Autoimmune hepatitis

G Mieli-Vergani, D Vergani, AJ Czaja… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a severe liver disease that affects children and adults
worldwide. The diagnosis of AIH relies on increased serum transaminase and …

[PDF][PDF] Diagnosis and management of autoimmune hepatitis

MP Manns, AJ Czaja, JD Gorham, EL Krawitt… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical practice guidelines are defined as ''systematically developed statements to assist
practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate heath care for specific clinical …

PD-1/PD-L and autoimmunity: a growing relationship

MR Zamani, S Aslani, A Salmaninejad, MR Javan… - Cellular …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Programmed death 1 (PD-1) and its ligands, namely PD-L1 and PD-L2, are one of
the key factors responsible for inhibitory T cell signaling, mediating the mechanisms of …

Autoimmune hepatitis in Denmark: incidence, prevalence, prognosis, and causes of death. A nationwide registry-based cohort study

L Grønbæk, H Vilstrup, P Jepsen - Journal of hepatology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Population-based studies of the clinical course of autoimmune hepatitis
are scarce. We conducted a nationwide study of incidence, prevalence, prognosis, and …

[HTML][HTML] Immune mechanisms of Concanavalin A model of autoimmune hepatitis

HX Wang, M Liu, SY Weng, JJ Li, C Xie… - World journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As a chronic inflammatory disease of the liver, the pa-thogenic mechanisms of autoimmune
hepatitis (AIH) have not yet been elucidated, with prognosis and diagnosis remaining …

Mechanisms of immune-mediated liver injury

DH Adams, C Ju, SK Ramaiah, J Uetrecht… - Toxicological …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Hepatic inflammation is a common finding during a variety of liver diseases including drug-
induced liver toxicity. The inflammatory phenotype can be attributed to the innate immune …

Liver fibrosis

K Wallace, AD Burt, MC Wright - Biochemical Journal, 2008 - portlandpress.com
Liver damage leads to an inflammatory response and to the activation and proliferation of
mesenchymal cell populations within the liver which remodel the extracellular matrix as part …

Incidence and determinants of hepatocellular carcinoma in autoimmune hepatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Tansel, LH Katz, HB El-Serag, AP Thrift… - Clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with autoimmune
hepatitis (AIH) is unclear. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the …

[HTML][HTML] Update on autoimmune hepatitis

R Liberal, D Vergani, G Mieli-Vergani - Journal of clinical and …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), a liver disorder affecting both children and adults, is
characterized by inflammatory liver histology, elevated transaminase levels, circulating …

Breaking tolerance to the natural human liver autoantigen cytochrome P450 2D6 by virus infection

M Holdener, E Hintermann, M Bayer, A Rhode… - The Journal of …, 2008 - rupress.org
Autoimmune liver diseases, such as autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and primary biliary
cirrhosis, often have severe consequences for the patient. Because of a lack of appropriate …