Abstract: Precise and quantitative assessment of the severity of liver fibrosis is of great value for confirming diagnosis,making treatment decision,monitoring treatment outcome,and determining prognosis. This paper analyzes the development and application of invasive and non- invasive quantitative assessment...
Abstract: Hepatic fibrosis is the common outcome of chronic liver diseases of various causes. At present,liver biopsy is the “gold standard”for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis,but it has limitations and is invasive,which leads to the development of noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis. The article mainly ...
Abstract: Any pathological state that causes disturbance in bile flow is called cholestasis. Liver fibrosis is a repair response to liver injury.Both cholestasis and liver fibrosis are pathological states in liver diseases. This paper briefly introduces cholestasis and liver fibrosis,and illustrates the mecha...
Abstract: The important pathological feature induced by schistosomiasis is liver fibrosis. Schistosome eggs release soluble egg antigen to form egg granuloma,which stimulates host inflammation,induces extracellular matrix deposition,and finally causes liver fibrosis. This process is tightly associated with he...
Abstract: At present,the response rate of anti- viral therapy for chronic hepatitis B still needs to be increased. Therefore,combination therapy including nucleosides combined with nucleotides,as well as interferon combined with nucleosides and nucleotides,is being explored by many researchers. According to r...
Abstract: Infection is a frequent complication of cirrhosis,which often occurs in the lungs,chest,abdomen,biliary tract,urinary tract,soft tissue,and skin,and occasionally causes spontaneous bacteremia in patients. This paper reviews the risk factors and common types of infection in cirrhosis associated with ...
Abstract: Gastroesophageal variceal bleeding is a severe complication of portal hypertension. The prevention of gastroesophageal variceal bleeding and rebleeding remains an important goal in treating patients with liver cirrhosis. This article briefly describes the four stages of the prevention and treatment ...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the relationship between serum apolipoprotein B / A1( APOB / APOA1) ratio and chronic hepatitis C( CHC)- related hepatic fibrosis,and to assess the ability of serum APOB/APOA1 ratio to identify significant hepatic fibrosis( ≥F2).Methods A total of 120 interferon treatment- n...
Abstract: Objective To explore the relationship between levels of alanine aminotransferase( ALT),hepatitis B virus( HBV) DNA,and serum markers of fibrosis including hyaluronic acid( HA),laminin( LN),type Ⅲ procollagen peptide( PⅢP),and type Ⅳ collagen( CⅣ) and the severity of liver fibrosis in patients with c...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical value of nucleotide analogues for the treatment of hepatitis B- related decompensated cirrhosis. Methods A total of 97 inpatients with hepatitis B- induced decompensated cirrhosis were selected from the Department of Hepatology,Nanhua Hospital,Shanghai,China,fro...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of primary bleeding from esophageal varices( EVB) in cirrhotic patients from Yangzhou,China. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 80 cirrhotic patients with primary BEV who were treated at the Department of Gastroenterology,Northern J...
Abstract: Objective To explore the correlation of spleen stiffness measured by Fibro Scan with esophageal and gastric varices in patients with liver cirrhosis. Methods Spleen and liver stiffness was measured by Fibro Scan in 72 patients with liver cirrhosis who received gastroscopy in our hospital from Decemb...
Abstract: Objective To explore the value of ultrafast pulse wave velocity( UFPWV) technique in the quantitative evaluation of carotid artery elasticity in patients with cirrhosis. Methods Forty- three patients diagnosed clinically with cirrhosis in our hospital from September2013 to June 2014 were enrolled as...
Abstract: Objective To analyze the relationship between portal vein pressure and Fibro Scan score in patients with liver cirrhosis using color Doppler ultrasonography and transient elastography( Fibro Scan). Methods Totally 235 patients with liver cirrhosis were selected from the Second People's Hospital of Z...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the value of peritoneal lavage in the treatment of cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis( SBP). Methods Eighty- six cirrhotic patients with SBP who were admitted to the Department of Infection in our hospital from February 2010 to February 2013 were selec...
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the clinical value of five- stage prognostic system in predicting the short- term outcome of patients with liver cirrhosis,and to compare it with the Child- Turcotte- Pugh( CTP) and Model of End- Stage Liver Disease( MELD) scores. Methods Two hundred and one hospitalized patien...
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the distribution of intestinal flora in patients with cirrhosis compared with healthy people and investigate the relationship between the distribution of intestinal flora and Child- Pugh classification of liver function,and to analyze the effect of probiotic treatment on the im...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the possible risk factors for rebleeding after splenectomy and pericardial devascularization in the treatment of portal hypertension due to liver cirrhosis,and to provide a certain basis for reducing the incidence of digestive tract re- hemorrhage for these patients. Methods...
Abstract: Objective To identify the causative factors for early portal vein thrombosis( EPVT) after esophagogastric devascularization and splenectomy( EGDS) in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension. Methods A 3- month follow- up of a retrospective study was performed on 83 patients who received EGDS at ...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the levels of molecular markers of prethrombotic state in liver cirrhosis( LC) patients with portal vein thrombosis( PVT) and their significance. Methods Seventy- two LC patients who were admitted to our hospital from 2011 to 2013 were selected for analysis. Among the patien...
Abstract: Objective To analyze the pathogenic and drug resistance features,as well as laboratory indices,of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis( SBP) and to provide a basis for the early warning,rapid diagnosis,and timely treatment of the disease. Methods The clinical data and laboratory indices of 1340 patient...
Abstract: Objective To explore the significance and potential influencing factors for the clock drawing test( CDT) in cognitive assessment for patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis. Methods Ninety- five Child- Turcotte- Pugh class A patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis,who were admitted to our hospital from June...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the dynamic change of hepcidin in liver fibrosis induced by CCl4 among mice. Methods C57 BL /6mice were given CCl4 by intragastric administration to establish a liver fibrosis model. The degree of liver injury and fibrosis was evaluated by HE and Masson staining. Prussian bl...
Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of estradiol on human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells( BMSCs) and the therapeutic effect of estradiol- pretreated BMSCs on liver cirrhosis in mice. Methods Third- passage BMSCs were divided into control( untreated with estradiol) and experimental groups( treated wi...
Abstract: Liver fibrosis is an essential stage in the progression of chronic liver disease to liver cirrhosis,and its incidence is high in the world. The mechanism of liver fibrosis that involves many cytokines and signaling pathways is complicated and is understood by people more and more clearly. This revie...
Abstract: Hepatic stellate cells( HSCs) are the source of fibre in the liver which can produce a large number of extracellular matrix via proliferation and activation,and this is the central link of hepatic fibrosis. Following further research on hepatic fibrosis,signal transduction involved in the activation...
Abstract: Obesity and related metabolic syndromes are prevalent on the global scale. Thus far,non- alcoholic fatty liver( NAFL) disease has caused wide attention from domestic and overseas scholars. NAFL cirrhosis is considered to be the central part and inevitable stage of liver cirrhosis developed from simp...
Abstract: Decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis is one of the final outcomes of chronic hepatitis B and liver fibrosis. Extensive studies have demonstrated that antiviral therapy can slow disease progression,improve clinical outcomes,reduce complications,slow decompensated cirrhosis progression,and improve surv...
Abstract: Liver cirrhosis is a late- stage hepatic fibrosis,which results from various risk factors such as viruses,alcohol,fat,drugs and immunity,and genetic metabolism,leading to chronic liver damage. This paper reviews the etiological treatment and therapy for complications. It is pointed out that liver tr...
Abstract: The primary aim of preventing variceal bleeding in liver cirrhosis is to reduce portosystemic pressure gradient. Carvedilol is a non- selective beta blocker with selective inhibition of α- 1 receptor and blockage of calcium channel. This paper reviews the role of carvedilol in reducing hepatic venou...
Abstract: Ascites is a common complication of liver cirrhosis. Liver ascites may occur repeatedly,which increases the therapeutic difficulty. This paper reviews the definition of intractable liver ascites,general treatment measures,and current treatment of common complications such as spontaneous bacterial pe...
Abstract: The metabolism of amino acids mainly takes place in the liver,and patients with liver cirrhosis may develop metabolic disorders of proteins,carbohydrates,fats,and amino acids,which in turn causes dysfunction of multiple organs and systems,as well as complications like hepatic encephalopathy,esophage...
Abstract: The development of portal hypertension is associated with remarkable changes in the intra- and extra- hepatic vasculature. Thus far,in- depth research into vascular biology has furthered our understanding about the mechanism of dynamic vascular changes associated with portal hypertension. Advances i...