are central to the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis, both as a source of fibrillar collagens that characterise fibrosis and matrix degrading metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors, the TIMPs.

A new model has projected a substantial rise in the burden of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in the U.S. by 2050, which could be minimized by effective preventive and ...

Based on the Japanese Society of Biliary Surgery Classification [48]. § Based on the TNM classification [21]. HA: Hepatic artery; PV: Portal vein. • T1: Tumor confined to the bile duct ...

Hepatic and bile duct cancers are one of the deadliest cancers, and their incidence rate and mortality rate are rising in recent years. Radical surgical resection is the best way to treat early ...

Microbiological bile analysis might, however, have a role in patients with complications of orthotopic liver transplantation ... Adequate drainage of the biliary tree remains the primary goal ...

Though other hepatic functions besides lipid homeostasis were not well-characterized and the organization of the cell types is left unreported, such as do biliary cells form structure, how and where ...

The experimental studies in this field are performed by combinations of genetic or induced diseases in the biliary tree and the gut. The effects on disease severity are ... Disease mechanisms in model ...

Treatments for autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis In both of these diseases, your body’s natural defense system (the immune system) attacks and damages your liver. Primary ...

Effective biliary drainage is essential for the beginning of palliative chemotherapy. There is a debate on the amount of liver parenchyma that should be drained to achieve clinical success. This study ...

Lucas Mandara, who is about to turn 1, loves to grab his walker and race his 4-year-old brother Henry, riding a bumble toy, ...