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"Inapparent" hepatitis B virus infection and hepatitis C virus replication in alcoholic subjects with and without liver disease

scientific article published in March 1994

ADMA correlates with portal pressure in patients with compensated cirrhosis.

scientific article published in June 2007

Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase modulates the activated phenotype of hepatic stellate cells.

scientific article published in February 2008

Adiponectin and the cardiovascular system: from risk to disease.

scientific article published on October 2007

Aggressive gastric carcinoma producing alpha-fetoprotein: a case report and review of the literature.

scientific article published on 30 January 2014

Agonist-specific regulation of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression by cyclooxygenase metabolites in hepatic stellate cells.

scientific article

Albumin improves the response to diuretics in patients with cirrhosis and ascites: results of a randomized, controlled trial

scientific article published on 01 April 1999

Altered cardiovascular responsiveness to active tilting in nonalcoholic cirrhosis

scientific article published on 01 September 1997

Altered neuro-endocrine-immune pathways in the irritable bowel syndrome: the top-down and the bottom-up model.

scientific article published on 06 July 2012

Altered platelet function in cirrhosis of the liver: impairment of inositol lipid and arachidonic acid metabolism in response to agonists

scientific article published on 01 November 1988

Assessment of liver fibrosis in primary biliary cholangitis: Comparison between indirect serum markers and fibrosis morphometry

scientific article published on 4 November 2015

Assessment of liver stiffness in patients with HCV and mixed cryoglobulinemia undergoing rituximab treatment.

scientific article published on 24 January 2014

Association between persistent lymphatic infection by hepatitis C virus after antiviral treatment and mixed cryoglobulinemia

scientific article published in March 2008

Autonomic regulation of heart rate and QT interval in nonalcoholic cirrhosis with ascites

scientific article published on 01 January 1997

Blunted natriuretic response to low-dose brain natriuretic peptide infusion in nonazotemic cirrhotic patients with ascites and avid sodium retention

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Can BAFF promoter polymorphism be a predisposing condition for HCV-related mixed cryoglobulinemia?

scientific article published on 15 November 2008

Cardiovascular and renal function in normotensive and hypertensive patients with compensated cirrhosis: effects of posture

scientific article published on 01 April 1999

Cardiovascular effects of canrenone in patients with preascitic cirrhosis.

scientific article published in June 2002

Cerebral autoregulation in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. A transcranial Doppler study

scientific article published on 01 July 1997

Changes in the production of nitric oxide and superoxide by inflammatory cells in liver cirrhosis

scientific article published on 01 May 1995

Characterization of lymphocyte subsets in ascitic fluid and peripheral blood of decompensated cirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis C and alcoholic liver disease: A pivotal study

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Circasemidian rather than circadian variation of circulating osteoprotegerin in clinical health

scientific article published on October 2005

Comparison of the effects of torasemide and furosemide in nonazotemic cirrhotic patients with ascites: A randomized, double-blind study

scientific article published on 01 June 1991

Complete resolution of primary sclerosing peritonitis ("abdominal cocoon") following long term therapy for Tropheryma whipplei: a case report and review of literature.

scientific article published on 26 June 2009

Complications of cirrhosis: is endothelium guilty?

scientific article published on 01 March 1999

Curcumin limits the fibrogenic evolution of experimental steatohepatitis.

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DRESS syndrome in a patient with chronic hepatic encephalopathy

scientific article published on 01 July 2016

Diagnosis, treatment and survival of patients with hepatorenal syndrome: A survey on daily medical practice

scientific article published on 13 April 2011

Diffusion-weighted imaging of the liver: a comprehensive review.

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Dysregulated intrahepatic CD4(+) T-cell activation drives liver inflammation in ileitis-prone SAMP1/YitFc mice

scientific article published in July 2015

Effect of antiviral treatment in patients with chronic HCV infection and t(14;18) translocation

scientific article published on 10 April 2003

Effect of chronic hepatitis C virus infection on inflammatory lipid mediators

scientific article published in September 2007

Effect of some cyclooxygenase inhibitors on the increase in guanosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate induced by NO-donors in human whole platelets

scientific article published on April 1998

Effects of dietary supplementation with arachidonic acid on platelet and renal function in patients with cirrhosis

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Effects of repeated atrial natriuretic peptide bolus injections in cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites

Effects of rhein on renal arachidonic acid metabolism and renal function in patients with congestive heart failure

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Effects of supplementation with unsaturated fatty acids on plasma and membrane lipid composition and platelet function in patients with cirrhosis and defective aggregation

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Efficacy and safety of the stepped care medical treatment of ascites in liver cirrhosis: a randomized controlled clinical trial comparing two diets with different sodium content

scientific article published on 01 June 1993

Elevated plasma levels of urotensin II do not correlate with systemic haemodynamics in patients with cirrhosis.

scientific article published on 12 October 2010

Epidemiological, demographic and clinical data on chronic viral hepatitis C in Tuscany

scientific article published on 26 June 2018

Evaluation of the prognostic value of liver stiffness in patients with hepatitis C virus treated with triple or dual antiviral therapy: A prospective pilot study

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Expression and function of integrin receptors for collagen and laminin in cultured human hepatic stellate cells

scientific article published on 01 April 1996

Expression of the thrombin receptor in human liver: Up-regulation during acute and chronic injury

scientific article published on 01 February 1998

Extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation differentially regulates platelet-derived growth factor's actions in hepatic stellate cells, and is induced byIn Vivo liver injury in the rat

scientific article published on 01 October 1999

Focal adhesion kinase and phospholipase C gamma involvement in adhesion and migration of human hepatic stellate cells

scientific article published on 01 February 1997

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Functional renal alterations in chronic liver diseases

scientific article published on 01 January 1980

Genetic determinants in hepatitis C virus-associated mixed cryoglobulinemia: role of polymorphic variants of BAFF promoter and Fcγ receptors

scientific article published in May 2011

HCV infection, malignancy, and liver transplantation

scientific article published in May 2003

HCV patients, psychopathology and tryptophan metabolism: analysis of the effects of pegylated interferon plus ribavirin treatment

scientific article published in September 2007

Hemodynamic, renal, and endocrine effects of acute inhibition of nitric oxide synthase in compensated cirrhosis.

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection: a systemic disease.

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Hepato-systemic gradient of carbon monoxide in cirrhosis.

scientific article published on 21 November 2011

Impaired cardiovascular autonomic response to passive tilting in cirrhosis with ascites

scientific article published on 01 November 1996

Improvement in liver cirrhosis after treatment of HCV-related mixed cryoglobulinemia with rituximab

scientific article published on 01 September 2007

Increased plasma carbon monoxide in patients with viral cirrhosis and hyperdynamic circulation.

scientific article published on 10 March 2009

Increased production of nitric oxide by neutrophils and monocytes from cirrhotic patients with ascites and hyperdynamic circulation

scientific article published on 01 December 1995

Integrin-mediated stimulation of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 expression

scientific article published in September 1997

Involvement of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase by PDGF in hepatic stellate cells

scientific article published on 01 December 1995

Is the use of albumin of value in the treatment of ascites in cirrhosis? The case in favour

scientific article published on 01 September 2003

Knockout of alpha6 beta1-integrin expression reverses the transformed phenotype of hepatocarcinoma cells.

scientific article published on August 1998

Ligands of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ modulate profibrogenic and proinflammatory actions in hepatic stellate cells

scientific article published on 01 August 2000

Liver failure complicating segmental hepatic ischaemia induced by a PTFE-coated TIPS stent.

scientific article published in April 2009

Liver stiffness is influenced by a standardized meal in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus at different stages of fibrotic evolution

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Liver stiffness measurement predicts severe portal hypertension in patients with HCV-related cirrhosis

scientific article published on 01 May 2007

Long-term effect of HCV eradication in patients with mixed cryoglobulinemia: a prospective, controlled, open-label, cohort study

scientific article published on 10 February 2015

Longitudinal assessment of liver stiffness in patients undergoing antiviral treatment for hepatitis C.

scientific article published on 7 May 2013

Low serum tryptophan levels, reduced macrophage IDO activity and high frequency of psychopathology in HCV patients.

scientific article

Modifications of plasma platelet-activating factor (PAF)-acetylhydrolase/PAF system activity in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

scientific article published in January 2007

Molecular mechanism underlying impaired platelet responsiveness in liver cirrhosis

scientific article published on 01 August 1987

Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 as a chemoattractant for human hepatic stellate cells

scientific article published on 01 January 1999

Neuroendocrine Dysregulation in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients: A Pilot Study

scientific article published on 26 April 2017

Neuroendocrine markers and psychological features in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

scientific article

Nitrovasodilators inhibit platelet-derived growth factor-induced proliferation and migration of activated human hepatic stellate cells

scientific article published on 01 August 2000

Non invasive continuous hemodynamic evaluation of cirrhotic patients after postural challenge ⬇️

scientific article published on April 27, 2012

Non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with HBV-related chronic liver disease undergoing antiviral treatment: A preliminary study.

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Noncontrast functional MRI of the kidneys.

scientific article published on February 2012

Occupational contact dermatitis due to spectinomycin

scientific article published on 01 September 1994

Occupational dermatitis from ethylenediamine hydrochloride

scientific article published on 01 October 1987

Pathogenesis and treatment of ascites in hepatic cirrhosis

scientific article published on 01 January 1994

Performance of Doppler ultrasound in the prediction of severe portal hypertension in hepatitis C virus-related chronic liver disease.

scientific article published in December 2007

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of torasemide and furosemide in patients with diuretic resistant ascites

scientific article published on 01 October 1996

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase is required for platelet-derived growth factor's actions on hepatic stellate cells

scientific article published on 01 April 1997

Plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide in patients with cirrhosis

scientific article published in July 1992

Point and interval estimations of circadian melatonin ecphasia in Smith-Magenis syndrome

scientific article published in October 2003

Predictors of survival in patients with established cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib.

scientific article published on January 2014

Prevalence of mixed infection by different hepatitis C virus genotypes in patients with hepatitis C virus-related chronic liver disease

scientific article published in July 1999

Prevention of severe toxic liver injury and oxidative stress in MCP-1-deficient mice

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Prevention of work related eye injuries: long term assessment of the effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention among metal workers

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Reliability of transient elastography for the diagnosis of advanced fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C

scientific article published on 30 April 2008

Resistin as an intrahepatic cytokine: overexpression during chronic injury and induction of proinflammatory actions in hepatic stellate cells

scientific article published on December 2006

Respiratory mechanics in patients with tense cirrhotic ascites

scientific article published on 01 July 1997

Role of microRNA profile modifications in hepatitis C virus-related mixed cryoglobulinemia

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Safety and efficacy of rituximab in patients with hepatitis C virus-related mixed cryoglobulinemia and severe liver disease.

scientific article published on 22 March 2010

Screening of distress among hospitalized patients in a department of internal medicine.

scientific article published on 25 September 2015

Serotonin and its implication in the side-effects of interferon-based treatment of patients with chronic viral hepatitis: Pharmacological interventions

scientific article published on 24 April 2013

Signal transduction by the chemokine receptor CXCR3: activation of Ras/ERK, Src, and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt controls cell migration and proliferation in human vascular pericytes

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Sulindac and indomethacin suppress the diuretic action of furosemide in patients with cirrhosis and ascites: evidence that sulindac affects renal prostaglandins

scientific article published on 01 October 1985

Systemic Hemodynamics and Renal Function in Cirrhotic Patients during Plasma Volume Expansion ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 1983

The chemokine CCL21 modulates lymphocyte recruitment and fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.

scientific article published in October 2003

The integrin, alpha6beta1, is necessary for the matrix-dependent activation of FAK and MAP kinase and the migration of human hepatocarcinoma cells.

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The liver-cytokine-brain circuit in interferon-based treatment of patients with chronic viral hepatitis

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The rational use of albumin in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. A Delphi study for the attainment of a consensus on prescribing standards

scientific article published on 01 August 2004

Thrombocytopenia in chronic liver disease: Lessons from transplanted patients

scientific article published on 05 September 2007

Thrombopoietin stimulates migration and activates multiple signaling pathways in hepatoblastoma cells.

scientific article published on 8 September 2005

Torasemide in the treatment of patients with cirrhosis and ascites

scientific article published on 01 January 1993

Up-regulated expression of fractalkine and its receptor CX3CR1 during liver injury in humans.

scientific article published on July 2002

Upregulation of proinflammatory and proangiogenic cytokines by leptin in human hepatic stellate cells.

scientific article published in December 2005

Value of IL28B genotyping in patients with HCV-related mixed cryoglobulinemia: results of a large, prospective study.

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Vascular reserve in the lower limbs of cirrhotic patients: a duplex Doppler ultrasound study

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Vasoactive factors in the mechanism of renal sodium handling in cirrhotics: the effect of acute plasma expansion

scientific article published on 01 June 1984

n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids worsen inflammation and fibrosis in experimental nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

scientific article published on 15 March 2014

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