Browsing by Subject "cirrhosis"
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Advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in hepatitis C virus-related decompensated cirrhosis: case report and review of the literature
(2003)A 75-year-old man with no known previous liver disease was admitted to our institution because of right pleural effusion, backache, and pain in the upper right quadrant. Physical and laboratory work-up revealed decompensated ... -
Alterations of leptin during IFN-alpha therapy in patients with chronic viral hepatitis
(2006)Background/Aims: Leptin has a particular profibrogenic role in the liver. We investigated whether IFN-alpha influences leptin production in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and C (CHC). Leptin was determined in ... -
Amount and composition of bone minerals in chronic liver disease
(1996)Alterations in bone mineral are a common complication of chronic liver disease. The aim of the current study was to assess bone mineral status in patients with chronic liver disease not treated with corticosteroids and to ... -
Autoimmune hepatitis type 1 and primary biliary cirrhosis have distinct bone marrow cytokine production
(2005)We have recently reported differences in the hematopoiesis between autoimmune hepatitis type I (AIH-1) and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). In view of the notion that cytokines are regulators of hematopoiesis, we investigated ... -
Bone marrow findings in patients with autoimmune liver diseases
(2008)Background and Aims: We have recently reported quantitative and qualitative differences of the bone marrow (BM) hematopoietic progenitor cells in autoimmune hepatitis type-1 (AIH-1) and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). In ... -
Gray and Color Doppler Ultrasonography in differentiation between chronic viral hepatitis and compensated early stage cirrhosis
(2007)Aim. To assess the value of Gray scale (GS) and Colour Doppler Ultrasonography (CDU) in differentiating the progression of chronic viral hepatitis (CVH) and compensated liver cirrhosis (CIR). Patients and methods. Seventy-two ... -
Leptin receptor isoforms mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with chronic viral hepatitis
(2006)There is accumulating evidence that leptin has a pleiotropic role in hematopoiesis, immune response, fibrogenesis, and hepatocarcinogenesis. We investigated the expression of leptin and leptin receptor (OB-R) at the protein ... -
Oval cell proliferation in cirrhosis in rats. An experimental study
(2007)Oval cells are liver stem cells involved in liver regeneration following liver damage. Previous studies have shown that pretreatment with a hepatocyte inhibitor is required to allow full oval cell activation. This study ... -
Primary biliary cirrhosis and Henoch-Schonlein purpura: report of two cases and review of the literature
(2007)We describe, for the first time, two adult patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) who presented palpable purpuric lesions on the lower extremities and buttocks. Skin biopsy was consistent with Henoch-Schonlein purpura ... -
Real-time quantification of human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA in liver tissues from patients with hepatocellular cancer and chronic viral hepatitis
(2007)We determined, for the first time, the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) mRNA expression, using real-time quantitative PCR, in liver tissues from patients with hepatocellular cancer (HCC; n = 13), chronic ... -
Sleep apnoea syndrome and early stage cirrhosis: a pilot study
(2006)Objectives. Hepatic encephalopathy in patients with end-stage liver cirrhosis is associated with alterations in sleep patterns. Cirrhosis may also affect pulmonary function and it might be involved in the development of ...