Physical inactivity and insufficient dietary intake are associated with the frequency of sarcopenia in patients with compensated viral liver cirrhosis

…, G Okada, E Hamakawa, E Kawamura… - Hepatology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The association between sarcopenia and nutritional status is thought to be an important
problem in patients with cirrhosis. In this study, we investigated whether nutritional factors …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive analysis of transcriptome and metabolome analysis in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Y Murakami, S Kubo, A Tamori, S Itami, E Kawamura… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are liver originated
malignant tumors. Of the two, ICC has the worse prognosis because it has no reliable …

[HTML][HTML] Cytoglobin is expressed in hepatic stellate cells, but not in myofibroblasts, in normal and fibrotic human liver

…, H Fujii, A Hagihara, E Kawamura… - Laboratory …, 2014 - nature.com
Cytoglobin (CYGB) is ubiquitously expressed in the cytoplasm of fibroblastic cells in many
organs, including hepatic stellate cells. As yet, there is no specific marker with which to …

A clinical quantitative evaluation of hepatobiliary transport of [11C] dehydropravastatin in humans using positron emission tomography

…, K Maeda, Y Cui, M Enomoto, E Kawamura… - Drug Metabolism and …, 2018 - ASPET
Various positron emission tomography (PET) probes have been developed to assess in
vivo activities in humans of drug transporters, which aid in the prediction of pharmacokinetic …

Distinguishing benign from malignant gallbladder wall thickening using FDG-PET

A Oe, J Kawabe, K Torii, E Kawamura, J Kotani… - Annals of nuclear …, 2006 - Springer
Objective Because thickening of the gallbladder wall is observed not only in patients with
gallbladder cancer but also in those with benign diseases such as chronic cholecystitis and …

[PDF][PDF] A randomized pilot trial of oral branched‐chain amino acids in early cirrhosis: Validation using prognostic markers for pre–liver transplant status

E Kawamura, D Habu, H Morikawa… - Liver …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Because of the chronic shortage of liver donors, hepatologists are required to prolong the
liver transplant waiting period by preserving the hepatic reserve of scheduled recipients. This …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional status in relation to lifestyle in patients with compensated viral cirrhosis

…, M Yuikawa, Y Simotani, E Kawamura… - World journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To assess the nourishment status and lifestyle of non-hospitalized patients with
compensated cirrhosis by using noninvasive methods. METHODS: The subjects for this study …

Short-term histological evaluations after achieving a sustained virologic response to direct-acting antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis C

…, R Kozuka, H Motoyama, E Kawamura… - United European …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Interferon-free, direct-acting antiviral treatments can result in a sustained
virologic response in nearly 100% of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Aims The …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term hepatocyte function and portal hypertension outcomes of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir for decompensated hepatitis C-related cirrhosis

…, H Motoyama, R Kozuka, E Kawamura… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background It is unclear whether hepatocyte function and/or portal hypertension improves if
a sustained virologic response (SVR) is achieved with direct-acting antivirals in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Severity of liver fibrosis is associated with the Japanese diet pattern and skeletal muscle mass in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

…, H Motoyama, K Kotani, R Kozuka, E Kawamura… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
It is not fully clear as to which dietary patterns are associated with the pathogenesis of
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in Asia. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 136 …