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BMC Gastroenterology

Early increase in α-fetoprotein for predicting unfavorable clinical outcomes in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib

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European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 Signaling Promotes Liver Repair through Restoration of Liver Microvasculature after Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity

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Toxicological Sciences

Long-term administration of PPI reduces treatment failures after esophageal variceal band ligation: a randomized, controlled trial

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Journal of Gastroenterology

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Repeat Radiofrequency Ablation Provides Survival Benefit in Patients With Intrahepatic Distant Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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The American Journal of Gastroenterology

The efficacy of nocturnal administration of branched-chain amino acid granules to improve quality of life in patients with cirrhosis

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Journal of Gastroenterology

HepatologyMedicineLiver PhysiologyNocturnal AdministrationGastroenterology +4

VEGFR1-Positive Macrophages Facilitate Liver Repair and Sinusoidal Reconstruction after Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

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PLoS ONE

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Radiotherapy for patients with unresectable advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with invasion to intrahepatic large vessels: Efficacy and outcomes

Yoshiaki Tanaka, Takahide Nakazawa, Shouko Komori, +10

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Thromboxane A2 receptor signaling promotes liver tissue repair after toxic injury through the enhancement of macrophage recruitment

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Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

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Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 signaling facilitates gastric ulcer healing and angiogenesis through the upregulation of epidermal growth factor expression on VEGFR1+CXCR4+ cells recruited from bone marrow

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Journal of Gastroenterology

InflammationAngiogenesisPathologyBone MarrowVascular Biology +7