Wrapping pancreaticojejunostomy using the ligamentum teres hepatis during laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a propensity score matching analysis.

Background And Objective: It is controversial whether wrapping around the pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) could reduce the rate of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), especially in laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD). This study aims to summarize our single-center initial experience in wrapping around PJ using the ligamentum teres hepatis (LTH) and demonstrate the feasibility and safety of this method.

Methods: Patients who underwent LPD applying the procedure of wrapping around the PJ were identified.

Prognostic value of preoperative prealbumin levels in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation.

Background: This retrospective study analyzed the prognostic value of preoperative prealbumin (PAB) levels in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation (TACE).

Methods: Four hundred and two patients diagnosed with unresectable HCC were included in this retrospective study. All patients underwent their first TACE procedure.

A single-center initial experience on laparoscopic pancreatic operation combined with hepatic arterial resection and reconstruction.

Objective: This study aims to summarize our single-center initial experience in laparoscopic pancreatic operation (LPO) combined with hepatic arterial resection and reconstruction, as well as to demonstrate the feasibility, safety, and key surgical procedure for LPO.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 7 patients who had undergone LPO combined with hepatic arterial resection and reconstruction in our center from January 2021 to December 2022. The clinical data of these 7 patients were collected and analyzed.

PNI-Based Nomograms to Predict Tumor Progression and Survival for Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization.

Background: The relationship between the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and the prognosis of malignancy has been increasingly mentioned in recent research. This study aimed to construct nomograms based on the PNI to predict tumor progression and survival in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE).

Materials And Methods: The development set included 785 patients who underwent their first TACE between 2012 and 2016, and the validation set included 336 patients who underwent their first TACE between 2017 and 2018.

Effect of TRAF1 on Phenotypic Changes Of Kupffer Cells In Liver Transplantation Ischemic-Reperfusion.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of TRAF1 on phenotypic changes of KCs in I/R in liver transplantation.

Methods: SD rats were randomly divided into sham group and liver transplantation I/R group. KCs were extracted from rat livers in each group.

Systematic analysis of immune-related genes based on a combination of multiple databases to build a diagnostic and a prognostic risk model for hepatocellular carcinoma.

The immune microenvironment plays a vital role in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Thousands of immune-related genes (IRGs) have been identified, but their effects on HCC are not fully understood. In this study, we identified the differentially expressed IRGs and analyzed their functions in HCC in a systematic way.

Research Status of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Liver Transplantation.

Liver transplantation has been deemed the best choice for end-stage liver disease patients but immune rejection after surgery is still a serious problem. Patients have to take immunosuppressive drugs for a long time after liver transplantation, and this often leads to many side effects. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) gradually became of interest to researchers because of their powerful immunomodulatory effects.

Retraction Note: MicroRNA-31-5p regulates chemosensitivity by preventing the nuclear location of PARP1 in hepatocellular carcinoma.

The authors are retracting this article [1] because it overlaps significantly with a previously published article by Moody et al. [2] without proper citation. All authors agree with this retraction.

MicroRNA-31-5p regulates chemosensitivity by preventing the nuclear location of PARP1 in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) posttranscriptionally regulate gene expression and thereby contribute to the modulation of numerous complex and disease-relevant cellular processes, including cell proliferation, cell motility, apoptosis and stress response. miRNA-31-5p is encoded on a genomic fragile site, 9p21.3, which is reportedly lost in many hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumors.

Overexpression of RIP140 suppresses the malignant potential of hepatocellular carcinoma by inhibiting NF‑κB‑mediated alternative polarization of macrophages.

Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and their alternative activation contribute greatly to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Receptor-interacting protein 140 (RIP140) is widely expressed in macrophages and regulates macrophage-mediated energy metabolism, the inflammatory response and tumorigenesis. However, whether RIP140 is involved in the activation of TAMs has not been reported.

MicroRNAs in the Occurrence and Development of Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the deadliest types of cancer. Despite improvements in treatment over the past few decades, patient survival remains poor and there is an urgent need for development of targeted therapies. MicroRNAs represent a class of small RNAs, frequently deregulated in human malignancies.

[Over-expression of receptor-interacting protein 140 in tumor-associated macrophages suppresses invasion and proliferation of hepatoma cells in vitro].

Objective: To investigate the role of receptor-interacting protein 140 (RIP140) in tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in the invasion and proliferation of hepatoma cells in vitro.

Methods: Western blotting, qRT-PCR and flow cytometry were performed to examine the effects of lentivirus-mediated RIP140 over-expression in mouse peritoneal macrophages (PMs). Western blotting, qRT-PCR and immunofluorescence staining were used to detect the expression of RIP140 in TAMs following stimulation of the PMs with hepatocellular carcinoma conditioned medium (HCM) for 24 h.

Bone marrow stromal cells attenuate LPS-induced mouse acute liver injury via the prostaglandin E 2-dependent repression of the NLRP3 inflammasome in Kupffer cells.

The nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain-like receptor 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome participates in the pathogenesis of acute liver injury during sepsis. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) attenuate sepsis through prostaglandin E 2 (PGE2) by increasing the interleukin-10 (IL-10) production of macrophages; moreover, NLRP3 inflammasome assembly is effectively regulated by IL-10 during infection. Whether BMSCs have an effect on the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and its underlying mechanism is unclear.

LXRα represses LPS-induced inflammatory responses by competing with IRF3 for GRIP1 in Kupffer cells.

Liver X receptors (LXRs) in the nucleus play important roles in lipid metabolism and inflammation. The mechanism of LXR regulation of the LPS-induced Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) inflammatory signaling pathway remains to be elucidated. C57/BL6 mice were randomly divided into four groups: control, T0901317 (a LXRs agonist), LPS and T0901317+LPS.

Effect of adjuvant interferon therapy on hepatitis b/c virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma after curative therapy - meta-analysis.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma is the fifth most common malignant cancer in the world. Liver resection and local ablation are the most effective therapeutic approaches for most HCC patients. Recurrence after curative therapy is very common.

A new method to isolate and culture rat kupffer cells.

Background: Previous methods for Kupffer cells (KCs) isolation require sophisticated skills and tedious procedures. Few studies have attempted to explore the self-renewal capacity of KCs in vitro. Therefore, the aim of this study was to establish a simple method for rat KCs isolation and further investigate the mitotic potential of KCs in vitro.

Construction of a plasmid for expression of rat platelet-derived growth factor C and its effects on proliferation, migration and adhesion of endothelial progenitor cells.

Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play a key role in restoring endothelial function and enhancing angiogenesis. Platelet-derived growth factor C (PDGF-C) is a newly discovered member of the PDGF family that binds to the PDGFR-α homodimer and the PDGFR-α/β heterodimer. Currently, the biological effects of PDGF-C on EPCs proliferation, migration and adhesion are not well understood.

NBD peptides protect against ischemia reperfusion after orthotopic liver transplantation in rats.

Background: NBD (NEMO binding domain) peptides could selectively inhibit the inflammation induced NF-κB activity, while sparing the protective functions of basal NF-κB activity. The aim of this study was to determine whether NBD peptides inhibited the transcriptional activity of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) during liver transplant ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), without affecting its basal function.

Materials And Methods: Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were performed orthotropic liver transplantation according to the Kamada technique.

Resection and drainage of hilar cholangiocarcinoma: an 11-year experience of a single center in mainland China.

The purpose of this study is to provide appropriate approaches for resection and drainage of hilar cholangiocarcinomas. Surgical approaches and postoperative survival rates of the patients were analyzed retrospectively. The 1-, 3-, and 5-year cumulative survival rates for patients who underwent resection were 76.

[Role of glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor-related protein ligand (GITRL) on lipopolysaccharide indu-ced Kupffer cells apoptosis].

Aim: To study the role of glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor-related protein ligand (GITRL) on apoptosis of mouse Kupffer cells (KCs) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS).

Methods: The KCs were isolated from BALB/c mice and transfected with Control siRNA or GITRL siRNA for 24 h. The KCs were randomly divided into four groups including control group: cultured in media alone, dexamethasone (Dex) group: media with Dex 10 μmol/L, LPS group: media with LPS 1 mg/L, and LPS+Dex group: media with LPS 1 mg/L and Dex 10 μmol/L.

Pancreaticoduodenectomy with early superior mesenteric artery dissection.

Background: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma remains the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death and is one of the most aggressive human tumors. At present, surgical resection is the only potentially curative treatment. Early neck division is inadequate when invasion of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) is suspected or in cases of replaced or accessory right hepatic artery.