Abbreviations AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay HAART highly active antiretroviral therapy HIV human immunodeficiency virus HTLV-I human T-cell leukemia-lymphoma virus I MRDT malaria rapid diagnostic test OPN osteopontin PCR polymerase chain reaction SEA soluble egg antigens Th…
Abbreviations AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ATP adenosine triphosphate CKS classic Kaposi sarcoma CMV cytomegalovirus EBV Epstein-Barr virus ERCP endoscopic retrograde pancreatography ETC electron transport chain H&E hematoxylin and eosin [stain] HAART highly active antiretroviral therapy HBV hepatitis B virus HCV…
Abbreviations ALT alanine aminotransferase AST aspartate aminotransferase AUC area under the curve CPA collagen proportionate area HAI histologic activity index HCV hepatitis C virus MIA morphometric image analysis The concepts of grading and staging have been borrowed from the world…
Abbreviations ALD alcoholic liver disease HCC hepatocellular carcinoma HBV hepatitis B virus HCV hepatitis C virus HIV human immunodeficiency virus ISC incomplete septal cirrhosis LCC large cell change NASH nonalcoholic steatohepatitis SCC small cell change SVR sustained virologic response Incidence…
Abbreviations cccDNA covalently closed circular deoxyribonucleic acid HBcAg hepatitis B core antigen HBeAg hepatitis B e antigen HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen HBV hepatitis B virus HCC hepatocellular carcinoma HCV hepatitis C virus HDAg hepatitis delta antigen HDV hepatitis delta…
Abbreviations AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ALF acute liver failure CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CMV cytomegalovirus DENV Dengue virus DHF/DSS dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome EBER Epstein-Barr virus encoded RNA EBV Epstein-Barr virus HBV hepatitis B virus HCV…
Abbreviations AASLD American Association for the Study of the Liver ALD alcoholic liver disease ALT alanine aminotransferase AP alkaline phosphatase ASH alcoholic steatohepatitis AST aspartate aminotransferase BMI body mass index CAB chromotrope aniline blue CASH chemotherapy-associated steatohepatitis CD celiac disease…
Abbreviations A1AT alpha-1 antitrypsin DIOS dysmetabolic iron overload syndrome DMT1 divalent metal transporter 1 FPN ferroportin HH hereditary hemochromatosis HIC hepatic iron concentration HII hepatic iron index HJV hemojuvelin IRIDA iron-refractory iron-deficient anemia MHC major histocompatibility complex NAFLD nonalcoholic fatty…
Abbreviations ABC ATP-binding cassette CF cystic fibrosis CFTR cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator MBL2 mannose-binding lectin 2 PH prolyl hydroxylase TGFβ transforming growth factor β TIMP tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase TNFα tumor necrosis factor α UDCA ursodeoxycholic acid Cystic…
Abbreviations AAT alpha-1 antitrypsin ER endoplasmic reticulum PAS periodic acid–Schiff Pi protease inhibitor Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) is the most abundant protease inhibitor and the second most abundant protein in plasma. It is produced predominantly by the liver and in smaller…