Liver Diseases, Alcoholic
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Spectrum of anemia associated with chronic liver disease.

5 Oct 2009 Anemia of diverse etiology is a common complication of chronic liver diseases. The causes of anemia include acute or chronic gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and hypersplenism secondary to portal hypertension. Severe hepatocellular disease predisposes ... Read more...

Tumor necrosis factor polymorphisms and alcoholic liver disease: a HuGE review and meta-analysis.

13 Sep 2009 The association between alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene (TNFA) polymorphisms has been analyzed in several studies, but results have been conflicting. The main purpose of this study was to integrate previous ... Read more...

Triterpenoids from the roots of Actinidia chinensis.

30 Jul 2009 Two new triterpenoids, 1 and 2, were isolated from the hepatoprotective AcOEt fraction of the roots of Actinidia chinensis, together with eight known 12-en-28-oic acids of oleanane or ursane type, 3-10. The two new compounds were elucidated as ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Liver Diseases, Alcoholic'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Spectrum of anemia associated with chronic liver disease. 5 Oct 2009
• Endotoxemia in alcoholic liver disease. 29 Sep 2009
• Tumor necrosis factor polymorphisms and alcoholic liver disease: a HuGE review and meta-analysis. 13 Sep 2009
• Triterpenoids from the roots of Actinidia chinensis. 30 Jul 2009
• [A case of hypervascular hyperplastic nodule in chronic alcoholic liver disease with corona-like enhancement in the late phase image of CT during hepatic arteriography] 30 Jul 2009
• The role of nitric oxide and ferritin in the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease: a controlled clinical study. 30 Jul 2009
• Acute cellular rejection and its sequelae developing in a 42-year-old man after liver transplantation. 30 Jul 2009
• Survival benefit of liver transplantation: one size fits all or fits none? 30 Jul 2009
• Endotoxemia and gut barrier dysfunction in alcoholic liver disease. 30 Jul 2009
• Ethanol-induced cytochrome P4502E1 causes carcinogenic etheno-DNA lesions in alcoholic liver disease. 30 Jul 2009
• Effect of alcoholic liver disease and hepatitis C infection on waiting list and posttransplant mortality and transplant survival benefit. 30 Jul 2009
• Alcoholism and susceptibility to alcoholic liver disease. 30 Jul 2009
• Acute hepatic injury associated with varenicline in a patient with underlying liver disease. 26 Jul 2009
• Alcoholic liver disease and hepatitis C: a frequently underestimated combination. 26 Jul 2009
• Red wine protects against ethanol-induced oxidative stress in rat liver. 20 Jul 2009
• Quality of life following liver transplantation: a comparative study between Familial Amyloid Neuropathy and liver disease patients. 13 Jul 2009
• Curcumin decreased oxidative stress, inhibited NF-kappaB activation, and improved liver pathology in ethanol-induced liver injury in rats. 4 Jul 2009
• Melatonin protects against alcoholic liver injury by attenuating oxidative stress, inflammatory response, and apoptosis. 30 Jun 2009
• Retrospective study of the clinical profile and prognostic indicators in patients of alcoholic liver disease admitted to a tertiary care teaching hospital in Western Nepal. 29 Jun 2009
• Interleukin-17-targeted treatment of alcoholic liver disease. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Liver Diseases, Alcoholic'

Definition: Liver diseases associated with ALCOHOLISM. It usually refers to the coexistence of two or more subentities, i.e., ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS; and ALCOHOLIC CIRRHOSIS.

Descriptor UI: D008108

Alternative terms: Liver Diseases, Alcoholic; Alcoholic Liver Diseases; Alcoholic Liver Disease; Liver Disease, Alcoholic;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C06.552.645; C21.739.100.087.645;

History Note: 79