OBJECTIVE: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease affecting small intrahepatic bile ducts of the liver, causing destruction of the epithelium that results in eventual fibrosis and scarring. We still lack a complete epidemiological description of this disease, although interesting ...
Stromal mast cells and nerve fibers in various chronic liver diseases: relevance to hepatic fibrosis. OBJECTIVE: Recently, mast cells have been postulated to play a role in fibrogenesis in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and alcoholic liver disease (ALD). T... Y Matsunaga,H Kawasaki,T Terada ...
Fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) are absorbed by fat, while water-soluble vitamins (everything other than these four) are dissolved in water. The difference between the two matters, since it affects if and how the vitamins are stored in the body, whether or not getting too much ...
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Invasive Aspergillosis (IA) is a life-threatening fungal disease with significant mortality rates. Timely diagnosis and treatment greatly enhance patient outcomes. This study aimed to explore the association between patient age and the development of IA, as well as the potential implications for risk ...
Liver disease:Damage to the liver from disease or lifestyle, such as cirrhosis, appears on MRIs. Bone disorders:MRIs will show both bones and the soft tissues around them. Seeing both gives your doctor a complete image of your bone health and if you have infections or tumors on or near ...
The complete characterization of the cystic fibrosis transmem... C, Lázaro,RD Cid,J, Sunyer,... 被引量: 0发表: 2006年 IL-28B rs12979860 C/T allele distribution in patients with liver cirrhosis: role in the course of chronic viral hepatitis and the development of HCC A single nucleotide...
Our current understanding is that an acute episode leaves an imprint (which is expected to be, biologically, of epigenetic nature) able to promote renal fibrosis [29, 30]. However, mechanisms leading to CKD in this context are not yet fully understood. AKI and long-term cardiovascular risk In...
However, the authors noted significant differences between the patient groups in terms of cirrhosis, advanced fibrosis, or other factors that have been linked to liver cancer. After adjusting for those factors, the variance between the regimens disappeared. “There are no significant differences ...
Counseling and a few medications can be effective for alcoholism treatment. Amniocentesis During an amniocentesis, a sample of the amniotic fluid is taken to screen for certain birth defects (Down's syndrome, neural tube defects, spina bifida, cystic fibrosis), lung maturity of the fetus, ...