Supported by The Far Eastern Memorial Hospital,No.FEMH-2022-C-015,No.FEMH-2022-C-017 and No.FEMH-2023-C-082.
BACKGROUND Hepatitis B and C and alcoholic liver disease are the principal causes of hepaticrelated morbidity and mortality.However,evidence of the associations between diabetes without the above risk factors and hepa...
BACKGROUND Globally,Liver cirrhosis is the 14th leading cause of death and poses a significant threat to human health.AIM To investigate the effects of a multidisciplinary collaboration model on postoperative recovery...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81874390 and No.81573948;Shanghai Natural Science Foundation,No.21ZR1464100;Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission,No.22S11901700;the Shanghai Key Specialty of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine,No.shslczdzk01201.
BACKGROUND Esophageal and gastric variceal bleeding is a catastrophic complication of portal hypertension,most commonly caused by cirrhosis of various etiologies.Although a considerable body of research has been condu...
Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China,No.2022YFC2305002;Beijing Natural Science Foundation,No.7232079;Middle-aged and Young Talent Incubation Programs(Clinical Research)of Beijing Youan Hospital,No.BJYAYY-YN2022-12,No.BJYAYY-YN2022-13,and No.BJYAYY-YN2022-01;the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation,No.2023M732410 and No.2024T170595.
BACKGROUND Patients with cirrhosis with hepatopulmonary syndrome(HPS)have a poorer prognosis.The disease has a subtle onset,symptoms are easily masked,clinical attention is insufficient,and misdiagnosis rates are high...
BACKGROUND The Streptococcus salivarius(S.salivarius)group,which produces the enzyme urease has been identified as a potential contributor to ammonia production in the gut.Researchers have reported that patients with ...
Supported by Key Project of the Ningbo Natural Science Foundation,Zhejiang Province,China,No.2022J253;Key Technology R&D Project of Ningbo City,No.2023Z208;Traditional Chinese Medicine project,Zhejiang Province,No.2024ZF028;the Key Project of Health Science and Technology Foundation,Zhejiang Province,China,No.WKJ-ZJ-2551.
BACKGROUND Liver cirrhosis(LC)affect millions of people worldwide.The pathogenesis of cirrhosis involves complex interactions between immune responses and gut microbiota.Recent studies have highlighted the role of the...
The management of portal hypertension and its complications,such as variceal bleeding,in patients with cirrhosis often involves the use of nonselective betablockers(NSBBs)and a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic ...
The traditional view of the decompensated stage as a point of no return in the natural history of liver cirrhosis(LC)is currently being questioned.This is due to the appearance of data indicating the possibility of re...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82200650;the Key Research and Development Projects of Shanxi Province,No.202102130501014;the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province,No.202203021211021,No.202203021212046,and No.20210302123258.
BACKGROUND The pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy(HE)remains unclear,and the classical theory of ammonia toxicity lacks sufficient justification.AIM To investigate the potential of bile acids as intervention targe...
BACKGROUND Liver transplant(LT)candidates face a heightened risk of infection both pre-and post-transplant,owing to immunosuppressive therapy and complications from chronic liver disease.Infections during the pre-tran...