Successful Integration of Hepatitis C Virus Point-of-Care Tests into the Denver Metro Health Clinic by A. Jewett, A. A. Al-Tayyib, L. Ginnett, B. D. Smith

“…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends testing and linkage to care for persons most likely infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), including persons with human immunodeficiency virus. …”
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Comparison of glimepiride and linagliptin in the treatment of non-alcoholic hepatic disease with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Feng Tian, Yali Guo, Liping Zhou, Qunying Yao, Xiaoyan Liang, Jiaxin Lu, Aiping He, Jie Shen

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Empagliflozin Alleviates Hepatic Steatosis by Activating the AMPK-TET2-Autophagy Pathway in vivo and in vitro by Ting Li, Ting Fang, Linxin Xu, Xiangyang Liu, Xiaoyu Li, Mei Xue, Xiaochen Yu, Bei Sun, Liming Chen

“…Background: Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), characterized by hepatic lipid accumulation and fatty degeneration, is intertwined with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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An atypical presentation of autoimmune hepatitis with delayed menarche in a Nigerian adolescent: a case report by Promise Udoka Asogwa, Bruno Basil, Winifred Njideka Adiri, Nelson Ugwu, Gideon Ekene Anigbo, Evaristus Offia, Casmir Orjioke

Subjects: “…Autoimmune hepatitis…”
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Clinical Features of Adult Patients with Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infection Progressing to Chronic Infection by Kojiro Michitaka, Atsushi Hiraoka, Yoshio Tokumoto, Keiko Ninomiya, Tomoyuki Ninomiya, Norio Horiike, Masanori Abe, Yoichi Hiasa

“…Information regarding the progression of acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection to chronic infection in adults is scarce. …”
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Acute Sickle Hepatic Crisis after Liver Transplantation in a Patient with Hb SC Disease by J. H. Gillis, S. K. Satapathy, L. Parsa, P. B. Sylvestre, N. Dbouk

“…Acute sickle hepatic crisis (ASHC) has been observed in approximately 10% of patients with sickle cell disease. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury via Inhibition of Neutrophil Recruitment by Shihui Li, Xu Zheng, Hui Li, Jun Zheng, Xiaolong Chen, Wei Liu, Yan Tai, Yingcai Zhang, Genshu Wang, Yang Yang

“…In the present study, we examined the impact of MSCs on hepatic inflammatory response such as neutrophil influx and liver damage in a rat model of 70% hepatic IRI. …”
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Canadian Hepatitis C Look-Back Investigation to Detect Transmission from an Infected General Surgeon by Meenakshi Dawar, Tammy L Stuart, Lamont E Sweet, Anne M Neatby, Lewis P Abbott, Anton P Andonov, Tom Wong, Robert Gervais, Rob Stirling

“…BACKGROUND: In February 2007, a general surgeon in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, tested positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV). The surgeon’s infection onset date could not be determined; however, episodic hepatic enzyme elevations were first detected in November 2004 and again in February 2007. …”
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Sofosbuvir-Based Therapies for Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Real-World Experience in China by Chengguang Hu, Guosheng Yuan, Junwei Liu, Huaping Huang, Yanyu Ren, Yinping Li, Xuefu Chen, Wei Li, Tao Wu, Hong Deng, Yanzhong Peng, Yong-Yuan Zhang, Yuanping Zhou

“…There is scarcity of data in literature regarding the treatment response to sofosbuvir- (SOF-) based therapies in Chinese patients with chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SOF-based regimens for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients without cirrhosis in a real-world setting in mainland China. …”
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Heme Oxygenase Induction Suppresses Hepatic Hepcidin and Rescues Ferroportin and Ferritin Expression in Obese Mice by Nitin Puri, Yevgeniy Arefiev, Robert Chao, David Sacerdoti, Hibba Chaudry, Alexandra Nichols, Krithika Srikanthan, Athar Nawab, Dana Sharma, Vishal Hari Lakhani, Rebecca Klug, Komal Sodhi, Stephen J. Peterson

“…We investigated the effects of HO-1 induction on hepatic hepcidin levels and on iron homeostasis in hepatic tissues from lean and obese mice. …”
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Marijuana Use in Hepatitis C Infection does not Affect Liver Biopsy Histology or Treatment Outcomes by Theresa Liu, Glen T Howell, Lucy Turner, Kimberley Corace, Gary Garber, Curtis Cooper

“…BACKGROUND: Marijuana smoking is prevalent among hepatitis C virus-infected patients. The literature assessing the influence of marijuana on liver disease progression and hepatitis C virus antiviral treatment outcomes is conflicting.…”
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Activins and Follistatin in Chronic Hepatitis C and Its Treatment with Pegylated-Interferon-α Based Therapy by Bassem Refaat, Ahmed Mohamed Ashshi, Adel Galal El-Shemi, Esam Azhar

“…Pegylated-interferon-α based therapy for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is considered suboptimal as not all patients respond to the treatment and it is associated with several side effects that could lead to dose reduction and/or termination of therapy. …”
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Concurrent Hepatic Artery and Portal Vein Thrombosis after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation with Preserved Allografts by Arshad Khan, P. Park, Jose Oberholzer, Ivo Tzvetanov, Raquel Garcia Roca, Ron C. Gaba, Enrico Benedetti, Hoonbae Jeon

“…In fact, hepatopetal arterial and portal venous neovascularization are known albeit obscure phenomena that can preserve posttransplant hepatic function under the extenuating circumstances of complete interruption of blood flow to the graft. …”
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Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy combined with systemic therapy sequentially or simultaneously for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma by Yu-zhe Cao, Jia-yu Pan, Guang-lei Zheng, Chao An, Meng-Xuan Zuo

Subjects: “…Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy…”
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A note for the global stability of a delay differential equation of hepatitis B virus infection by Bao-Zhu Guo, Li-Ming Cai

“…Kuang and J.D.Nagy,Dynamics of a delay differential equation model of hepatitis B virus infection, Journal of Biological Dynamics, 2(2008), 140-153].…”
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Long-term results of antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C with sustained virologic response by T. M. Ignatova, T. N. Lopatkina, V. P. Chulanov, Ye. V. Gaydasheva, S. N. Batskikh, G. V. Mikhaylovskaya, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, S. Yu. Karpov, Ye. N. Nikulkina, O. A. Chernova

Subjects: “…chronic hepatitis c…”
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Dynamical Behavior of Stochastic Markov Switching Hepatitis B Epidemic Model with Saturated Incidence Rate by Chun Lu

“…The article researches a stochastic hepatitis B epidemic model with saturated incidence rate, which is perturbed by both white noise and colored noise. …”
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Serological Evidence of Hepatitis B and E and Dengue Coinfection in Chadian Patients and Impact on Lipidemia Profile by Alexandre Kanga Djasrabe, Borris Rosnay Tietcheu Galani, Moussa Mahamat Ali, Fissou Henry Yandai, Bessimbaye Nadlaou, Mayann Habkreo, Nicolas Yanou Njintang

“…Objective. Viral hepatitis is an endemic disease in Chad. However, few studies have documented coinfection cases and their impact on cardiovascular risk. …”
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Role of Interleukin-28B in clearance of HCV in acute and chronic hepatitis patients in Kirkuk city by Muhannad Abdullah Alazzawy

“…A cross sectional study was conducted in Kirkuk city from June 2017 to March 2018. The number of hepatitis patient understudy were 62 hepatitis C (27 acute and 35 chronic) whose ages were between 20-75 years old. …”
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Renovascular Mistaken as Essential Hypertension due to Giant Hepatic Hydatid: A Rare Treatable Entity by Awaji Qasim Alnami, Liaqat Ali Khan, Said Samir Qeshta, Abdulrahman Alnami, Akram Awad, Waleed Mohalwi, Musa Tumaihi

“…We report a case of giant hepatic hydatid cyst with the possibility of renovascular hypertension due to mass effect as evident by dramatic drop of the blood pressure to its normotensive state postoperatively.…”
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