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Because of the anatomical position and its unique vascular system, the liver is susceptible to the exposure to the microbial products from the gut. Although large amount of microbes colonize...
To evaluate the possibility that HBxAg is related to an enhanced expression of
IGF-II, immunohistochemical staining was performed for distribution and
colocalization of HBxAg and IGF-II in liver tissues...
The inducible form of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is expressed in hepatic cells in pathological conditions. Its induction is involved in the development of liver fibrosis, and thus iNOS could...
The P3 promoter of the human insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) is the major
IGF-II promoter in fetal liver (FL) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However,
little information is available...
To evaluate the distribution of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) positive cells in various liver diseases, we undertook an immunohistochemical study of liver diseases including chronic persistent hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis,...
Jeong SH, Lee JA, Kim JA, Lee MW, Chae HB, Choi WJ, Shin HS, Lee KH, Youn SJ, Koong SS, Park SM
KMID: 760336
Korean J Intern Med.
1999 Jul;14(2):64-71.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate changes of body composition in
cirrhotic patients. Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and anthropometry
were used, and the values...