Osteopontin (OPN) was first identified in 1986. The prefix osteo‐means bone; however, OPN
is expressed in other tissues, including liver. The suffix‐pontin means bridge and denotes …

Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection develops as an acute or chronic liver disease,
which progresses from steatosis, hepatitis, and fibrosis to end-stage liver diseases such as …

Objectives: Matrix metallopeptidase-7 (MMP-7) and osteopontin (OPN) are important
components in the pathophysiology of fibrosis in biliary atresia (BA). There has been much …

Background Biliary atresia (BA) is one of the most fatal hepatobiliary diseases in infants and
young children, and is easy to cause obstructive jaundice in infants and children, and liver …

Ultrasound Elastography for Biomedical Applications and Medicine Ivan Z. Nenadic,
Matthew W. Urban, James F. Greenleaf, Mayo Clinic Ultrasound Research Laboratory, Mayo …

Background and Aims Small‐molecule flux in tissue microdomains is essential for organ
function, but knowledge of this process is scant due to the lack of suitable methods. We …

Identification of biomarkers for endometriosis is an unmet medical need that demands to be
fulfilled. In this study, we first used a mouse model of endometriosis and evaluated the …

AIM: To validate the value of aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI) in
assessment of liver fibrosis and prediction of postoperative prognosis of biliary atresia (BA) …

The use of non‐invasive markers to diagnose liver allograft fibrosis is not well established in
children after LTx. TE, FT, and ELF score were performed in 117 liver‐transplanted children …

Background The progression of hepatic fibrosis may result in decompensated hepatic failure
with cirrhosis, liver related events (LRE) such as ascites, variceal bleeding, and death after …