Liver Cirrhosis Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Liver Cirrhosis, including details on alcohol, treatment, drugs, effects, causes.

Volume 4 (2007), Issue 12 (December)

1. Antagonizing TGF-beta induced liver fibrosis by a retinoic acid derivative through regulation of ROS and calcium influx.
   Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 365(3): 484-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Effectiveness and safety of baclofen for maintenance of alcohol abstinence in alcohol-dependent patients with liver cirrhosis: randomised, double-blind controlled study.
   Lancet, 370(9603): 1915-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Metabolic syndrome is associated with severe fibrosis in chronic viral hepatitis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
   Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 27(1): 80-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Surgical treatment of sternoclavicular joint infections in cirrhotic patients.
   Am J Surg, 195(1): 130-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Evaluating patients with cirrhosis for hepatocellular carcinoma: value of clinical symptomatology, imaging and alpha-fetoprotein.
   Oncology, 72: 117-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Natural course of small nodular lesions with intranodular preserved portal supply in cirrhotic liver.
   Oncology, 72: 24-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Long-term effects of interferon-based therapy for chronic hepatitis C.
   Oncology, 72: 16-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Different drinking patterns for women and men with alcohol dependence with and without alcoholic cirrhosis.
   Alcohol Alcohol, 43(1): 39-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Double-contrast MRI for accurate staging of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis.
   AJR Am J Roentgenol, 190(1): 47-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Portosystemic shunt on CT during arterial portography: prevalence in patients with and without liver cirrhosis.
    Abdom Imaging, 33(1): 80-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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