Daily Archives: September 26, 2018

Upon liver injury in which hepatocyte proliferation is compromised, liver progenitor cells (LPCs), derived from biliary epithelial cells (BECs), differentiate into hepatocytes. Little is known about mechanisms of LPC differentiation. We used zebrafish … Continue reading →

Caspase-8 (CASP8) is a protease that initiates apoptosis and regulates inflammation and immune responses. We identified germline mutations in CASP8 in 3 unrelated patients with infant-onset inflammatory bowel disease: 2 patients were homozygous for the mutation 710A>G, p.Q237R, which resulted in reduced protein expression, and 1 patient carried the mutation 793C>T, p.R265W. We isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells from our index patient and observed defects in T- and B-cell maturation, proliferation, and/or activation. Continue reading →

Anatomic-subsite risk factors for gastric cancer differ substantially, and subsite-specific distribution of risk factors (such as Helicobacter pylori) may vary by race/ethnicity and neighborhood socioeconomic status (nSES). We examined differences in g… Continue reading →

There are 257 million persons worldwide with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, a leading causes of liver cancer. Almost all adults with acute HBV infection have a rapid immune response to the virus resulting in life-long immunity, but there is… Continue reading →