The article presents the results of a pilot clinical study new method photodynamic therapy in patients with liver cirrhosis, indicating an improvement this organ functional state and reduction connective tissue it.

previous studies demonstrated that cse induces oxidative stress and its consequences on isolated mitochondria obtained from lung, heart and brain which may provide insight into the role of cse in human health and disease. the present study was carried out to further characterize and compare toxic effect of cse extract on isolated mitochondria obtained from either a directly contacting tissue (i...

background liver is prone to different diseases including metabolic, congenital, infections, drug injuries, and malignancies. liver biopsy is an aggressive but definitive way to diagnose liver diseases. objectives the present study is designed to evaluate the results of liver biopsies in children referred to the pediatric gastroenterology department of nemazee hospital. materials and methods th...

liver failure, in an acute or chronic form, is a growing health problem ranking as one of the leading causes of death worldwide. inborn errors of metabolism characterized by defects in hepatic enzymes or other proteins with metabolic functions, such as receptors or transporters accompanied with environmental factors involve etiology and presentation of liver failure. currently, the only establi...

Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) is a common phenomenon during liver surgery, transplantation, infection and trauma which results in damage and necrosis of the hepatic tissue through different pathways. Mechanisms involved in I/R damage are very intricate and cover several aspects. Several factors are involved in I/R-induced damages; briefly, decrease in sinusoidal perfusion and ATP generatio...

Autoimmune connective tissue diseases are associated with liver abnormalities and often have overlapping pathological and clinical manifestations. As a result, they can present great clinical challenges and evoke questions about diagnostic criteria for liver diseases. Moreover, discriminating between liver involvement as a manifestation of connective tissue disease and primary liver disease can...

Aim: Liver ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) is a serious, irreversible health problem in clinical practice. Taxifolin (Tax) an easy to obtain use agent found maritime pine bark, Douglas fir bark Siberian larch wood. In this study, we examined the protective efficacy of correction cardiac tissue damage that may develop liver I/R damage. Methods: our total 28 Wistar Albino rats, 8-10 weeks old, wei...

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common public health problem. Visfatin is secreted by visceral adipose tissue and is an adipocytokine. It could be a pro-inflammatory adipocytokine and is related to the metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This study evaluated the association between visfatin levels in patients w...