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    Hepatology: Volume 38, Issue 2

    283-537
    August 2003
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Hepatology highlights

Neil Kaplowitz, 
  • Pages: 283-284
  • First Published: 30 December 2003

This Month From The Nih

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Liver disease research branch

  • Page: 285
  • First Published: 30 December 2003

Editorials

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Heme oxygenase in liver transplantation: Heme catabolism and metabolites in the search of function

Associate Professor Michael Bauer M.D., 
  • Pages: 286-288
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Integrin-mediated control of cell growth

Detlef Schuppan M.D., Ph.D.,  Matthias Ocker M.D., 
  • Pages: 289-291
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Can interferon prolong life?

Rafael Esteban M.D., 
  • Pages: 292-294
  • First Published: 30 December 2003

Original Articles

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Visualization of early events in tumor formation of eGFP-transfected rat colon cancer cells in liver

Olaf R. F. Mook,  Jan Van Marle,  Heleen Vreeling-Sindelárová,  Remmet Jonges,  Wilma M. Frederiks,  Cornelius J. F. Van Noorden Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 295-304
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Mechanism of β1-integrin–mediated hepatoma cell growth involves p27 and S-phase kinase–associated protein 2

Hao Zhang,  Iwata Ozaki M.D.,  Toshihiko Mizuta,  Tohru Yoshimura,  Sachiko Matsuhashi,  Akitaka Hisatomi,  Jutaro Tadano,  Takahiro Sakai,  Kyosuke Yamamoto, 
  • Pages: 305-313
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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A common set of immediate-early response genes in liver regeneration and hyperplasia

Joseph Locker M.D., Ph.D.,  Jianmin Tian,  Robert Carver,  Danilo Concas,  Costanza Cossu,  Giovanna M. Ledda-Columbano,  Amedeo Columbano, 
  • Pages: 314-325
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Massive liver growth in mice induced by systemic interleukin 6 administration

Teresa A. Zimmers,  Iain H. McKillop,  Robert H. Pierce,  Joo-Yeon Yoo,  Leonidas G. Koniaris M.D., 
  • Pages: 326-334
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Nuclear factor κB decoy oligodeoxynucleotides prevent endotoxin-induced fatal liver failure in a murine model

Ichiro Ogushi,  Yuji Iimuro,  Ekihiro Seki,  Gakuhei Son,  Tadamichi Hirano,  Toshikazu Hada,  Hiroko Tsutsui,  Kenji Nakanishi,  Ryuichi Morishita,  Yasufumi Kaneda,  Jiro Fujimoto M.D., 
  • Pages: 335-344
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Effects of proinflammatory cytokines on rat organic anion transporters during toxic liver injury and cholestasis

Andreas Geier M.D.,  Christoph G. Dietrich,  Sebastian Voigt,  Suk-Kyum Kim,  Thomas Gerloff,  Gerd A. Kullak-Ublick,  Johann Lorenzen,  Siegfried Matern,  Carsten Gartung, 
  • Pages: 345-354
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Neutrophils aggravate acute liver injury during obstructive cholestasis in bile duct–ligated mice

Jaspreet S. Gujral,  Anwar Farhood,  Mary Lynn Bajt,  Hartmut Jaeschke Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 355-363
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Bilirubin rinse: A simple protectant against the rat liver graft injury mimicking heme oxygenase–1 preconditioning

Yutaro Kato,  Motohide Shimazu,  Mieko Kondo,  Koji Uchida,  Yusuke Kumamoto,  Go Wakabayashi,  Masaki Kitajima,  Makoto Suematsu M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 364-373
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Cotransport of reduced glutathione with bile salts by MRP4 (ABCC4) localized to the basolateral hepatocyte membrane

Maria Rius,  Anne T. Nies,  Johanna Hummel-Eisenbeiss,  Gabriele Jedlitschky,  Dietrich Keppler M.D., 
  • Pages: 374-384
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Ethanol metabolism results in a G2/M cell-cycle arrest in recombinant Hep G2 cells

Dahn L. Clemens Ph.D.,  Lilian E. Calisto,  Michael F. Sorrell,  Dean J. Tuma, 
  • Pages: 385-393
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Antimycin A–induced defenestration in rat hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells

Filip Braet,  Michael Muller,  Katrien Vekemans,  Eddie Wisse,  Professor David G. Le Couteur, 
  • Pages: 394-402
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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A liver tolerates a portal antigen by generating CD11c+ cells, which select Fas ligand+ Th2 cells via apoptosis

Tomohiro Watanabe,  Hiroaki Katsukura,  Yasuhiko Shirai,  Masashi Yamori,  Toshiki Nishi,  Tsutomu Chiba,  Toru Kita,  Yoshio Wakatsuki M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 403-412
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Cytokines and NASH: A pilot study of the effects of lifestyle modification and vitamin E

Marcelo Kugelmas,  Daniell B. Hill,  Beverly Vivian,  Luis Marsano,  Craig J. McClain M.D., 
  • Pages: 413-419
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Long-term outcomes of cirrhosis in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis compared with hepatitis C

Jason M. Hui,  James G. Kench,  Shivakumar Chitturi,  Archana Sud,  Geoffrey C. Farrell,  Karen Byth,  Pauline Hall,  Mahbub Khan,  Jacob George Ph.D., FRACP, 
  • Pages: 420-427
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CYP2E1 activity before and after weight loss in morbidly obese subjects with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Maurice G. Emery,  Jeannine M. Fisher,  Jenny Y. Chien,  Evan D. Kharasch,  E. Patchen Dellinger,  Kris V. Kowdley,  Kenneth E. Thummel Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 428-435
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Prevention of diet-induced fatty liver in experimental animals by the oral administration of a fatty acid bile acid conjugate (FABAC)

Tuvia Gilat,  Alicia Leikin-Frenkel,  Ilana Goldiner,  Christine Juhel,  Huguette Lafont,  Diana Gobbi,  Fred M. Konikoff M.D., 
  • Pages: 436-442
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Fulminant hepatitis after grand mal seizures: Mechanisms and role of liver transplantation

Philippe Ichai M.D.,  Emmanuel Huguet,  Catherine Guettier,  Daniel Azoulay,  Maria Eugenia Gonzalez,  Bernard Fromenty,  Pascal Masnou,  Faouzi Saliba,  Bruno Roche,  Fahed Zeitoun,  Denis Castaing,  Didier Samuel, 
  • Pages: 443-451
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Increased carbon monoxide production in patients with cirrhosis with and without spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Dara De Las Heras,  Javier Fernández,  Pere Ginès M.D.,  Andres Cárdenas,  Rolando Ortega,  Miguel Navasa,  Joan Albert Barberá,  Blas Calahorra,  Mónica Guevara,  Ramón Bataller,  Wladimiro Jiménez,  Vicente Arroyo,  Juan Rodés, 
  • Pages: 452-459
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Validation and refinement of survival models for liver retransplantation

Hugo R. Rosen M.D.,  Martin Prieto,  Teresa Casanovas-Taltavull,  Valentin Cuervas-Mons,  Olaf Guckelberger,  Paolo Muiesan,  Russell W. Strong,  Wolf O. Bechstein,  John O'Grady,  Atif Zaman,  Benjamin Chan,  Joaquin Berenguer,  Roger Williams,  Nigel Heaton,  Peter Neuhaus, 
  • Pages: 460-469
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Cellular retinol-binding protein-1 in hepatocellular carcinoma correlates with β-catenin, Ki-67 index, and patient survival

Annette Schmitt-Gräff M.D.,  Viktoria Ertelt,  Hans-P. Allgaier,  Konrad Koelble,  Manfred Olschewski,  Roland Nitschke,  Marie-L. Bochaton-Piallat,  Giulio Gabbiani,  Hubert E. Blum, 
  • Pages: 470-480
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Biochemical surrogate markers of liver fibrosis and activity in a randomized trial of peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin

Prof. Thierry Poynard,  John McHutchison,  Michael Manns,  Rob P. Myers,  Janice Albrecht, 
  • Pages: 481-492
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Favorable prognosis of chronic hepatitis C after interferon therapy by long-term cohort study

Fumio Imazeki,  Osamu Yokosuka,  Kenichi Fukai,  Hiromitsu Saisho, 
  • Pages: 493-502
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A potent and specific morpholino antisense inhibitor of hepatitis C translation in mice

Anton P. McCaffrey,  Leonard Meuse,  Mobin Karimi,  Christopher H. Contag,  Mark A. Kay M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 503-508
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Dynamics of alanine aminotransferase during hepatitis C virus treatment

Ruy M. Ribeiro,  Jennifer Layden-Almer,  Kimberly A. Powers,  Thomas J. Layden,  Alan S. Perelson Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 509-517
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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A simple noninvasive index can predict both significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Chun-Tao Wai,  Joel K. Greenson,  Robert J. Fontana,  John D. Kalbfleisch,  Jorge A. Marrero,  Hari S. Conjeevaram,  Anna S.-F. Lok M.D., 
  • Pages: 518-526
  • First Published: 30 December 2003

Hepatology Elsewhere

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Challenges of designing hepatic encephalopathy treatment trials

Madhusudhan R. Sanaka M.D.,  Janus P. Ong M.D.,  Kevin D. Mullen M.D., 
  • Pages: 527-529
  • First Published: 30 December 2003

Correspondence

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Cytokine network during NASH and possible treatment selection

Alessandro Perrella M.D.,  Giovanni Tarantino M.D.,  Guglielmo Borgia Ph.D.,  Paolo Conca M.D.,  Paolo Sorrentino M.D.,  Paola Ragucci M.D.,  Raffaella Vecchione Ph.D.,  Oreste Perrella Ph.D., 
  • Page: 530
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Cytokine network during NASH and possible treatment selection

Zhiping Li M.D.,  Shiqi Yang M.D.,  Huizhi Lin M.D.,  Jiawen Huang M.D.,  Paul A. Watkins M.D.,  Ann B. Moser M.D.,  Claudio DeSimone M.D.,  Xiao-yu Song M.D.,  Anna Mae Diehl M.D., 
  • Pages: 530-531
  • First Published: 31 January 2007
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Drug-induced hepatic injury in Sweden

Rolf Olsson M.D., Ph.D.,  Gertrud Brunlöf R.N.,  Mari-Louise Johansson R.N.,  Matty Persson R.N., 
  • Pages: 531-532
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Absence of Helicobacter species in the liver of patients with primary or metastatic liver cancer

Prof. Torkel Wadström M.D., Ph.D.,  Waleed Abu Al-Soud Ph.D.,  Åsa Ljungh Ph.D.,  Hans-Olof Nilsson Ph.D.,  Prof. Unne Stenram M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 532-533
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Reply

Nicola Coppola M.D.,  Giorgio de Stefano M.D.,  Cecilia Marrocco Ph.D.,  Ferdinando Scarano M.D.,  Carlo Scolastico M.D.,  Luciano Tarantino M.D.,  Felice Piccinino M.D.,  Antonio Giorgio M.D.,  Evangelista Sagnelli M.D.,  Pietro Filippini M.D., 
  • Page: 533
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More on serum phosphate and prognosis of acute liver failure

William Bernal MRCP,  Julia Wendon FRCP, 
  • Pages: 533-534
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Cost effectiveness of preventing variceal hemorrhage

Anthony B. Post M.D., 
  • Pages: 534-535
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Reply

Brennan M. R. Spiegel M.D.,  Laura Targownik M.D.,  Gareth S. Dulai M.D., M.P.H.,  Hetal Karsan M.D.,  Ian M. Gralnek M.S.H.S., 
  • Page: 535
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Corrections

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Corrections

Giulio Marchesini,  Elisabetta Bugianesi,  Gabriele Forlani,  Fernanda Cerrelli,  Marco Lenzi,  Rita Manini,  Stefania Natale,  Ester Vanni,  Nicola Villanova,  Nazario Melchionda,  Mario Rizzetto, 
  • Page: 536
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Corrections: A practice guideline on Wilson disease

Eve A. Roberts,  Michael L. Schilsky, 
  • Page: 536
  • First Published: 30 December 2003
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Corrections: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: Summary of an AASLD single topic conference

Brent A. Neuschwander-Tetri,  Stephen H. Caldwell, 
  • Page: 536
  • First Published: 30 December 2003

Notices

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Notices: Notice of omission to give appropriate credit

  • Page: 537
  • First Published: 30 December 2003