Search Results - "Alexander, Graeme J."
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Cholangiocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells for disease modeling and drug validation
Published in Nature biotechnology (01-08-2015)“…A protocol for generating biliary epithelial cells from human pluripotent stem cells facilitates disease modeling and drug screening. The study of biliary…”
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Sex and Age Are Determinants of the Clinical Phenotype of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Response to Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Published in Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) (01-03-2013)“…Background, & Aims Studies of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) phenotypes largely have been performed using small and selected populations. Study size has…”
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The British Society of Gastroenterology/UK-PBC primary biliary cholangitis treatment and management guidelines
Published in Gut (01-09-2018)“…Primary biliary cholangitis (formerly known as primary biliary cirrhosis, PBC) is an autoimmune liver disease in which a cycle of immune mediated biliary…”
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Hepatocyte expression of the senescence marker p21 is linked to fibrosis and an adverse liver-related outcome in alcohol-related liver disease
Published in PloS one (23-09-2013)“…Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) remains a leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality. Age, fibrosis stage, MELD score and continued alcohol…”
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Impact of primary biliary cirrhosis on perceived quality of life: The UK‐PBC national study
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-07-2013)“…Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) has a complex clinical phenotype, with debate about the extent and specificity of frequently described systemic symptoms such…”
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Sustained telomere length in hepatocytes and cholangiocytes with increasing age in normal liver
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-10-2012)“…Telomeres, a validated biomarker of aging, comprise multiple nucleotide repeats capping chromosomes that shorten with each cell cycle until a critical length…”
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Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: The Relation between Hepatitis B Antigen Expression, Telomere Length, Senescence, Inflammation and Fibrosis
Published in PloS one (29-05-2015)“…Chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can lead to the development of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. We hypothesized that HBV…”
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Regulatory T Cells Suppress In Vitro Proliferation of Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells during Persistent Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Published in Journal of Virology (01-06-2005)“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Tumour lymphocytic infiltrate and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma following liver transplantation
Published in Journal of hepatology (01-08-2006)“…Liver transplantation is an effective treatment for highly selected patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but tumour recurrence remains an important…”
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Role of Hepatocyte Senescence in the Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells and Liver Fibrosis Progression
Published in Cells (Basel, Switzerland) (17-07-2022)“…Hepatocyte senescence is associated with liver fibrosis. However, the possibility of a direct, causal relation between hepatocyte senescence and hepatic…”
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Consistent beneficial effects of killer cell immunoglobulin‐like receptor 2DL3 and group 1 human leukocyte antigen‐C following exposure to hepatitis C virus
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-04-2010)“…Natural killer cells are a key component in the immune control of viral infections. Their functions are controlled by inhibitory receptors for major…”
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HLA and NK Cell Inhibitory Receptor Genes in Resolving Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (06-08-2004)“…Natural killer (NK) cells provide a central defense against viral infection by using inhibitory and activation receptors for major histocompatibility complex…”
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Compromised lymphocytes infiltrate hepatocellular carcinoma : The role of T-regulatory cells
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-04-2005)“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has a poor prognosis with limited therapeutic options. We propose that local immune responses in patients with HCC are held in…”
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A viral discovery methodology for clinical biopsy samples utilising massively parallel next generation sequencing
Published in PloS one (21-12-2011)“…Here we describe a virus discovery protocol for a range of different virus genera, that can be applied to biopsy-sized tissue samples. Our viral enrichment…”
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Reduced circulating BMP10 and BMP9 and elevated endoglin are associated with disease severity, decompensation and pulmonary vascular syndromes in patients with cirrhosis
Published in EBioMedicine (01-06-2020)“…BMP9, originating from the liver, and BMP10 are circulating BMPs that preserve vascular endothelial integrity. We assessed BMP9, BMP10 and soluble endoglin…”
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Amino acid residues in five separate HLA genes can explain most of the known associations between the MHC and primary biliary cholangitis
Published in PLoS genetics (03-12-2018)“…Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune liver disease characterised by progressive destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts. The strongest…”
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The senescent hepatocyte gene signature in chronic liver disease
Published in Experimental gerontology (01-12-2014)“…Hepatocyte senescence is associated closely with fibrosis stage and an adverse outcome in chronic liver disease, but it is uncertain whether there is a causal…”
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Persistence of Hepatitis C Virus Traces after Spontaneous Resolution of Hepatitis C
Published in PloS one (16-10-2015)“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) frequently causes chronic hepatitis, while spontaneous recovery from infection is infrequent. Persistence of HCV after self-limited…”
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Age-related Macular Degeneration and Modification of Systemic Complement Factor H Production Through Liver Transplantation
Published in Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) (01-08-2013)“…Purpose To investigate whether modification of liver complement factor H (CFH) production, by alteration of liver CFH Y402H genotype through liver…”
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Magnetic resonance elastography in the detection of hepatorenal syndrome in patients with cirrhosis and ascites
Published in European radiology (01-10-2015)“…Objective Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is the most lethal cause of renal impairment in cirrhosis. Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a diagnostic test that…”
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