Serologically silent hepatitis B virus coinfection in patients with hepatitis C virus-associated chronic liver disease: Clinical and virological significance

Ryo Fukuda, Norihisa Ishimura, Misa Niigaki, +9

Journal of Medical Virology

Silent Hbv InfectionImmunologyHepatitis BPathologyAutoimmune Liver Disease +18

Laparoscopic observations of congenital anomalies of the liver

Shuichi Sato, Makoto Watanabe, Sachiko Nagasawa, +3

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Developmental AnomalyHepatologyBiliary TractLiver PhysiologyGastroenterology +2

Intrahepatic expression of pro‐inflammatory cytokine mRNAs and interferon efficacy in chronic hepatitis C

Ryo Fukuda, Norihisa Ishimura, Shunji Ishihara, +11

Liver International

Co-infection by serologically-silent hepatitis B virus may contribute to poor interferon response in patients with chronic hepatitis C by down-regulation of type-I interferon receptor gene expression in the liver

Ryo Fukuda, Norihisa Ishimura, Sachiko Hamamoto, +6

Journal of Medical Virology

Effectiveness of interferon-alpha therapy in chronic hepatitis C is associated with the amount of interferon-alpha receptor mRNA in the liver

Ryo Fukuda, Norihisa Ishimura, Yoshinori Kushiyama, +10

Journal of Hepatology

Interferon-alpha Receptor MrnaAutoimmune DiseaseHepatologyHepatitis CViral Hepatitis +12

Hepatitis B Virus with X Gene Mutation Is Associated with the Majority of Serologically “Silent” Non‐B, Non‐C Chronic Hepatitis

Ryo Fukuda, Norihisa Ishimura, Yoshinori Kushiyama, +8

Microbiology and Immunology

Expression rate of cytokine mRNA in the liver of chronic hepatitis C: Comparison with chronic hepatitis B

Ryo Fukuda, Shuichi Satoh, Thanh Xuân Nguyễn, +6

Journal of Gastroenterology

ImmunologyHepatitis BPathologyChronic Hepatitis CCirrhosis +14

The expression of IL-2, IL-4 and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) mRNA using liver biopsies at different phases of acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B

Ryo Fukuda, Norihisa Ishimura, TX Nguyen, +6

Clinical & Experimental Immunology

Expression of interferon-alpha receptor mRNA in the liver in chronic liver diseases associated with hepatitis C virus: Relation to effectiveness of interferon therapy

Ryo Fukuda, Norihisa Ishimura, Shunji Ishihara, +6

Journal of Gastroenterology

Interferon-alpha Receptor MrnaHepatologyHepatitis CAutoimmune DiseaseViral Hepatitis +12

Clinical significance of the highly sensitive fucosylated fraction of α‐fetoprotein in patients with chronic liver disease

Takuya Hanaoka, Shuichi Sato, Hiroshi Tobita, +5

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology