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    Hepatology: Volume 31, Issue 4

    819-1030
    April 2000
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Hepatology Highlights

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Chronic viral hepatitis and the human genome

Chloe L. Thio M.D.,  David L. Thomas,  Mary Carrington, 
  • Pages: 819-827
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Host genetic factors influence disease progression in chronic hepatitis C

Elizabeth E. Powell,  Catherine J. Edwards-Smith,  John L. Hay,  Andrew D. Clouston,  Darrell H. Crawford,  Claudia Shorthouse,  David M. Purdie,  Julie R. Jonsson Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 828-833
  • First Published: 30 December 2003

Chronic Liver Disease

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The cost-effectiveness of hepatitis A vaccination in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Robert P. Myers,  James C. Gregor,  Paul J. Marotta M.D., 
  • Pages: 834-839
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Prospective validation of the CLIP score: A new prognostic system for patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma

  • Pages: 840-845
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Fractional allelic loss in non–end-stage cirrhosis: Correlations with hepatocellular carcinoma development during follow-up

Massimo Roncalli M.D., Ph.D.,  Paolo Bianchi,  Giorgia Ceva Grimaldi,  Daniele Ricci,  Luigi Laghi,  Marco Maggioni,  Enrico Opocher,  Mauro Borzio,  Guido Coggi, 
  • Pages: 846-850
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Hepatocyte transplantation in rats with decompensated cirrhosis

Naoya Kobayashi,  Masahiro Ito,  Junta Nakamura,  Jin Cai,  Chen Gao,  James M. Hammel,  Ira J. Fox M.D., 
  • Pages: 851-857
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Effect of cisapride on intestinal bacterial overgrowth and bacterial translocation in cirrhosis

Albert Pardo,  Ramon Bartolí,  Vicente Lorenzo-Zúñiga,  Ramon Planas M.D.,  Belén Viñado,  Joan Riba,  Eduard Cabré,  Justiniano Santos,  Teresa Luque,  Vicenç Ausina,  Miguel A. Gassull, 
  • Pages: 858-863
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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A model to predict poor survival in patients undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts

Michael Malinchoc,  Patrick S. Kamath M.D.,  Fredric D. Gordon,  Craig J. Peine,  Jeffrey Rank,  Pieter C.J. ter Borg, 
  • Pages: 864-871
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Mild hypothermia delays the onset of coma and prevents brain edema and extracellular brain glutamate accumulation in rats with acute liver failure

Christopher Rose,  Adrianna Michalak,  Marc Pannunzio,  Nicolas Chatauret,  Andrea Rambaldi,  Roger F. Butterworth Ph.D., D.Sc., 
  • Pages: 872-877
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Detection of circulating antibodies against malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde adducts in patients with alcohol-induced liver disease

Roberta Rolla,  Daria Vay,  Elisa Mottaran,  Monica Parodi,  Nicola Traverso,  Sarino Aricó,  Massimo Sartori,  Giorgio Bellomo,  Lynell W. Klassen,  Geoffrey M. Thiele,  Dean J. Tuma,  Prof. Emanuele Albano, 
  • Pages: 878-884
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Detection of adenovirus and initiation of apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells after ad-p53 treatment

Ragai R. Mitry,  Catherine E. Sarraf,  Roman Havlík,  Nagy A. Habib M.D., 
  • Pages: 885-889
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Probability of hepatocellular carcinoma of small hepatocellular nodules undetectable by computed tomography during arterial portography

Yoshio Tanaka,  Yutaka Sasaki M.D.,  Kazuhiro Katayama,  Naoki Hiramatsu,  Akihiko Ito,  Hiroaki Murata,  Norihiro Enomoto,  Masahide Oshita,  Kiyoshi Mochizuki,  Masahiko Tsujii,  Shingo Tsuji,  Akinori Kasahara,  Kaname Tomoda,  Hironobu Nakamura,  Norio Hayashi,  Masatsugu Hori, 
  • Pages: 890-898
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Primary liver resection and salvage transplantation or primary liver transplantation in patients with single, small hepatocellular carcinoma and preserved liver function: An outcome-oriented decision analysis

Pietro E. Majno M.D., F.R.C.S.,  François P. Sarasin,  Gilles Mentha,  Antoine Hadengue, 
  • Pages: 899-906
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Intensive expansion of natural killer T cells in the early phase of hepatocyte regeneration after partial hepatectomy in mice and its association with sympathetic nerve activation

Masahiro Minagawa,  Hiroshi Oya,  Satoshi Yamamoto,  Takao Shimizu,  Makoto Bannai,  Hiroki Kawamura,  Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama,  Toru Abo M.D., 
  • Pages: 907-915
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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The role of activin and transforming growth factor-β in the regulation of organ mass in the rat liver

Kimitaka Kogure,  You-Qing Zhang,  Akito Maeshima,  Keiji Suzuki,  Hiroyuki Kuwano,  Itaru Kojima M.D., 
  • Pages: 916-921
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Deactivation of cultured human liver myofibroblasts by Trans-resveratrol, a grapevine-derived polyphenol

Sandrine Godichaud,  Stéphanie Krisa,  Baptiste Couronné,  Liliane Dubuisson,  Jean-Michel Mérillon,  Alexis Desmoulière,  Jean Rosenbaum, 
  • Pages: 922-931
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Kupffer cell activation by lipopolysaccharide in rats: Role for lipopolysaccharide binding protein and toll-like receptor 4

Grace L. Su M.D.,  Richard D. Klein,  Alireza Aminlari,  Hong Y. Zhang,  Lars Steinstraesser,  William H. Alarcon,  Daniel G. Remick,  Stewart C. Wang, 
  • Pages: 932-936
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Functional significance of endothelin B receptors in mediating sinusoidal and extrasinusoidal effects of endothelins in the intact rat liver

Michael Bauer,  Inge Bauer,  Natalie V. Sonin,  Nicole Kresge,  Rajiv Baveja,  Yukihiro Yokoyama,  David Harding,  Jian X. Zhang,  Professor Mark G. Clemens, 
  • Pages: 937-947
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Proliferation of hepatic lineage cells of normal C57BL and interleukin-6 knockout mice after cocaine-induced periportal injury

David Rosenberg,  Zoran Ilic,  Li Yin,  Stewart Sell M.D., 
  • Pages: 948-955
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Implication of Bcl-2 family genes in basal and d-amphetamine–induced apoptosis in preneoplastic and neoplastic rat liver lesions

Maria R. De Miglio,  Maria R. Muroni,  Maria M. Simile,  Diego F. Calvisi,  Paola Tolu,  Luca Deiana,  Angelo Carru,  Gabriella Bonelli,  Francesco Feo M.D.,  Rosa M. Pascale, 
  • Pages: 956-965
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Fas-mediated cholangiopathy in the murine model of graft versus host disease

Yoshiyuki Ueno M.D., Ph.D.,  Motoyasu Ishii,  Kaichiro Yahagi,  Yutaka Mano,  Norihiro Kisara,  Norio Nakamura,  Tooru Shimosegawa,  Takayoshi Toyota,  Shigekazu Nagata, 
  • Pages: 966-974
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Effect of maternal cholestasis on bile acid transfer across the rat placenta–maternal liver tandem

Rocio I. Macias,  Maria J. Pascual,  Ana Bravo,  Maria P. Alcalde,  Monica G. Larena,  Marie V. St.-Pierre,  Maria A. Serrano,  Jose J.G. Marin M.D., 
  • Pages: 975-983
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Genetic polymorphism of alcohol dehydrogenase in europeans: TheADH2*2 allele decreases the risk for alcoholism and is associated with ADH3*1

Emma Borràs,  Christiane Coutelle,  Albert Rosell,  Fina Fernández-Muixi,  Montserrat Broch,  Bernat Crosas,  Lars Hjelmqvist,  Alfons Lorenzo,  Cristina Gutiérrez,  Mauro Santos,  Malgorzata Szczepanek,  Markus Heilig,  Pierrette Quattrocchi,  Jaume Farrés,  Francesc Vidal,  Cristóbal Richart,  Tomasz Mach,  Józef Bogdal,  Hans Jörnvall,  Helmut K. Seitz,  Patrice Couzigou,  Xavier Parés Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 984-989
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Human liver class I alcohol dehydrogenase γγ isozyme: the sole cytosolic 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase of iso bile acids

Hanns-Ulrich Marschall M.D., Ph.D.,  Udo C.I. Oppermann,  Stefan Svensson,  Erik Nordling,  Bengt Persson,  Jan-Olov Höög,  Hans Jörnvall, 
  • Pages: 990-996
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Hemolytic anemia induced by ribavirin therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection: Role of membrane oxidative damage

Lucia De Franceschi,  Giovanna Fattovich M.D.,  Franco Turrini,  Kodjo Ayi,  Carlo Brugnara,  Franco Manzato,  Franco Noventa,  Anna Maria Stanzial,  Pietro Solero,  Roberto Corrocher, 
  • Pages: 997-1004
  • First Published: 30 December 2003

Hepatology Highlights

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Management of primary biliary cirrhosis

E. Jenny Heathcote M.D., 
  • Pages: 1005-1013
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Natural history of hepatitis C: Its impact on clinical management

Adrian M. Di Bisceglie M.D. FACP, 
  • Pages: 1014-1018
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Surgical resection versus transplantation for early hepatocellular carcinoma: clues for the best strategy

Josep M. Llovet M.D.,  Jordi Bruix,  Gregory J. Gores, 
  • Pages: 1019-1021
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Do natural T cells promote liver regeneration?

I. Nicholas Crispe M.D., M.B., B.S., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1022-1024
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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The dual play of endothelin receptors in hepatic vasoregulation

Chantal Housset M.D., Ph.D., M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1025-1026
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Urso—panacea or placebo?

James Neuberger M.D., 
  • Pages: 1027-1028
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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The impact of diagnosis of hepatitis C virus on quality of life

Lisa Forman M.D.,  Steven Kawut M.D.,  Ilene Rosen M.D.,  Grace Pien M.D.,  Hillary Bogner M.D., 
  • Pages: 1029-1030
  • First Published: 30 December 2003