyam Varadarajulu, Shilpa Desai and C Mel Wilcox

pages 567–570

Economic evaluation of chronic hepatitis B treatments in Taiwan

Laurence Lacey, Rong-Nan Chien, Wan-Long Chuang and Raoh-Fang Pwu

pages 571–579

Insulin resistance and lichen planus in patients with HCV-infectious liver diseases

Yumiko Nagao, Katsuya Kawasaki and Michio Sata

pages 580–585

Baseline cholesterol is associated with the response to antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C

Michael Economou, Haralampos Milionis, Spyridon Filis, Gerasimos Baltayiannis, Leonidas Christou, Moses Elisaf and Epameinondas Tsianos

pages 586–591

Health-related quality of life in Chinese patients with primary biliary cirrhosis

Grace L-H Wong, Florence M-Y Law, Vincent W-S Wong, Alex Y Hui, Francis K-L Chan,Joseph J-Y Sung and Henry L-Y Chan

pages 592–598

Primary biliary cirrhosis in Singapore: Evaluation of demography, prognostic factors and natural course in a multi-ethnic population

Reuben-Km Wong, Seng-Gee Lim, Aileen Wee, Yiong-Huak Chan, Myat-Oo Aung andChun-Tao Wai

pages 599–605

Malnutrition and hypermetabolism are not risk factors for the presence of hepatic encephalopathy: A cross-sectional study

Peter Sörös, Joachim Böttcher, Karin Weissenborn, Oliver Selberg and Manfred J Müller

pages 606–610

Mycophenolate mofetil prevents lethal acute liver failure in mice induced by bacille Calmette-Guérin and lipopolysaccharide

Yong-Feng Yang, De-Ming Tan, Yu-Tao Xie, Wei Zhao, Zhou-Hua Hou and Yan-Dan Zhong

pages 611–618

Risk factors of lymph node metastasis in T1 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Dong Uk Kim, Jun Haeng Lee, Byung-Hoon Min, Sang Goon Shim, Dong Kyung Chang, Young-Ho Kim, Poong-Lyul Rhee, Jae J Kim, Jong Chul Rhee, Kyoung-Mee Kim and Young Mog Shim

pages 619–625

Immunohistochemical expression of cell-cycle proteins in gastric precancerous lesions

George K Anagnostopoulos, Dimitrios Stefanou, Evdokia Arkoumani, John Karagiannis, Konstantina Paraskeva, Lisa Chalkley, Erminia Habilomati, Epaminondas Tsianos and Niki J Agnantis

pages 626–631

Clinicopathological features of gastric cancer detected by endoscopy as part of annual health checkup

Kayo Aida, Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, Chihiro Mochizuki, Atsuyoshi Mori, Shigeki Muto, Takanori Fukuda and Makoto Otsuki

pages 632–637

Correlation of transforming growth factor beta-1 gene polymorphisms C-509T and T869C and the risk of gastric cancer in China

Tao Li, Bang-Wei Cao, Yue Dai, Hong Cui, Hong-Li Yang and Chang-Qing Xu

pages 638–642

Gene expression of AGS cells stimulated with released proteins by Helicobacter pylori

Nayoung Kim, Woong-Yang Park, Jung Mogg Kim, Ji Hyun Park, Joo Sung Kim, Hyun Chae Jung and In Sung Song

pages 643–651

Peroxiredoxin I protects gastric mucosa from oxidative injury induced by H. pylori infection

Daisuke Sato, Akinori Yanaka, Takeshi Shibahara, Hirofumi Matsui, Akira Nakahara, Toru Yanagawa, Eiji Warabi, Tetsuro Ishii and Ichinosuke Hyodo

pages 652–659

Disturbed gastrointestinal motility and decreased interstitial cells of Cajal in diabetic db/db mice

Takahiro Yamamoto, Kenji Watabe,Masanori Nakahara, Hideharu Ogiyama, Tatsuya Kiyohara, Shusaku Tsutsui, Shinji Tamura, Yasuhisa Shinomura and Norio Hayashi

pages 660–667

Hepatology Research update, apr 3

April 21st, 2008

Synergistic premalignant effects of chronic ethanol exposure and insulin receptor substrate-1 overexpression in liver

Lisa Longato, Suzanne de la Monte, Sophia Califano and Jack R. Wands

Serum neopterin levels in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Ahmet Uygun, Abdurrahman Kadayifci, Ugur Musabak, Nuri Ercin, Yildirim Karslioglu, Bulent Degertekin, Bulent Kurt and Sait Bagci

Comparison of clinical features and liver histology in acute and chronic autoimmune hepatitis

Masaki Iwai, Masayasu Jo, Michiaki Ishii, Takahiro Mori and Yoshinori Harada

Association of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 gene polymorphisms with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis in Japanese

Takeji Umemura, Masao Ota, Kaname Yoshizawa, Yoshihiko Katsuyama, Tetsuya Ichijo, Eiji Tanaka and Kendo Kiyosawa

Inhibition of hepatic stellate cell activation following Yinchenhao decoction administration to dimethylnitrosamine-treated rats

Cheng Liu, Mingyu Sun, Xiaofeng Yan, Lin Han, Yan Zhang, Chenghai Liu, Hani El-Nezami and Ping Liu

Association between hepatitis B/C viral infection, chronic kidney disease and insulin resistance in individuals undergoing general health screening

Nobukazu Ishizaka, Yuko Ishizaka, George Seki, Ryozo Nagai, Minoru Yamakado and Kazuhiko Koike

A model for estimating cirrhosis in patients with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis

Yasuhiro Miyake, Yoshiaki Iwasaki, Ryo Terada, Takuya Nagano, Haruhiko Kobashi, Kohsaku Sakaguchi and Yasushi Shiratori

Prevalence of esophagogastric varices in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Shinichi Nakamura, Hiroyuki Konishi, Maiko Kishino, Satoru Yatsuji, Katsutoshi Tokushige, Etsuko Hashimoto and Keiko Shiratori

Preventive effects of ME3738 on hepatic fibrosis induced by bile duct ligation in rats

Kazunori Maeda, Masahiko Koda, Tomomitsu Matono, Takaaki Sugihara, Satoru Yamamoto, Masaru Ueki, Yoshikazu Murawaki, Nobuyuki Yamashita and Shoji Nishiyama

Common null variant, Arg192Stop, in a G-protein coupled receptor, olfactory receptor 1B1, associated with decreased serum cholinesterase activity

Satoru Koyano, Mitsuru Emi, Takafumi Saito, Naohiko Makino, Sayumi Toriyama, Miho Ishii, Isao Kubota, Takeo Kato and Sumio Kawata

Changes in intrahepatic gene expression profiles from chronic hepatitis to hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C virus infection

Keiko Furuta, Sayaka Sato, Taeko Yamauchi and Shinichi Kakumu

Role of mitogen-activated protein kinases in tauroursodeoxycholic acid-induced bile formation in cholestatic rat liver

Gerald Ulrich Denk, Simon Hohenester, Ralf Wimmer, Claudia Böhland, Christian Rust and Ulrich Beuers

HCV selection and HVR1 evolution in a chimpanzee chronically infected with HCV-1 over 12 years

Ling Lu, Nakano Tatsunori, Chunhua Li, Sana Waheed, Fengxiang Gao and Betty H. Robertson

Sustained response to interferon-alpha plus ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C is closely associated with increased dynamism of intrahepatic natural killer and natural killer T cells

Satoshi Yamagiwa, Yasunobu Matsuda, Takafumi Ichida, Yutaka Honda, Masaaki Takamura, Satoshi Sugahara, Toru Ishikawa, Shogo Ohkoshi, Yoshinobu Sato and Yutaka Aoyagi

Fulminant hepatitis and late onset hepatic failure in Japan. Summary of 698 patients between 1998 and 2003 analyzed by the Annual Nationwide Survey

Kenji Fujiwara, Satoshi Mochida, Atsushi Matsui, Nobuaki Nakayama, Sumiko Nagoshi, Gotaro Toda and the Intractable Liver Diseases Study Group of Japan

Relevance between lipid metabolism-associated genes and rat liver regeneration

Cunshuan Xu, Fang Lin and Shaowei Qin

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Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology update vol 5 Issue 4

April 21st, 2008

Childhood obesity—a problem of surgical proportions?
Thomas H Inge
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1072 | Full Text | PDFArtificial neural networks—a tool for assessing risk in patients with UGIH?
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1076 | Full Text | PDF

Two candidate genes for liver carcinogenesis identified in tree shrews and humans
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1077 | Full Text | PDF

Mechanical bowel preparation for colorectal surgery can be abandoned
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1078 | Full Text | PDF

Lamivudine prophylaxis reduces the risk of HBV reactivation in chemotherapy recipients
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1079 | Full Text | PDF

Bariatric surgery benefits elderly morbidly obese patients
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1080 | Full Text | PDF

Plasma albumin mRNA levels might predict post-transplant recurrence of HCC
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1081 | Full Text | PDF

Patients misperceive the risks and benefits of infliximab therapy for IBD
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1082 | Full Text | PDF

Cannabis use is a risk factor for fibrosis in patients with chronic HCV infection
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1083 | Full Text | PDF

Oral Aspergillus niger endoprotease therapy could be feasible
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1084 | Full Text | PDF

SmartPill® versus scintigraphy for diagnosis of gastroparesis
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1085 | Full Text | PDF

Gene-expression profiles might predict response of rectal cancers to therapy
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1086 | Full Text | PDF

Sex-related differences in Crohn’s disease among pediatric patients
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1087 | Full Text | PDF

Antibiotics do not prevent infected pancreatic necrosis in ANP
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1088 | Full Text | PDF

Updated consensus on the management of GERD in Asia
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1089 | Full Text | PDF

Probiotic supplementation affects hepatic lipid metabolism in a mouse model
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1090 | Full Text | PDF

Capsule endoscopy can be safely performed in patients with cardiac pacemakers
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1091 | Full Text | PDF

GERD linked with CVD and gastrointestinal symptoms but not diabetes
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1092 | Full Text | PDF

IBD increases the risk of developing arterial thromboembolic disorders
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1093 | Full Text | PDF

Liver International update, apr 3

April 15th, 2008

Hepatic fat and adenosine triphosphate measurement in overweight and obese adults using 1H and 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy Steven F. Solga, Alena Horska, Susanne Hemker, Stephen Crawford, Charalett Diggs, Anna Mae Diehl, Frederick L. Brancati and Jeanne M. Clark

A decision analysis study of the value of a liver biopsy in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Jill K. J. Gaidos, Bruce E. Hillner and Arun J. Sanyal

Occult hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant woman and its clinical implication

Chang-II Kwon, Seong Gyu Hwang, Seung Ju Shin, Sung Woon Chang, Su Youn Kim, Kwang Hyun Ko, Sung Pyo Hong, Pil Won Park, Kyu Sung Rim, Myung Seo Kang, Hyun Jae Chung and Sun Pyo Hong

Intra-operative application of real-time tissue elastography for the diagnosis of liver tumours

Koichi Kato, Hiroyuki Sugimoto, Naohito Kanazumi, Shuji Nomoto, Shin Takeda and Akimasa Nakao

Is the Cancer of the Liver Italian Program system an adequate weighting for survival of hepatocellular carcinoma? Evaluation of intrascore prognostic value among 36 subgroups

Chih-Yun Lin, Kwong-Ming Kee, Jing-Houng Wang, Chuan-Mo Lee, Chao-Long Chen, Chi-Sin Changchien, Tsung-Hui Hu, Yu-Fan Cheng, Hsuan-Chih Hsu, Chih-Chi Wang, Tai-Yi Chen and Sheng-Nan Lu

Eight-week regimen of antiviral combination therapy with peginterferon and ribavirin for patients with chronic hepatitis C with hepatitis C virus genotype 2 and a rapid virological response

Hidenori Toyoda, Takashi Kumada, Seiki Kiriyama, Yasuhiro Sone, Makoto Tanikawa, Yasuhiro Hisanaga, Akira Kanamori, Hiroyuki Atsumi, Satoshi Nakano and Takahiro Arakawa

Is serum alanine transaminase level a reliable marker of histological disease in chronic hepatitis C infection?

Faisal M. Sanai, Ali Benmousa, Hussa Al-Hussaini, Suhail Ashraf, Osama Alhafi, Ayman A. Abdo, Hatem F. Alameri, Hisham O. Akbar and Khalid I. Bzeizi

Hepatocellular carcinoma incidence trends in Canada: analysis by birth cohort and period of diagnosis

Gaia Pocobelli, Linda S. Cook, Rollin Brant and Samuel S. Lee

Prevalence and associated factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus

Nathalie C. Leite, Gil F. Salles, Antonio L. E. Araujo, Cristiane A. Villela-Nogueira and Claudia R. L. Cardoso