Long-term follow-up after liver transplantation for autoimmune hepatitis: evidence of recurrence of primary disease

V Ratziu, D Samuel, M Sebagh, O Farges, F Saliba… - Journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
… sex, we believe that our patients had autoimmune hepatitis associated with HCV infection
rather then HCV chronic liver disease with autoimmune features. However, this is controversial …

Long-term outcomes of patients with autoimmune hepatitis managed at a nontransplant center

B Hoeroldt, E McFarlane, A Dube, P Basumani… - Gastroenterology, 2011 - Elsevier
… The long-term outcomes of patients treated for autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) are considered
to be good. However, follow-up … Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic immune-mediated …

Autoantibodies and autoantigens in autoimmune hepatitis: important tools in clinical practice and to study pathogenesis of the disease

K Zachou, E Rigopoulou, GN Dalekos - Journal of autoimmune diseases, 2004 - Springer
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a rare chronic liver disease of unknown etiology. The estimated
prevalence of AIH in Northern European countries is approximately 160–170 patients/10 …

Cyclosporine therapy in patients with steroid resistant autoimmune hepatitis

NF Fernandes, AG Redeker, JM Vierling… - Official journal of the …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a form of chronic liver disease characterized by progressive
hepatocellular inflammation often progressing to cirrhosis. Although the etiology of AIH is …

[PDF][PDF] The impact of ethnicity on the natural history of autoimmune hepatitis

S Verma, M Torbenson, PJ Thuluvath - Hepatology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… hepatic inflammation, a female preponderance, the presence of autoantibodies, and
chronic hepatitis that typically shows prominent plasma cells and active lobular inflammation.…

Autoantibodies and defined target autoantigens in autoimmune hepatitis: an overview

GN Dalekos, K Zachou, C Liaskos, N Gatselis - European journal of internal …, 2002 - Elsevier
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a disease of unknown … chronic hepatitis C (HCV) and chronic
hepatitis D (HDV). For these reasons, the distinction between AIH and chronic viral hepatitis

[PDF][PDF] Treatment challenges and investigational opportunities in autoimmune hepatitis

AJ Czaja, FB Bianchi, HA Carpenter, EL Krawitt… - …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… and acute rejection, steroid resistant rejection, and chronic rejection appear to complicate
autoimmune hepatitis more commonly than other conditions.Lastly, the relationship of …

Pathogenesis of autoimmune hepatitis

D Vergani, K Choudhuri, DP Bogdanos… - … in liver disease, 2002 - liver.theclinics.com
… 1Autoimmune attack on the liver in autoimmune hepatitis. A … in liver damage in an animal
model of autoimmune hepatitis. … relatives of patients with autoimmune chronic active hepatitis. …

Frequency and significance of anti-gliadin and anti-endomysial antibodies in autoimmune hepatitis

U Volta, L De Franceschi, N Molinaro… - Digestive diseases and …, 1998 - Springer
… with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis, 24 patients with type 2 autoimmune hepatitis, 62 patients
… Importantly, IgA EmA were not found in chronic viral hepatitis, and we could not attribute the …

Budesonide in previously untreated autoimmune hepatitis

J Wiegand, A Schüler, S Kanzler, A Lohse… - Liver …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… Abstract: Background: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic liver disease that is
effectively treated with immunosuppressive therapy. Predniso(lo)ne, often in combination with …