Background/Aims: To identify injured cells in the liver of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis
(PBC) and to determine the effects of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) on these cells, we …

Background T helper (Th) cell cytokines modulate inflammation and play a role in biliary
atresia (BA). The aim of the study is a cross-sectional assessment of the levels of Th …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a frequent but severe abdominal emergency in general surgery
with intestinal barrier dysfunction. Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) is a ubiquitous molecular …

Objective: This study aimed to use transient elastography (TE) to evaluate the correlation
between liver stiffness measure (LSM) and functional status of native liver in longterm follow …

AIM: To analyse the expression of heat shock protein (HSP) 60 in biliary epithelium in auto-
immune liver conditions and also in chronic cholestatic and other liver diseases. METHODS …

Biliary atresia (BA) is a neonatal obliterative cholangiopathy of unknown etiology. Despite
the Kasai procedure, hepatic fibrosis and portal hypertension (PH) still occur. Interleukin-8 …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to clarify whether serum hyaluronic acid level (SHA) can
reflect the degree of liver fibrosis in biliary atresia (BA). Methods: SHA was measured in 44 …

Background This study aims to explore the diagnostic accuracy of the combination of
gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) for biliary atresia …

The majority of patients with biliary atresia (BA) develop progressive liver disease and
serious complications of portal hypertension, including esophageal varices and ascites …

Results BA patients had significantly greater serum GPC3 and liver stiffness values than
controls (p< 0.001). Serum GPC3 and liver stiffness values were significantly higher in …