Abbreviations AFB acid-fast bacilli COX-2 cyclooxygenase-2 CT computed tomography FHVP free hepatic vein pressure HVPG hepatic venous pressure gradient IV intravenous LVP large-volume paracentesis MELD Model for End-Stage Liver Disease NO nitric oxide PCD postparacentesis circulatory dysfunction PRA plasma renin…
Abbreviations BCAA branched-chain amino acids BBB blood-brain barrier CDR Cognitive Drug Research CHE covert hepatic encephalopathy DST digit symbol test EP evoked potential FDA Food and Drug Administration GABA γ-aminobutyric acid HE hepatic encephalopathy HRQOL health-related quality of life ICT…
Abbreviations AAC acute acalculous cholecystitis AASLD American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases ADH antidiuretic hormone ADL activity of daily life ALT alanine aminotransferase aPTT activated partial thromboplastin time AST aspartate aminotransferase CAT computerized axial tomography CLIF-SOFA chronic liver…
Abbreviations AFLD alcoholic fatty liver disease AIH autoimmune hepatitis AMA antimitochondrial antibody ANA antinuclear antibody BMI body mass index CCa cholangiocarcinoma CD68 cluster designation 68 CMV cytomegalovirus CRP C-reactive protein DILI drug-induced liver injury DM diabetes mellitus DN dysplastic nodule…
Abbreviations ACR American College of Radiology CT computed tomography DWI diffusion-weighted imaging FNH focal nodular hyperplasia HCC hepatocellular carcinoma HNF-1α hepatocyte nuclear factor 1α LI-RADS Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System MR magnetic resonance OPTN Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network…
Abbreviations ALD active liver disease BDH cystic bile duct hamartoma CT computed tomography DWI diffusion-weighted imaging FNH focal nodular hyperplasia HCC hepatocellular carcinoma MRE magnetic resonance elastography MRI magnetic resonance imaging MRS magnetic resonance spectroscopy NASH nonalcoholic steatohepatitis T1W T1…
Abbreviations ABC ATP-binding cassette ALT alanine aminotransferase AP alkaline phosphatase BRIC benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis BSEP bile salt export pump DILI drug-induced liver disease GGT γ-glutamyl transferase GWAS genome-wide association study HCC hepatocellular carcinoma HLA human leukocyte antigen ICP intrahepatic…
Abbreviations AASD American Association for the Study of Liver Disease ALT alanine aminotransferase APRI AST to platelet ratio index ARFI acoustic radiation force impulse elastography AST aspartate aminotransferase AUROC area under the receiver operating curve BMI body mass index CAP…
Abbreviations AIH autoimmune hepatitis ALT alanine aminotransferase AP alkaline phosphatase APRI aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index AST aspartate aminotransferase BMI body mass index CI confidence interval GGTP γ-glutamyl transpeptidase GI gastrointestinal HBV hepatitis B virus HCV hepatitis C virus…
Abbreviations DSA donor-specific antibody ESC embryonic stem cell HGF hepatocyte growth factor HLA human leukocyte antigen HPC hepatic progenitor cell Lgr5 leucine-rich repeat–containing G protein–coupled receptor 5 OLT orthotopic liver transplantation OTC ornithine transcarbamylase Introduction Regenerative medicine is a much overused…