Abstract: Drug-induced liver injury( DILI) is not only a hot topic in the field of liver diseases around the world,but also a major concern in the field of global drug safety at present. Due to a lack of specific indices,the misdiagnosis rate of DILI is high and there may be important issues in drug safety. D...
Abstract: Early detection and effective monitoring of the risk signals of drug-induced liver injury( DILI) are of great importance in the prevention and management of DILI in clinical practice. However,the lack of high sensitivity and strong specificity in the detection of risk signals brings great challenges...
Abstract: Drug-induced liver injury( DILI) with extrahepatic adverse drug reaction( EHADR) is the injury of extrahepatic organs which is caused by the same drug inducing liver injury and may occur simultaneously or successively with DILI,such as the skin,gastrointestinal tract,blood system,cardiovascular syst...
Abstract: Although drug-induced liver injury( DILI) is often an acute process,about 20% of the patients may progress to chronic DILI.Chronic DILI has a long course of disease and there is still no effective treatment. With the development and clinical application of new drugs and the wide application of herba...
Abstract: To further understand the 2019 EASL Guidelines for drug-induced liver injury( DILI),this article outlined the updated key points of the guidelines and analyzed these points with reference to the reality of China,including the type of DILI,DILI induced by herbs and dietary supplements,prospective ver...
Abstract: Drug-induced liver injury( DILI) has a complex pathogenesis and obvious individual difference. Early diagnosis and treatment of DILI may achieve good prognosis,but due to a lack of specific clinical symptoms,most cases cannot be identified in the early stage. If no timely treatment is given,DILI may...
Abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma( HCC) currently holds the second position for cause of cancer-related deaths in China. Most of the pathogenic characteristics of HCC in China follow the tri-step model of hepatitis B-cirrhosis-liver cancer. The screening of precancerous lesions of stomach cancer,colorectal c...
Abstract: Gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid( Gd-EOB-DTPA) is a hepatobiliary-specific magnetic resonance imaging( MRI) contrast agent and has been widely used in clinical practice. With reference to the expert consensus and references in China and foreign countries,the experts in Chi...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the medication compliance in patients with chronic hepatitis B and related influencing factors. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted for 3732 patients with chronic hepatitis B who were treated in the outpatient service of Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital from...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the expression of nuclear factor-kappa B( NF-κB) and inducible nitric oxide synthase( iNOS) in peripheral blood mononucleated cells( PBMCs) of patients with different stages of chronic hepatitis B( CHB),as well as the changes in natural killer( NK),T,and B lymphocytes in eac...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of FibroScan,gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase-to-platelet ratio( GPR),aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index( APRI),nonalcoholic fatty liver disease( NAFLD) fibrosis score( NFS),and fibrosis-4( FIB-4) used alone or FibroScan combined with GPR,AP...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the value of liver stiffness measurement( LSM) by transient elastography,aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index( APRI),and fibrosis-4( FIB-4) in the diagnosis of liver fibrosis in children with biliary atresia. Methods A total of 110 children with biliary atresia...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the correlation between plasma D-dimer level and severity of hepatitis B cirrhosis and its value in the diagnosis of portal vein thrombosis( PVT). Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 500 patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis who were hospita...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the gastroscopic manifestations of gastric mucosa in portal hypertensive gastropathy( PHG) and the association of PHG with gastroesophageal varices,ulcers,and liver cirrhosis complications. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 867 patients ...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical value of acoustic radiation force impulse( ARFI) elastography in predicting esophageal variceal bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 271 patients with liver cirrhosis who attended the ...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical effect of endoscopic variceal ligation( EVL),endoscopic injection sclerotherapy( EIS),and tissue adhesive injection in the treatment of esophagogastric junctional variceal bleeding,and to provide a reference for reasonable selection of different hemostasis metho...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical value of combined measurement of serum growth differentiation factor 15( GDF15) and alpha-fetoprotein( AFP) in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma( HCC) associated with hepatitis B virus( HBV) infection. Methods A total of 225 subjects who received treatme...
Abstract: Objective To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic liver resection( LLR) versus open liver resection( OLR) in the treatment of colorectal cancer liver metastasis( CRLM). Methods Chinese databases( CNKI,Wanfang,and VIP) and English databases( PubMed,Cochrane Library,and Emba...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the expression,clinical significance,and potential mechanism of action of DUXAP8 in hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods The expression data of liver cancer and related clinical data published up to June 2019 were collected from TCGA database to screen out the differentially ex...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the anti-liver cancer mechanism of water extract of Jianpi Xiaoji prescription and its effect on cell autophagy flow and autophagy-related proteins. Methods SMMC7721 cells were treated with water extract of Jianpi Xiaoji prescription.CCK-8 assay was used to measure cell prol...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of proteasome subunit beta type 4( PSMB4) on the proliferation and viability of human liver cancer SMMC7721 cells and its possible mechanisms. Methods The specific short-hairpin RNA( shRNA) technique was used to construct SMMC7721 cells with knockdown expression o...
Abstract: Objective To compare the liver histopathological features of drug-induced liver injury( DILI) caused by Chinese herbal medicine( HM) and that caused by Western medicine( WM),and to investigate the pathological features of HM-DILI. Methods A total of50 patients with drug-induced liver injury( DILI) w...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the single nucleotide polymorphism( SNP) and serum expression of interferon-gamma-induced protein 10( IP-10) in patients with drug-induced liver injury accompanied by autoimmune phenomena( AI-DILI). Methods A total of 168 patients with drug-induced liver injury( DILI) who we...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the protective effect of pinocembrin( PIN) in a mouse model of liver injury induced by acetaminophen( APAP). Methods A total of 50 healthy male C57BL/6 J mice were randomly divided into blank group,PIN( 50 mg/kg) group,APAP( 300 mg/kg) model group,PIN( 30 mg/kg) + APAP( 300 ...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease( NAFLD) and related abnormal indicators among taxi drivers in Shenzhen,China,and to provide a basis for scientific prevention and treatment of fatty liver disease. Methods A total of1752 taxi drivers who underwent physical e...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical effect of surgery in the treatment of calcified hepatic cystic echinococcosis. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 16 patients with 20 calcified hepatic hydatid cysts who underwent surgical treatment( total pericystectomy,subt...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of the transforming growth factor-β1( TGF-β1) signaling pathway on the differentiation of hepatic progenitor cells( HPCs). Methods HPC-E14. 5 cells were cultured in vitro and immunofluorescent staining was performed for identification. The cells were divided into ...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the prevalence rate of gallstones among university teachers in Tianjin,China,and related risk factors.Methods Physical examination data were collected from the teachers from five universities who participated in physical examination in Physical Examination Center,Tianjin Med...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the blood lipid parameters for the early prediction of severe acute pancreatitis( SAP) and their predictive value. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 425 patients with acute pancreatitis( AP) who were admitted to The Affiliated Hospital o...
Abstract: Objective To screen out differentially expressed genes( DEGs) and related candidate therapeutic drugs for acute pancreatitis( AP) using the bioinformatics method. Methods High-throughput microarray datasets( GSE109227 and GSE65146) associated with AP in mice were downloaded from gene expression omni...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of triptolide on fibrosis in mice with cerulein-induced chronic pancreatitis( CP) based on the nuclear factor-kappa B( NF-κB)/interleukin-6( IL-6) signaling pathway. Methods A total of 15 male C57 BL/6 mice were randomly divided into control group( treated with no...
Abstract: Hepatitis B is still one of the major infectious diseases in China,and hepatitis B vaccination is the most effective method to control the spread of hepatitis B. This article compares and summarizes the similarities and differences in hepatitis B vaccination for children in major authoritative docum...
Abstract: MicroRNA( miRNA) plays an important role in viral diseases by regulating post-transcriptional gene expression. MiRNA can affect the replication and gene expression of hepatitis B virus( HBV) in host cells,while HBV can regulate the expression of host miRNA to provide a favorable environment for its ...
Abstract: Hepatic macrophages and hepatic progenitor cells play an important role in the development and repair of liver fibrosis. The polarized state of macrophages can affect the differentiation orientation of hepatic progenitor cells,and the Wnt signaling pathway may play a key role in the crosstalk betwee...
Abstract: Gastroesophageal variceal bleeding and hypersplenism caused by portal hypertension seriously threaten the life of patients with liver cirrhosis. At present,devascularization is still one of the important surgical procedures for the treatment of portal hypertension; however,the development of the tre...
Abstract: Gut microbiota is the largest collection of commensal micro-organisms in the human body. Since the liver has unique anatomical location and vascular system,it is easily exposed to gut microbiota and their metabolites. Under normal conditions,the barrier function of the intestinal epithelium and the ...
Abstract: Drugs are an important cause of liver injury,and according to statistics,about 1100 drugs may induce liver injury. Due to the difficulty in differential diagnosis,drug-related liver injury is still misjudged. As different drugs have different mechanisms of action in inducing liver injury and may cau...
Abstract: With the improvement of living standard,the incidence rate of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease( NAFLD) is gradually increasing year by year and its age of onset tends to become younger,but its pathogenesis remains unclear. Macrophages are important cells involved in the pathogenesis of NAFLD and hav...
Abstract: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease( NAFLD) is a clinical metabolic syndrome characterized by hepatic steatosis,inflammation,and fibrosis and has become a common chronic liver disease with great impact on public health. Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells( LSECs) are specialized vascular endothelium of ...
Abstract: The mitochondria in liver tissue not only provides energy for substance metabolism in hepatocytes,but also participates in hepatocellular injury and even apoptosis. It also plays an important role in several pathological processes closely associated with hepatocellular injury and apoptosis,such as h...
Abstract: Hepatic encephalopathy( HE) has various clinical symptoms,and its etiology and pathogenesis have not been fully understood.Recent studies have shown that the composition of intestinal flora is associated with the changes in the central nervous system in patients with HE. With reference to recent stu...
Abstract: End-stage liver disease is often accompanied by various complications,among which sarcopenia is a common complication in patients with end-stage liver disease and is often neglected by clinicians,and in fact,sarcopenia also affects the prognosis of patients with end-stage liver disease. This article...
Abstract: Autoimmune liver diseases( AILDs) include primary biliary cholangitis( PBC),autoimmune hepatitis( AIH),and primary sclerosing cholangitis. Some patients may have the features of two AILDs at initial diagnosis or during follow-up,which is usually referred to as“overlap syndrome”,among which PBC-AIH o...
Abstract: In recent years,more and more patients with metabolic syndrome also have gallstones,and gallstones may lead to life-threatening diseases such as acute cholecystitis,acute obstructive cholangitis,and pancreatitis. This article summarizes the association of obesity,hyperlipidemia,hyperglycemia,and hyp...
Abstract: Hilar cholangiocarcinoma( HCCA) is a common malignant tumor of the extrahepatic bile duct and has the features of special anatomical location,tumor growth along the bile duct,high degree of malignancy,and easy involvement of liver parenchyma. At present,the treatment methods for HCCA include surgica...
Abstract: Hypoxia caused by rapid growth of cancer cells and insufficient central blood supply is one of the characteristics of tumor microenvironment,especially in pancreatic cancer. An increasing number of studies have shown that hypoxia is closely associated with angiogenesis,metabolic reprogramming,tumor ...