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    Hepatology: Volume 30, Issue 3

    595-823
    September 1999
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Concise Review

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Pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C: Immunological features of hepatic injury and viral persistence

Andreas Cerny,  Francis V. Chisari M.D., 
  • Pages: 595-601
  • First Published: 30 December 2003

Original Articles

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The effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on the florid duct lesion of primary biliary cirrhosis

Burton Combes M.D.,  Rodney S. Markin,  Donald E. Wheeler,  Raphael Rubin,  A. Brian West,  A. Scott Mills,  Edwin H. Eigenbrodt,  Willis C. Maddrey,  Santiago J. Munoz,  Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao,  Gregory F. Bonner,  James L. Boyer,  Velimir A. Luketic,  Mitchell L. Shiffman,  Marion G. Peters,  Heather M. White,  Rowen K. Zetterman,  Robert L Carithers Jr, 
  • Pages: 602-605
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Prognosis of biliary atresia in the era of liver transplantation: French national study from 1986 to 1996

Christophe Chardot M.D.,  Matthieu Carton,  Nathalie Spire-Bendelac,  Christophe Le Pommelet,  Jean-Louis Golmard,  Bertran Auvert, 
  • Pages: 606-611
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt compared with endoscopic treatment for prevention of variceal rebleeding: A meta-analysis

George V. Papatheodoridis,  John Goulis,  Gioacchino Leandro,  David Patch F.R.C.P.,  Andrew K. Burroughs, 
  • Pages: 612-622
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Inhibition of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase by bile acids in rats with cirrhosis

Daniel Ackermann,  Bruno Vogt,  Geneviève Escher,  Bernhard Dick,  Jürg Reichen,  Brigitte M. Frey,  Felix J. Frey M.D., 
  • Pages: 623-629
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Effects of vasopressin on portal-systemic collaterals in portal hypertensive rats: Role of nitric oxide and prostaglandin

Che-Chang Chan,  Fa-Yauh Lee M.D., FACG.,  Sun-Sang Wang,  Full-Young Chang,  Han-Chieh Lin,  Chi-Jen Chu,  Chun-Ching Tai,  I-Nien Lai,  Shou-Dong Lee, 
  • Pages: 630-635
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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L-Ornithine-L-aspartate lowers plasma and cerebrospinal fluid ammonia and prevents brain edema in rats with acute liver failure

Christopher Rose,  Adrianna Michalak,  K. V. Rao,  Günter Quack,  Gerald Kircheis,  Roger F. Butterworth Ph.D., D.Sc., 
  • Pages: 636-640
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Improvement in pulmonary hemodynamics during intravenous epoprostenol (prostacyclin): A study of 15 patients with moderate to severe portopulmonary hypertension

Michael J. Krowka M.D.,  Robert P. Frantz,  Michael D. McGoon,  Cathy Severson,  David J. Plevak,  Russell H. Wiesner, 
  • Pages: 641-648
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Glucose intolerance and insulin resistance in cirrhosis are normalized after liver transplantation

Manuela Merli M.D.,  Frida Leonetti,  Oliviero Riggio,  Valentina Valeriano,  Mária Cristina Ribaudo,  Fabio Sprati,  Giuseppe Tisone,  Carlo Umberto Casciani,  Livio Capocaccia, 
  • Pages: 649-654
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Resting energy expenditure should be measured in patients with cirrhosis, not predicted

Angela M. Madden,  Dr. Marsha Y. Morgan, 
  • Pages: 655-664
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Prevalence of the C282Y mutation of the hemochromatosis gene in liver transplant recipients and donors

Kenneth W. Alanen,  Subrata Chakrabarti,  Jenna J. Rawlins,  William Howson,  Gary Jeffrey,  Paul C. Adams, 
  • Pages: 665-669
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Nitric oxide production and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in peritoneal macrophages of cirrhotic patients

Wladimiro Jiménez,  Josefa Ros,  Manuel Morales-Ruiz,  Miguel Navasa,  Manuel Solé,  Jordi Colmenero,  Pau Sort,  Francisca Rivera,  Vicente Arroyo,  Juan Rodés, 
  • Pages: 670-676
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Structure and expression of Tg737, a putative tumor suppressor gene, in human hepatocellular carcinomas

Celestino Bonura,  Patrizia Paterlini-Brechot,  Christian Brechot, 
  • Pages: 677-681
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Modulation of hepatic acute phase gene expression by epidermal growth factor and src protein tyrosine kinases in murine and human hepatic cells

Yanping Wang,  Juergen Ripperger,  Georg H. Fey,  David Samols,  Tomek Kordula,  Meir Wetzler,  Richard A. Van Etten,  Heinz Baumann M.D., 
  • Pages: 682-697
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Abnormal regulation of aortic NOS2 and NOS3 activity and expression from portal vein-stenosed rats after lipopolysaccharide administration

Jörg Heller,  Philippe Sogni,  Khalid A. Tazi,  Carine Chagneau,  Odile Poirel,  Richard Moreau,  Didier Lebrec, 
  • Pages: 698-704
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Consistent infiltration of thymus-derived T cells into the parenchymal space of the liver in normal mice

Satoshi Yamamoto,  Yoshinobu Sato,  Takao Shimizu,  Ramesh C. Halder,  Hiroshi Oya,  Makoto Bannai,  Kenji Suzuki,  Hiromichi Ishikawa,  Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama,  Toru Abo M.D., 
  • Pages: 705-713
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Redox manipulation using the thiol-oxidizing agent diethyl maleate prevents hepatocellular necrosis and apoptosis in a rodent endotoxemia model

Julia J. Jones,  Jie Fan,  Avery B. Nathens,  Andras Kapus,  Mark Shekhman,  John C. Marshall,  Jean Parodo,  Ori D. Rotstein, 
  • Pages: 714-724
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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The unique acyl chain specificity of biliary phosphatidylcholines in mice is independent of their biosynthetic origin in the liver

Luis B. Agellon,  Christopher J. Walkey,  Dennis E. Vance,  Folkert Kuipers,  Henkjan J. Verkade, 
  • Pages: 725-729
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Bile acid structure and selective modulation of murine hepatic cytochrome P450–linked enzymes

Moreno Paolini,  Laura Pozzetti,  Francesco Piazza,  Giorgio Cantelli-Forti,  Aldo Roda, 
  • Pages: 730-739
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Deficient assembly and function of gap junctions in Trf1, a trafficking mutant of the human liver–derived cell line HuH-7

Richard J. Stockert,  David C. Spray,  Yang Gao,  Sylvia O. Suadicani,  Catherine R. Ripley,  Phyllis M. Novikoff,  Allan W. Wolkoff,  Elliot L. Hertzberg, 
  • Pages: 740-747
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Targeting of aminopeptidase n to bile canaliculi correlates with secretory activities of the developing canalicular domain

Wei-Nan Lian,  Jin-Wu Tsai,  Pang-Mien Yu,  Tzu-Wei Wu,  Shun-Chun Yang,  Yat-Pang Chau,  Chi-Hung Lin M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 748-760
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Persistent activation of nuclear factor-κB in cultured rat hepatic stellate cells involves the induction of potentially novel rel-like factors and prolonged changes in the expression of IκB family proteins

Ahmed M. Elsharkawy,  Matthew C. Wright,  Ron T. Hay,  Michael J. Arthur,  Timothy Hughes,  Matthias J. Bahr,  Klaus Degitz,  Derek A. Mann r1">Address reprint requests to: Dr. Derek A. Mann Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 761-769
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Pretherapy alanine transaminase level as a determinant for hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion during lamivudine therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Rong-Nan Chien,  Yun-Fan Liaw M.D.,  Mark Atkins, 
  • Pages: 770-774
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Role of hepatitis C virus in lymphoproliferative disorders after liver transplantation

Christophe Hézode M.D.,  Christophe Duvoux,  Georgios Germanidis,  Françoise Roudot-Thoraval,  Anne-Laure Vincens,  Philippe Gaulard,  Daniel Cherqui,  Jean-Michel Pawlotsky,  Daniel Dhumeaux, 
  • Pages: 775-778
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Licensed recombinant hepatitis B vaccines protect chimpanzees against infection with the prototype surface gene mutant of hepatitis B virus

Norio Ogata,  Paul J. Cote,  Alessandro R. Zanetti,  Roger H. Miller,  Max Shapiro,  John Gerin,  Robert H. Purcell, 
  • Pages: 779-786
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Racial differences in responses to therapy with interferon in chronic hepatitis C

K. Rajender Reddy,  Jay H. Hoofnagle M.D.,  Myron J. Tong,  William M. Lee,  Paul Pockros,  E. Jenny Heathcote,  Donald Albert,  Tenshang Joh, 
  • Pages: 787-793
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Current practice patterns of primary care physicians in the management of patients with hepatitis C

Thomas M. Shehab,  Seema S. Sonnad,  Mark Jeffries,  Naresh Gunaratnum,  Anna S. Lok M.D., 
  • Pages: 794-800
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Chronic hepatitis C: Interferon retreatment of relapsers. A meta-analysis of individual patient data

Calogero Cammà M.D.,  Marco Giunta,  Liliana Chemello,  Alfredo Alberti,  Hidenori Toyoda,  Christian Trepo,  Patrick Marcellin,  Friederike Zahm,  Solko Schalm,  Antonio Craxì, 
  • Pages: 801-807
  • First Published: 30 December 2003

Editorial

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Optimal treatment of biliary atresia—“halfway” there!

Jeffrey A. Rudolph,  William F. Balistreri M.D., 
  • Pages: 808-810
  • First Published: 30 December 2003

Meeting Report

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Apoptosis and the liver: A mechanism of disease, growth regulation, and carcinogenesis

Tushar Patel M.D.,  Clifford J. Steer,  Gregory J. Gores, 
  • Pages: 811-815
  • First Published: 30 December 2003

Elsewhere

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Gene therapy for hepatic fibrosis—bringing treatment into the new millennium

Don C. Rockey, 
  • Pages: 816-818
  • First Published: 30 December 2003

Correspondence

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The most frequent HFE allele linked to porphyria cutanea tarda in Mediterraneans is His63Asp

Rafael Enriquez de Salamanca,  Pablo Morales,  M. Jose Castro,  Ricardo Rojo,  Mario Gonzalez,  Antonio Arnaiz-Villena, 
  • Pages: 819-820
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Surgery in patients with liver disease

Antonio Craxì,  Guglielmo Mariani, 
  • Pages: 820-821
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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FISH for Y chromosome in women with primary biliary cirrhosis: Lack of evidence for leukocyte microchimerism

Laura Rubbia-Brandt,  Marie-Marthe Philippeaux,  Sylvia Chavez,  Gilles Mentha,  Bettina Borisch,  Antoine Hadengue, 
  • Pages: 821-822
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Hepatitis C virus infection, mixed cryoglobulinemia, and B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Georgios Germanidis,  Corinne Haioun,  Daniel Dhumeaux,  Felix Reyes,  Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, 
  • Pages: 822-823
  • First Published: 30 December 2003