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Effect of hemoperfusion in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a case series from a single-center hospital in Indonesia.
J Infect Dev Ctries
December 2024
Intensive Care Unit, Columbia Asia Hospital, Semarang, Indonesia.
Introduction: Hemoperfusion (HP), a blood filtration method targeting the removal of toxins and inflammatory elements, was investigated in this study. The objective was to present the observations in four individuals with confirmed COVID-19 who underwent several rounds of HP utilizing the HA330 cartridge at a hospital in Indonesia.
Case Studies: We report four cases of COVID-19 patients who underwent HP.
Pifithrin-μ sensitizes mTOR-activated liver cancer to sorafenib treatment.
Cell Death Dis
January 2025
Department of Organ Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
TSC2, a suppressor of mTOR, is inactivated in up to 20% of HBV-associated liver cancer. This subtype of liver cancer is associated with aggressive behavior and early recurrence after hepatectomy. Being the first targeted regimen for advanced liver cancer, sorafenib has limited efficacy in HBV-positive patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPotential therapeutic effect of dimethyl fumarate on Treg/Th17 cell imbalance in biliary atresia.
Clin Immunol
January 2025
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defect, and Key Laboratory of Neonatal Disease, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 201102, China. Electronic address:
The imbalance between Tregs and proinflammatory Th17 cells in children with biliary atresia (BA) causes immune damage to cholangiocytes. Dimethyl fumarate (DMF), an immunomodulatory drug, regulates the Treg/Th17 balance in diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS). This study explores DMF's effect on Treg/Th17 balance in BA and its potential mechanism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPost-Kasai cholangitis evaluation and management strategies: Review of the literature with insights from the Swiss Biliary Atresia Registry.
Semin Pediatr Surg
January 2025
Swiss Pediatric Liver Center, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; Division of Child and Adolescent Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Cholangitis, defined as the inflammation of the bile ducts, is the most frequent complication after Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy in patients with biliary atresia (BA). This review seeks to provide a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge on diagnosing and managing BA-associated cholangitis while identifying gaps in the existing literature. A scoping literature review was conducted to gather global insights into the definition, evaluation, and management of post-Kasai cholangitis, illustrated through data from the Swiss Biliary Atresia Registry (SBAR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtracellular calreticulin regulates fibrogenic and immunogenic properties of hepatic stellate cells.
Int Immunopharmacol
January 2025
Liver fibrosis is a persistent damage repair response triggered by various etiological factors, resulting in an excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM). Activated hepatic stellate cells (HpSCs) are the primary source of ECM proteins. Therefore, specifically targeting HpSCs has become a crucial approach for treating liver fibrosis.
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