AIM:To explore the value of liver fibrosis assessment by acoustic radiation force impulse(ARFI)and the AST/PLT ratio index(APRI)in chronic hepatitis C patients.
Bleeding from gastro-esophageal varices can often present as the first decompensating event in patients with cirrhosis. This can be a potentially life threateni
AIM: To test the role of mast cells in gut inflammation and colitis using interleukin(IL)-10-deficient mice as an experimental model.METHODS: Mast cell-deficien