Background & Aims There are no detailed reports of clinical outcomes in Asian patients with
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who undergo liver biopsy. We aimed to investigate …

Hepatitis viruses and alcohol are major causes of liver disease. This study was aimed at
investigating the effect of alcohol intake on the replication of hepatitis C virus and the efficacy of …

Background/Aims/Methods: The imbalance between matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and
tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs) is considered to be an important …

We describe a method for quantifying hepatitis C virus RNA in serum. This competitive
assay combines reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction and is based on …

Hepatitis C virus is reported to have a low buoyant density in sucrose. To determine the density
of hepatitis C virus in the circulation of infected hosts and its association with the degree …

Aim Liver cirrhosis is often accompanied by zinc deficiency. The exact mechanisms underlying
zinc deficiency remain unclear. This study was undertaken to clarify the influence of …

We studied hepatitis C virus carriers with normal liver function to evaluate the histological
features of their livers and the replicative levels of hepatitis C virus. Liver biopsies were …

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is very useful in en bloc resection of large superficial
colorectal tumors but is a technically difficult procedure because the colonic wall is thin …

Aim: Disorders of protein metabolism in liver cirrhosis can affect prognosis or cause complications.
Treatment with branched‐chain amino acid (BCAA) and zinc supplements has been …

To investigate the histological change (change of liver fibrosis) produced by the anti-viral
effect of interferon on hepatitis C virus, 40 patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with natural …