Daily Archives: October 2, 2015

Transient and 2-Dimensional Shear-Wave Elastography Provide Comparable Assessment of Alcoholic Liver Fibrosis and Cirrhosis

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Maja Thiele, Sönke Detlefsen, Linda Sevelsted Møller, Bjørn Stæhr Madsen, Janne Fuglsang Hansen, Annette Dam Fialla, Jonel Trebicka, Aleksander Krag

Alcohol abuse causes half of all deaths from cirrhosis in the West, but few tools are available for noninvasive diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease. We evaluated 2 elastography techniques for diagnosis of alcoholic fibrosis and cirrhosis; liver biopsy… Continue reading →

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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Hepatic Stellate Cells Promotes Liver Fibrosis via PERK-Mediated Degradation of HNRNPA1 and Up-regulation of SMAD2

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Ja Hyun Koo, Hyo Ju Lee, Won Kim, Sang Geon Kim

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been implicated in a variety of diseases. Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) contribute to the development of liver fibrosis. Information on the link between ER stress and HSC activation is scarce. We investigated the e… Continue reading →

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Transient and 2-Dimensional Shear-Wave Elastography Provide Comparable Assessment of Alcoholic Liver Fibrosis and Cirrhosis

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Maja Thiele, Sönke Detlefsen, Linda Sevelsted Møller, Bjørn Stæhr Madsen, Janne Fuglsang Hansen, Annette Dam Fialla, Jonel Trebicka, Aleksander Krag

Alcohol abuse causes half of all deaths from cirrhosis in the West, but few tools are available for noninvasive diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease. We evaluated 2 elastography techniques for diagnosis of alcoholic fibrosis and cirrhosis; liver biopsy… Continue reading →

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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Hepatic Stellate Cells Promotes Liver Fibrosis via PERK-Mediated Degradation of HNRNPA1 and Up-regulation of SMAD2

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Ja Hyun Koo, Hyo Ju Lee, Won Kim, Sang Geon Kim

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been implicated in a variety of diseases. Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) contribute to the development of liver fibrosis. Information on the link between ER stress and HSC activation is scarce. We investigated the e… Continue reading →

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