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    Hepatology Research: Volume 48, Issue 13

    1065-1187
    December 2018
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  • Pages: 1065-1066
  • First Published: 19 December 2018

Original Articles

Hepatitis B virus

Factors improving the utility of antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B: A nationwide multicenter study in Japan

Yoko Yamagiwa,  Naohiko Masaki, 
  • Pages: 1069-1080
  • First Published: 22 June 2018
Open Access

Clinical evaluation of a novel and highly sensitive immunoassay for anti-hepatitis B core antigen using a fully automated immunochemical analyzer

Kyo Izumida,  Atsushi Kaneko,  Kazuya Takahashi,  Shigeru Kusumoto,  Tomoko Narita,  Akiyoshi Takami,  Shinsuke Iida,  Katsumi Aoyagi,  Yasuhito Tanaka, 
  • Pages: 1081-1091
  • First Published: 13 July 2018

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Miglitol attenuates non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in diabetic patients

Michiharu Komatsu,  Naoki Tanaka,  Takefumi Kimura,  Naoyuki Fujimori,  Kenji Sano,  Akira Horiuchi,  Ayumi Sugiura,  Tomoo Yamazaki,  Soichiro Shibata,  Satoru Joshita,  Takeji Umemura,  Akihiro Matsumoto,  Eiji Tanaka, 
  • Pages: 1092-1098
  • First Published: 23 June 2018

Accuracy of non-invasive scoring systems for diagnosing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis-related fibrosis: Multicenter validation study

Yoshito Itoh,  Yuya Seko,  Toshihide Shima,  Tomoaki Nakajima,  Kei Mizuno,  Yusuke Kawamura,  Norio Akuta,  Kiyoaki Ito,  Miwa Kawanaka,  Akira Hiramatsu,  Michiie Sakamoto,  Kenichi Harada,  Yoshihito Goto,  Takeo Nakayama,  Hiromitsu Kumada,  Takeshi Okanoue, 
  • Pages: 1099-1107
  • First Published: 04 July 2018
Open Access

Microbiome and bile acid profiles in duodenal aspirates from patients with liver cirrhosis: The Microbiome, Microbial Markers and Liver Disease Study

Jonathan P. Jacobs,  Tien S. Dong,  Vatche Agopian,  Venu Lagishetty,  Vinay Sundaram,  Mazen Noureddin,  Walid S. Ayoub,  Francisco Durazo,  Jihane Benhammou,  Pedram Enayati,  David Elashoff,  Marc T. Goodman,  Joseph Pisegna,  Shehnaz Hussain, 
  • Pages: 1108-1117
  • First Published: 20 June 2018

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Comparison of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy between 5-fluorouracil-based continuous infusion chemotherapy and low-dose cisplatin monotherapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Tomokazu Kawaoka,  Hiroshi Aikata,  Tomoki Kobayashi,  Shinsuke Uchikawa,  Kazuki Ohya,  Kenichiro Kodama,  Yuno Nishida,  Kana Daijo,  Mitsutaka Osawa,  Yuji Teraoka,  Yuki Inagaki,  Fumi Honda,  Masahiro Hatooka,  Kei Morio,  Reona Morio,  Hatsue Fujino,  Takashi Nakahara,  Eisuke Murakami,  Masataka Tsuge,  Akira Hiramatsu,  Michio Imamura,  Yoshiiku Kawakami,  Yasutaka Baba,  Kazuo Awai,  Kazuaki Chayama, 
  • Pages: 1118-1130
  • First Published: 20 July 2018

Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive Mac-2 binding protein predicts early occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after sustained virologic response by direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus

Yutaka Yasui,  Masayuki Kurosaki,  Yasuyuki Komiyama,  Hitomi Takada,  Nobuharu Tamaki,  Keiya Watakabe,  Mao Okada,  Wan Wang,  Takao Shimizu,  Yohei Kubota,  Mayu Higuchi,  Kenta Takaura,  Kaoru Tsuchiya,  Hiroyuki Nakanishi,  Yuka Takahashi,  Jun Itakura,  Nobuyuki Enomoto,  Namiki Izumi, 
  • Pages: 1131-1139
  • First Published: 20 July 2018

Long non-coding RNA expression profile can predict early recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma after curative resection

Yufeng Lv,  Wenhao Wei,  Zhong Huang,  Zhichao Chen,  Yuan Fang,  Lili Pan,  Xueqiong Han,  Zihai Xu, 
  • Pages: 1140-1148
  • First Published: 20 June 2018

Phenotypic and functional characterization of tumor-derived endothelial cells isolated from primary human hepatocellular carcinoma

Wenjing Zhao,  Liping Yang,  Xudong Chen,  Hongyan Qian,  Suqing Zhang,  Yali Chen,  Runhua Luo,  Jingjing Shao,  Huanliang Liu,  Jianguo Chen, 
  • Pages: 1149-1162
  • First Published: 28 June 2018

Surgery

Long-term outcomes after cholecystocolostomy for progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis

Long Chen,  Hui Xiao,  Xiang-hai Ren,  Long Li, 
  • Pages: 1163-1171
  • First Published: 22 June 2018

Short Communications

Suppression of hepatitis B surface antigen production by combination therapy with nucleotide analogues and interferon in children with genotype C hepatitis B virus infection

Hitoshi Tajiri,  Tomoko Takano,  Yasuhito Tanaka,  Jun Murakami,  Stephen Brooks, 
  • Pages: 1172-1177
  • First Published: 07 July 2018
Open Access

Cross-over study in hyperammonemia patients for efficacy, safety, and acceptability of a new lactulose preparation (SK-1202) compared to approved drug

Hitoshi Yoshiji,  Yoshiyasu Karino,  Yoshiyuki Suzuki,  Fumitaka Suzuki,  Masakazu Uejima,  Hiroshi Aikata,  Kazuaki Chayama,  Hisakazu Iwai,  Eiji Suzuki,  Hiromitsu Kumada, 
  • Pages: 1178-1183
  • First Published: 13 July 2018

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

  • Pages: 1184-1187
  • First Published: 19 December 2018