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 5 (2008), Issue 8 (August)

1. Hepatocyte-specific Smad7 expression attenuates TGF-beta-mediated fibrogenesis and protects against liver damage.
   Gastroenterology, 135(2): 642-59. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Inhibition of integrin alphavbeta6 on cholangiocytes blocks transforming growth factor-beta activation and retards biliary fibrosis progression.
   Gastroenterology, 135(2): 660-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Liver fibrosis during an outbreak of acute hepatitis C virus infection in HIV-infected men: a prospective cohort study.
   J Infect Dis, 198(5): 683-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Antifibrotic activity of diterpenes from Biota orientalis leaves on hepatic stellate cells.
   Arch Pharm Res, 31(7): 866-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Hepatocyte growth factor improves survival after partial hepatectomy in cirrhotic rats suppressing apoptosis of hepatocytes.
   Surgery, 144(3): 374-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. The use of saline-linked radiofrequency dissecting sealer for liver transection in patients with cirrhosis.
   J Surg Res, 149(1): 110-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Inguinal hernioplasty improves the quality of life in patients with cirrhosis.
   Am J Surg, 196(3): 373-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Reliability of transient elastography for the diagnosis of advanced fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
   Gut, 57(9): 1288-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Mechanisms of extrahepatic vasodilation in portal hypertension.
   Gut, 57(9): 1300-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Waist circumference correlates with liver fibrosis in children with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
    Gut, 57(9): 1283-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Racial disparity in surgical mortality after major hepatectomy.
    J Am Coll Surg, 207(3): 312-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Senescence of activated stellate cells limits liver fibrosis.
    Cell, 134(4): 657-67. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Senescence: not just for tumor suppression.
    Cell, 134(4): 562-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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