Hepatic manifestations in autoimmune disease include chronic active hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and nodular regenerative hyperplasia. These diseases are rare ...

Is lactulose an effective prophylaxis in the prevention of hepatic encephalopathy?

Cirrhosis represents an advanced stage of liver disease characterised by distorted liver parenchyma, nodule formation, hepatic dysfunction or insufficiency and reduced intrahepatic blood flow leading ...

Is it optimal to treat patients with cirrhosis with lactulose in order to prevent hepatic encephalopathy? This new study investigates the best treatment options.

We report a novel coaxial antenna for hepatic microwave ablation. This device uses a floating sleeve, that is, a metal conductor electrically isolated from the outer connector of the antenna coaxial ...

Objective Extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) serves as a gatekeeper of hepatic fibrosis by maintaining transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) in its latent form. ECM1 knockout (KO) causes latent (L ...

The connection between magnesium and hepatic steatosis has not been well studied. This study aimed to explore the link between magnesium intake and hepatic s ...

Formation of numerous internal organs involves reciprocal epithelial–mesenchymal signaling and subsequent patterning and growth of the organ primordium. Capsulin is a basic helix–loop–helix ...

Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration (AHD) and hepatolenticular degeneration can have similar clinical presentations, but when a chronic liver disease and atypical motor findings coexist, the ...

Foregut malformations (oesophageal atresia, tracheo-oesophageal fistula, lung anomalies and congenital stenosis of the oesophagus and trachea) are relatively common anomalies occurring in 1 in ...

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. Liver fibrosis is caused by excessive extracellular matrix accumulation, which in turn is driven by activation of hepatic stellate ...