Abstract: Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune liver disease mainly involving the interlobular bile ducts and can progress to liver cirrhosis and liver failure.Early diagnosis and management can significantly improve the prognosis of such patients and their quality of life.This article focuses o...
Abstract: Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a disease with relatively strong heterogeneity, and different patients may have great differences in clinical process and phenotypes.Therefore, long-term treatment and follow-up are necessary for accurate risk stratification of these patients.Observation of clini...
Abstract: In recent years, ursodeoxycholic acid is commonly used for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) ;however, the growing number of PBC patients and the occurrence of suboptimal response and treatment intolerance pose a great challenge to treatment regimens.The approval of the new drug obe...
Abstract: Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune liver disease with strong genetic susceptibility.The genome-wide association studies and immunochip studies conducted in recent years help to reveal the pathogenesis of PBC.The susceptibility genes of PBC are classified into human leukocyte antigen ...
Abstract: Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic autoimmune disease caused by the attack of the liver by the immune system and is commonly seen in middle-aged women.The pathological features of this disease include the infiltration of a large number of innate immune cells (NK cells, NK T c...
Abstract: An ideal animal model of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) plays an important role in the research on physiopathological mechanism and drug research and development.In recent years, great achievements have been made in animal models which can reflect the features of PBC, such as positive serum anti-...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the association between liver pathological changes and clinical features in patients with chronic HBV infection and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 1-2 × upper limits of normal (ULN) .Methods A total of 80 patients with chronic HBV infection and ALT 1-2×ULN who were hospitali...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the dynamic changes in drug-resistant duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV) DNA in single hepatocyte nucleus after hemihepatectomy using a liver regeneration model.Methods Ducks aged 45 days with chronic DHBV infection were inoculated with mutant DHBV after hemihepatectomy and then ...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the change in peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets after the application of thymosin α1 in patients with decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis, as well as the effect of thymosin α1 on immune function.Methods A total of 106 patients with decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis who w...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the value of serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (sNGAL) , urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) , and serum cystatin C (CysC) in the early diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with liver cirrhosis.Methods A total of 236 patien...
Objective To investigate the clinical effect of modified splenic artery embolization of the splenic artery and branch arteries in the treatment of splenic artery steal syndrome (SASS) and hypersplenism due to liver cirrhosis, since in patients with liver cirrhosis complicated by hypersplenism, the e...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the risk factors for early rebleeding after esophageal variceal ligation (EVL) in patients with liver cirrhosis.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 506 cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices who were admitted to Shaanxi Provincial Peop...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical effect of Bielong Ruangan decoction combined with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) versus TACE alone in the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) -related primary liver cancer.Methods The patients with HBV-related primary liver cancer who were hosp...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the local efficacy and safety of laparoscopic microwave ablation (MWA) in the treatment of malignant liver tumors.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 105 patients with malignant liver tumors who were admitted to Xianyang Central Hospital, ...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the value of serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II (PIVKA-Ⅱ) in the pathological diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) .Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 134 patients with malignant...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the value of choledochoscopy in the treatment of intrahepatic bile duct stones complicated by biliary stricture, treatment methods, and related complications.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 230 patients with intrahepatic bile duct ston...
Abstract: Objective To explore the clinical application of laparoscopic transcystic common bile duct exploration.Methods From Jan2014 to Dec 2015, laparoscopic transcystic common bile duct exploration was performed in 52 cases of cholecystolithiasis.The therapeutic effects of cases were studied.Results Among ...
Objective To investigate the clinical features of autoimmune liver disease (AILD) complicated by abdominal lymphadenectasis (LA) , as well as the clinical significance of LA in AILD.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 252 patients who were admitted to The First Af...
Objective To investigate the clinical and pathological features of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) -primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) overlap syndrome (AIH-PBC OS) versus AIH, since it is still difficult to diagnose AIH-PBC OS in clinical practice, and to enhance the knowledge of AIH-PBC OS and improve i...
Abstract: Although there are various indicators for evaluating the effect of anti-HBV therapy, they have low accuracy and sensitivity.New indicators are still needed to guide clinical practice.Recent studies have found that HBV RNA might be a new potential indicator for clinical detection.This article reviews...
Abstract: Chronic hepatitis C has become a serious public health issue around the world.In recent years, with the development of pharmacotherapy for hepatitis C, it may be possible to cure hepatitis C.With reference to the epidemic status of hepatitis C and the advantages and side effects of conventional stan...
Abstract: The application of direct-acting antiviral agents significantly increases the rate of sustained virologic response in patients with hepatitis C, but there are still some patients who have no response during treatment or experience recurrence after treatment.Related influencing factors are research h...
Abstract: Hepatic fibrosis is the common pathological basis of various chronic liver diseases.Liver biopsy remains the gold standard for the assessment and diagnosis of liver fibrosis, but its invasiveness and high requirements for operation limit its clinical application.This article introduces the developme...
Abstract: Non-selective β-blockers (NSBBs) can effectively reduce hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) , and are the first-line drugs for primary and secondary prevention of liver cirrhosis complicated by esophagogastric variceal bleeding.In addition, NSBBs can alleviate inflammatory response in patients w...
Abstract: Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) has a high incidence rate in cirrhotic patients, leading to a high risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.Gastric mucosal injury is the major pathological change of PHG.There are few studies focusing on the clinical application of antacids in the treatment of P...
Abstract: Drug-induced autoimmune hepatitis (DIAIH) refers to liver injury mediated by the autoimmune system activated by drugs and accounts for 6%-22% of drug-induced liver injury.At present, the pathogenesis of DIAIH remains unclear, and there are no specific diagnostic criteria, which causes the difficulti...
Abstract: Osteoporosis is a common complication of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) with a relatively high prevalence rate and a high risk of bone fracture.The pathogenesis of osteoporosis remains unknown.This article reviews the latest advances in the pathogenesis and treatment of osteoporosis in PBC.Studie...
Abstract: Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune liver disease characterized by small bile duct injury.Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is often used for the treatment of this disease;however, about 40% of PBC patients do not respond adequately to UDCA and often have poor prognosis.This article summari...
Abstract: Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the destruction of interlobular bile ducts and infiltration of inflammatory factors.An increase in anti-mitochondrial antibody is the major feature of PBC and may eventually lead to intrahepatic cholestasis, liver fibrosis, ...
Abstract: Immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC) is a new type of secondary sclerosing cholangitis which was discovered recently and has unknown pathogenesis.IgG4-SC is characterized by an increased serum level of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) , chronic progressive obstructive jaundice, diffuse...
Abstract: Chronic liver diseases such as liver fibrosis and liver cirrhosis have a complex pathogenesis and are the result of interaction between various cells, cytokines, and matrix in the liver.The traditional viewpoints believe that platelets are mainly involved in hemostasis and coagulation.In recent year...
Abstract: Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) is a serious parasitic disease caused by the infection with the eggs of Echinococcus multilocularis Leuckart.Research on the mechanism of the development and progression of HAE helps to explore new methods for its diagnosis and treatment, and the establishment o...
Abstract: Locally advanced pancreatic cancer has a poor prognosis, and conventional radiotherapy alone or combined with chemotherapy has limited effects on local control of locally advanced pancreatic cancer and survival benefit for such patients.Stereotactic radiotherapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy ...