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Wächter, L

Interactions of gut epithelial barrier, microbiome and p53 family members – what is their impact on liver cirrhosis?

Wahlström, A

Bacterial translocation and inflammasome activation trigger chronic liver disease in the Mdr2-/- mouse model

Waldburger, N

Ganglioside GM2 activator (GM2A) is as a novel pro-survival p53 target in hepatocellular carcinoma
Comparison between Room-temperature susceptometry and MRI with respect to the cell-specific detection of liver iron

Walker, A

Differential escape pathways from the dominant CD8 T cell epitope in HBV core18 – 27 depend on the HLA class I genotype

Wan, S

MPP5 (Membrane Palmitoylated Protein 5), a novel upstream regulator of yes-associated protein (YAP) and its paralogue TAZ

Wandrer, F

Transjugular diagnostics in fulminant hepatitis including measurements of hepato-central venous biomarker gradients

Wang, L

The lysine-specific histone demethylase LSD1 controls cell cycle progression in liver fibrosis and cancer by alteration of protein expression profiles
The lysine specific histone demethylase LSD1 in activated Hepatic Stellate Cells contributes to liver fibrosis
The epigenetic writer LSD1 controls hepatic cell cycle progression by alteration of global expression profiles and protein signatures

Wang, M

Transjugular diagnostics in fulminant hepatitis including measurements of hepato-central venous biomarker gradients

Wardelmann, E

Evolutionary distance predicts recurrence after liver transplantation in multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma

Weber, S

Haemochromatosis (HFE) gene variation and cholangiocarcinoma risk
Alcohol triggers IL-6 mediated inflammatory response in a new mouse model of acute-on-chronic liver injury
Alcohol aggravates IL-6 mediated inflammatory response and hepatic steatosis in a new mouse model of acute-on-chronic liver injury
Could inherited predisposition drive fatty liver disease in non-obese Germans? Results from eight tertiary referral centers
Effects of gene variants controlling vitamin D metabolism and serum levels on hepatic steatosis

Wedemeyer, H

Treatment strategies for patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis due to HCV infection – Antiviral treatment or liver transplantation first?

Wege, H

Regorafenib after progression on Sorafenib for advanced HCC
Sicherheit und Praktikabilität der laparoskopischen Leberresektion (LLR) des Hepatozellulären Karzinoms (HCC) bei Leberzirrhose

Wegner, M

Comparison of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse imaging (ARFI) with the convex probe 6C1 and linear probe 9L4

Wegscheid, C

The role of microbiota in concanavalin A-mediated liver injury
CEACAM1 controls immune-mediated liver injury by promoting IL-2-dependent Treg induction

Wehmeyer, M

Chronic pancreatitis in patients with liver cirrhosis negatively affects graft survival after liver transplantation
Impfverhalten und Immunschutz nach Impfungen bei Patienten mit Leberzirrhose: Ergebnisse eine mono-zentrischen prospektiven Beobachtungsstudie
Metabolic comorbidities in chronic hepatitis B are associated with elevated risks for liver-related events
Bestimmung der „pitted erythrocytes“ als Marker einer funktionellen Hyposplenie bei Patienten mit Leberzirrhose
Persistierender Aszites nach TIPS-Implantation ist prädiktiv für ein geringeres transplantationsfreies Überleben bei Patienten mit Leberzirrhose
Aussagekraft nicht-invasiver Verfahren zur Fibrosequantifizierung bei NAFLD-Patienten mit moderater versus morbider Adopisitas

Wei, T

The yes-associated protein target gene U2AF homology motif kinase 1 facilitates tumor initiation and progression in liver cancer

Weidemann, S

T cell mediated cholangitis alters bile acid metabolism

Weigand, L

Hepatitis B virus-specific T cell receptors with high functional redirect T cells to eliminate HBV

Weiler, S

YAP (Yes-Associated Protein) induces PRC2 (Polycomb Repressive Complex 2) proteins to regulate histone methylation
Dynamic communication patterns determine the endothelial cell rheostat in liver capillarization and tumorigenesis
The yes-associated protein target gene U2AF homology motif kinase 1 facilitates tumor initiation and progression in liver cancer
MPP5 (Membrane Palmitoylated Protein 5), a novel upstream regulator of yes-associated protein (YAP) and its paralogue TAZ

Weiler-Normann, C

Autoimmune hepatitis with normal IgG at diagnosis: Subtype without selective elevation of IgG but similar histological features and treatment response
Immunosuppression as efficient therapy for Eosinophilic cholangitis: A case series and review of the literature
Gender as a negative prognostic factor in Primary biliary cholangitis

Weinmann, A

Alpha-fetoprotein changes prior to therapy predict overall survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinomas
Application of Patient-Derived Liver Cancer Cells in Personalized Treatment Approach: Phenotypic Characterization and Therapeutic Target Identification
Liver vein infiltration in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in a large German cohort

Weis, J

Challenging HCC surveillance in a case with a history of peliosis hepatis and liver cirrhosis CHILD A due to a hypoplastic portal vein

Weiss, K

Possible Role of the HMGB1 and RAGE inflammatory pathway in primary sclerosing cholangitis
Low Frequency of Mismatch Repair Deficiency in a Large Cohort of Non-liver fluke associated Cholangiocarcinomas
Effekt der Mycophenolsäure auf die Aktivität der Inosinmonophosphatdehydrogenase (IMPDH) bei Lebertransplantierten
Is allocation of liver grafts based on major Extended Donor Criteria plausible? Proposal of an allocation algorithm
Major Extended Donor Criteria predict graft failure and patient mortality after liver transplantation – call for caution
Hypergammaglobulinemia predicts outcome in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis
Preoperative thrombocytopenia may predict poor surgical outcome after extended hepatectomy
Treatment strategies for patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis due to HCV infection – Antiviral treatment or liver transplantation first?

Weiss, T

Augmenter of Liver Regeneration (ALR) regulates the proinflammatory marker intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1, CD54) in liver cells

Weitz, J

CD105 CD146 circulating endothelial cells facilitate liver regeneration and predict posthepatectomy liver failure in humans
Liver macrohemodynamics predict ascites and liver failure after hepatectomy: A prospective study

Wellge, B

Efficacy of ALPPS procedure versus portal vein embolization for hypertrophy of future liver remnant in right trisectionectomy: quality and outcome

Welsch, C

Differential modulation of hepatitis C virus replication and innate immune pathways by synthetic calcitriol analogs

Weltzsch, J

Activation of pyruvate kinase M2 protects from Concanavalin A-mediated liver injury

Welzel, T

Treatment strategies for patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis due to HCV infection – Antiviral treatment or liver transplantation first?
Prospective evaluation of associations between Vitamin D levels and hepatic decompensation and systemic inflammation in patients with liver cirrhosis

Weng, H

SOX9 is a crucial transcription factor determining intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma resistance to chemotherapy

Werle, J

Inhibition of TGF-β1 pathway reduces fibrosis in ABCB4-/- mouse model

Werner, J

Invariant Natural Killer T Cells Drive Inflammation in NASH via Increased IL-17 Production

Werner, M

Hepatitis B virus initiates toll-like receptor 2-dependent immune signaling while entering primary human hepatocytes

Westhoelter, D

Anti-HEV seroprevalence rate in the Americas

Westhölter, D

Blood-borne HEV transmission: A one year experience with routine HEV screening at a tertiary center
Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E virus infections: a risk for immunosuppressed patients

Wetter, A

TIPS in patients with portal hypertension – patency depends on coverage

Wetzel, M

Liver Fibrosis and Metabolic Alterations in Adults with Homozygous Alpha1-antitrypsin Deficiency (PiZZ Genotype)

Wiegand, J

Therapy with DAAs in patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced chronic kidney disease: Real-world experience of the German Hepatitis C Registry

Wieland, D

Antigen-specificity determines virus-specific CD8 T-cell exhaustion profile in chronic HBV infection

Wilhelm, D

Application of Patient-Derived Liver Cancer Cells in Personalized Treatment Approach: Phenotypic Characterization and Therapeutic Target Identification

Will, O

Electrosurgical liver resection has a superior regeneration outcome as compared to en-bloc ligation in a novel model of partial hepatectomy in mice

Wilms, C

Evolutionary distance predicts recurrence after liver transplantation in multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma
Does TIPS reduce the risk for HCC development in liver cirrhosis patients?

Wiltberger, G

Protective effects of coffee consumption following liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

Wilting, J

PECAM-1 mediated liver damage in a selective liver radiation model: a role for TNF-α
Change in hepatic iron metabolism in a rat model of acute liver damage and recovery: a role for iron storage proteins

Wingerath, J

Investigation of exhausted tumor-specific CD8 T cells in orthotopic hepatocellular carcinoma mouse model
rLCMV vectors elicit tumour directed immune responses, inhibit tumour progression and prolong survival of mice

Wirth, T

Investigation of exhausted tumor-specific CD8 T cells in orthotopic hepatocellular carcinoma mouse model
rLCMV vectors elicit tumour directed immune responses, inhibit tumour progression and prolong survival of mice
Heterologous immune vaccination induces specific therapeutic CD8 T-cell immune responses against tumor-associated antigens expressed in HCC

Wirtz, T

Genetic deletion of Cxcr3 triggers HCC progression in mice by mediating accumulation of anti-inflammatory/pro-angiogenic tumor associated macrophages

Wisskirchen, K

Hepatitis B virus-specific T cell receptors with high functional redirect T cells to eliminate HBV

Witte, V

Co-morbidities and risk for drug-drug-interactions in HCV GT 1 patients treated with elbasvir/grazoprevir from the German Hepatitis C Registry (DHC-R)

Witzel, H

Lipid droplet-associated proteins in alcoholic and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in patients with polymorphisms in PNPLA3

Woditsch, V

Liver Fibrosis and Metabolic Alterations in Adults with Homozygous Alpha1-antitrypsin Deficiency (PiZZ Genotype)

Wohlleber, D

Viral infection sensitizes hepatocytes towards CD8 T cell mediated antiviral immunity
Failure of the CD8 T cell response in an adenoviral liver infection with high-level antigen expression
Adenoviral infection with hepatocyte-restricted antigen expression leads to virus persistence
Hepatitis B virus escapes non-canonical CTL effector function

Wolf, S

The inflammatory response and acute phase reaction in the liver upon LPS-treatment or partial hepatectomy is controlled by the MAPKAP kinases 2 and 3

Woller, N

Investigation of exhausted tumor-specific CD8 T cells in orthotopic hepatocellular carcinoma mouse model

Wolter, S

Aussagekraft nicht-invasiver Verfahren zur Fibrosequantifizierung bei NAFLD-Patienten mit moderater versus morbider Adopisitas

Wolters, H

Evolutionary distance predicts recurrence after liver transplantation in multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma

Wong, G

Autoimmune hepatitis with normal IgG at diagnosis: Subtype without selective elevation of IgG but similar histological features and treatment response

Wormser, L

The long non-coding RNAs lncRNA-ADM-2 and lncRNA-NBPF3-9 outline potential novel targets for hepatocellular carcinoma

Wörns, M

Alpha-fetoprotein changes prior to therapy predict overall survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinomas
Application of Patient-Derived Liver Cancer Cells in Personalized Treatment Approach: Phenotypic Characterization and Therapeutic Target Identification
Liver vein infiltration in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in a large German cohort
Das Vorliegen einer minimalen hepatischen Enzephalopathie reduziert die Lebens- und Schlafqualität von Patienten mit Leberzirrhose

Wree, A

Bacterial translocation and inflammasome activation trigger chronic liver disease in the Mdr2-/- mouse model
Inability to form NLRP3 inflammasome complex leads to decreased inflammation and prevents fibrosis formation in mice after chronic bile duct ligation

Wroblewski, R

Impfverhalten und Immunschutz nach Impfungen bei Patienten mit Leberzirrhose: Ergebnisse eine mono-zentrischen prospektiven Beobachtungsstudie
Bestimmung der „pitted erythrocytes“ als Marker einer funktionellen Hyposplenie bei Patienten mit Leberzirrhose

Wulffen, M von

Treatment strategies for patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis due to HCV infection – Antiviral treatment or liver transplantation first?

Wunderlich, F

A novel mouse model to study effects of cell-autonomous gp130 activation in the liver
ADAM17-induced signaling pathways in the liver are essentially involved in DNA-damage and HCC formation

Wunsch, E

Role of prosteatotic gene variants as modulators of primary sclerosing cholangitis: Analysis of 178 patients with PSC