{"title":"Identification of KCTD17 as a RAS stabilizer in hepatocellular carcinoma.","authors":"Rainbow Wing Hei Leung, Terence Kin Wah Lee","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0718","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0718","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142104907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chuan Liu, Ling Yang, Hong You, Gao-Jun Teng, Xiaolong Qi
{"title":"Reply to: \"From invasive to intuitive: the emerging role of non-invasive models in hepatic decompensation\".","authors":"Chuan Liu, Ling Yang, Hong You, Gao-Jun Teng, Xiaolong Qi","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0723","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142104909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kwanjoo Lee, Jaeyu Park, Jinseok Lee, Myeongcheol Lee, Hyeon Jin Kim, Yejun Son, Sang Youl Rhee, Lee Smith, Masoud Rahmati, Jiseung Kang, Hayeon Lee, Yeonjung Ha, Dong Keon Yon
{"title":"Long-term gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary outcomes of COVID-19: a multi-nationwide cohort study from South Korea, Japan, and the UK.","authors":"Kwanjoo Lee, Jaeyu Park, Jinseok Lee, Myeongcheol Lee, Hyeon Jin Kim, Yejun Son, Sang Youl Rhee, Lee Smith, Masoud Rahmati, Jiseung Kang, Hayeon Lee, Yeonjung Ha, Dong Keon Yon","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0203","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/aims: </strong>Considering emerging evidence on long COVID, comprehensive analyses of the post-acute complications of long COVID in the gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary systems are needed. We aimed to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the long-term risk of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary outcomes and other digestive abnormalities in various follow-up periods.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used three large-scale population-based cohorts: the Korean cohort (discovery cohort), the Japanese cohort (validation cohort-A), and the UK Biobank (validation cohort-B). 10,027,506 Korean, 12,218,680 Japanese, and 468,617 UK patients aged ≥20 years, including those with SARS-CoV-2 infection between 2020 and 2021 matched to non-infected control patients. Seventeen gastrointestinal and eight hepatobiliary outcomes as well as nine other digestive abnormalities following SARS-CoV-2 infection were identified and compared with contemporary controls.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The discovery cohort, consisting of 10,027,506 individuals (mean age 48.4 years; 49.9% female), revealed heightened risks of gastrointestinal diseases (HR: 1.15; 95% CI: 1.08-1.22), hepatobiliary diseases (1.30; 1.09-1.55), and other digestive abnormalities (1.05; 1.01-1.10) beyond the first 30 days after infection, following exposure-driven propensity score-matching. These results indicate a pronounced association as the severity of COVID-19 increases. The SARS-CoV-2 vaccination was found to lower the risk of gastrointestinal diseases but did not affect hepatobiliary diseases and other digestive disorders. The results derived from validation cohorts were consistent. Over time, the risk profile was most pronounced during the initial 3 months; however, it persisted for >6 months in validation cohorts, but not in the discovery cohort.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The incidences of gastrointestinal disease, hepatobiliary disease, and other digestive abnormalities increased in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the post-acute phase.</p>","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142104908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Donghee Kim, Pojsakorn Danpanichkul, Karn Wijarnpreecha, George Cholankeril, Aijaz Ahmed
{"title":"Leukocyte Telomere Shortening in MASLD and All-cause/Cause-specific Mortality.","authors":"Donghee Kim, Pojsakorn Danpanichkul, Karn Wijarnpreecha, George Cholankeril, Aijaz Ahmed","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0691","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142072178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Keungmo Yang, Sunghwan Kim, Hyun Yang, Sheng-Min Wang, Bumseok Jeong, Hyun Kook Lim, Si Hyun Bae
{"title":"The prognostic impact of psychiatric intervention on alcohol-associated liver disease : the UK Biobank cohort study.","authors":"Keungmo Yang, Sunghwan Kim, Hyun Yang, Sheng-Min Wang, Bumseok Jeong, Hyun Kook Lim, Si Hyun Bae","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/aims: </strong>Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is a public health concern. ALD patients often have psychiatric comorbidities, but the effects of psychiatric interventions on ALD are not well-established. This study explores the prognostic impact of psychiatric intervention on ALD within UK Biobank cohort.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This population-based study included 2,417 ALD patients from the UK Biobank cohort. Psychiatric intervention was defined by a consultation with psychiatrists during hospitalization or a history of medication related to alcohol use disorder and psychiatric comorbidities. Survival analysis was conducted, incorporating propensity score matching (PSM), to precisely assess the impact of psychiatric intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 2,417 ALD patients, those with F10 (mental disorders due to alcohol) codes had poorer survival outcomes. Psychiatric intervention significantly improved the outcomes of both all-cause and liver-related mortality and reduced the incidence of liver cirrhosis. In subgroup or 2-year landmark analyses, psychiatric intervention consistently showed a survival benefit in ALD patients. In the multivariate analysis, psychiatric intervention was identified as a favorable prognostic factor (hazard ratio, 0.780; P = 0.002 after PSM).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study demonstrates the favorable effect of psychiatric intervention in ALD patients with psychiatric comorbidities. These findings emphasize the importance of integrated management for ALD patients to address both their medical and psychiatric aspects. Therefore, we suggest the potential benefits of early psychiatric interventions in improving survival outcomes in ALD.</p>","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142072180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TM6SF2 and PNPLA3: a potential dynamic duo?","authors":"Andrea Caddeo, Rosellina M Mancina","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0703","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142072181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A complement to epigenetics in MASLD.","authors":"Johanna K DiStefano, Glenn S Gerhard","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0704","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0704","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142072176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hayeon Kim, Min Jeong Park, Myeong Gyu Kim, Kyungim Kim
{"title":"Correspondence on Editorial regarding \"Incretin-based therapy in the management of MASLD: one piece of the puzzle\".","authors":"Hayeon Kim, Min Jeong Park, Myeong Gyu Kim, Kyungim Kim","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0705","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142072177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply to correspondence on \"Severity of microvascular invasion does matter in hepatocellular carcinoma prognosis: Editorial on \"Classification of microvascular invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma: correlation with prognosis and magnetic resonance imaging\".","authors":"Abdelrahman M Attia, Hasmik Adetyan, Ju Dong Yang","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0685","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142072179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jung Hwan Yu, Ji Won Han, Young Ju Suh, Young Eun Chon, Hee Yeon Kim, Ji Hyun An, Young-Joo Jin, Miyoung Choi, Seung Up Kim, Dae Won Jun, Han Ah Lee, Mi Na Kim
{"title":"Assessment of the postoperative prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma using transient elastography: A systemic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Jung Hwan Yu, Ji Won Han, Young Ju Suh, Young Eun Chon, Hee Yeon Kim, Ji Hyun An, Young-Joo Jin, Miyoung Choi, Seung Up Kim, Dae Won Jun, Han Ah Lee, Mi Na Kim","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0366","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>This meta-analysis examined whether preoperative vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) can predict postoperative complications and recurrence in patients undergoing hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic literature search was conducted using Ovid-Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane, and KoreaMed databases. Out of 431 individual studies, thirteen published between 2008 and 2022 were included. Five studies focused on HCC recurrence, while eight examined postoperative complications.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The meta-analysis of five studies on HCC recurrence showed that the high-risk group with a high VCTE score had a significantly increased recurrence rate after hepatic resection (hazard ratio [HR], 2.14). The cutoff value of VCTE in the high-risk group of HCC recurrence was 7.4-13.4kPa, the sensitivity was 0.60 (95% CI 0.47-0.72), and the specificity was 0.60 (95% CI 0.46-0.72). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of the liver stiffness measured by VCTE to predict the HCC recurrence was 0.63 (95% CI 0.59-0.67). The meta-analysis on the postoperative complications revealed a significantly increased risk of postoperative complications in the high-risk group (12-25.6kPa) with a high VCTE value (risk ratio [RR], 8.32). The AUC of the liver stiffness measured by VCTE to predict the postoperative complications was 0.87(95% CI 0.84-0.90), the sensitivity was 0.76 (95% CI 0.55-0.89) and the specificity was 0.85 (95% CI 0.73-0.92).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This meta-analysis suggests that preoperative VCTE in patients undergoing hepatic resection for HCC is useful in identifying individuals at a high risk of postoperative complications and HCC recurrence.</p>","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142008326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}