Search Results - "WATANABE, Seishiro"
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Virulent strain of hepatitis E virus genotype 3, Japan
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-05-2009)“…Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3, which usually causes asymptomatic infection in Japan, induced severe hepatitis in 8 patients. To better understand genetic…”
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Clinical characteristics of patients with autoimmune hepatitis seropositive for anticentromere antibody
Published in Hepatology research (01-08-2010)“…Aim: Recent studies have revealed that primary biliary cirrhosis patients with anticentromere antibody (ACA) commonly develop portal hypertension. However,…”
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Antitumor effects of vitamins K1, K2 and K3 on hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro and in vivo
Published in International journal of oncology (01-03-2005)“…A number of studies have shown that various K vitamins, specifically vitamins K2 and K3, possess antitumor activity on various types of rodent- and…”
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A combination therapy of ethanol injection and radiofrequency ablation under general anesthesia for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (07-04-2008)“…AIM: To summarize the effects of laparoscopic ethanol injection and radiofrequency ablation (L-EI-RFA), thoracoscopic (T-EI-RFA) and open-surgery assisted…”
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Estimation of the stent placement above the intact sphincter of Oddi against malignant bile duct obstruction
Published in Journal of gastroenterology (01-03-2005)“…In endoscopic biliary stenting against malignant biliary obstruction, stent blockage remains as an important problem. Stent blockage occurs as a result of…”
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Comparison between combination therapy of percutaneous ethanol injection and radiofrequency ablation and radiofrequency ablation alone for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (14-03-2005)“…AIM: In the present study, the characteristics of PEI-RFA treatment were further elucidated by analyzing the relationship between the volume of coagulated…”
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Fulminant hepatic failure caused by malignant melanoma of unknown primary origin
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Usefulness of liver infiltrating CD86-positive mononuclear cells for diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (28-04-2006)“…Although the pathogenic mechanism underlying autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) remains unclear, the immune system is thought to be critical for the progression of the…”
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Percutaneous local therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma impair gastric function
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (07-01-2006)“…Percutaneous local therapies, such as percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI), microwave coagulation and radiofrequency ablation (RFA), are frequently used…”
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Relationship between the proliferative capability of hepatocytes and the intrahepatic expression of hepatocyte growth factor and c-Met in the course of cirrhosis development in rats
Published in International journal of molecular medicine (01-05-2006)“…Liver cirrhosis is the fatal end stage of various chronic liver diseases. One of the most important causes of liver cirrhosis appears to be an impaired…”
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Effects of Lycopene and Sho-saiko-to on Hepatocarcinogenesis in a Rat Model of Spontaneous Liver Cancer
Published in Nutrition and cancer (01-01-2001)“…The Long-Evans Cinnamon (LEC) rat is a well-characterized model of spontaneous hepatocarcinogenesis. It has been shown that dietary administration of lycopene…”
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Concomitant colitis associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis
Published in Journal of gastroenterology (01-05-2003)“…Between 1985 and 2001, seven Japanese patients (four males and three females) were diagnosed as having primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) in our hospital…”
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Clinical significance of autoantibodies to p53 protein in patients with autoimmune liver diseases
Published in Canadian journal of gastroenterology (01-03-2012)“…Autoantibodies to p53 (anti-p53) are rarely present in the sera of patients with autoimmune diseases or the sera of patients with malignancies. To examine the…”
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A case of hemolytic uremic syndrome after adjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine in a patient with pancreatic cancer
Published in Nippon Shōkakibyō Gakkai zasshi (01-10-2010)“…A 63-year-old man with Stage IVa pancreas tail cancer was admitted for a distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy; adjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine was also…”
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Fibrosis Staging Using Direct Serum Biomarkers is Influenced by Hepatitis Activity Grading in Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Published in Journal of clinical medicine (11-09-2018)“…Chronic liver diseases (CLDs) generally progress from inflammation to fibrosis and finally to carcinogenesis. Staging of liver fibrosis progression is…”
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Measurement of left portal vein blood-flow velocity by Doppler sonography in a patient with acute fatty liver of pregnancy
Published in Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) (01-03-2003)“…Acute fatty liver of pregnancy was diagnosed in a 32-year-old primipara in her 34th week of gestation. The pulsed Doppler sonogram showed that mean maximum…”
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Recent advances in radiofrequency ablation for the management of hepatocellular carcinoma
Published in Hepatitis monthly (01-10-2012)“…CONTEXTS: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant diseases in the world. Because less than 20% of patients with HCC are resectable,…”
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Hepatocyte Growth Factor and Digital Clubbing
Published in Internal Medicine (1997)“…The cause of digital clubbing is unknown. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a pleotrophic factor which has various biological effects. We measured serum HGF in…”
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Cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases: Comparative study of hepatocellular carcinoma versus cirrhosis
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-03-2003)“…Increasing evidence has indicated that perturbation of cyclins is one of the major factors leading to cancer. The aim of this study was not only to investigate…”
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Increased expression of cytokines in liver and serum in patients with extrahepatic diseases
Published in Journal of gastroenterology (01-08-1996)“…To determine whether the liver plays an immunological role in certain extrahepatic disorders, we investigated the expression of interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-6,…”
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