2023
Outcomes of immunomodulator and advanced therapies for primary sclerosing cholangitis-associated inflammatory bowel disease
Sayed A, Assis D, Silveira M, Deng Y, Ciarleglio M, Gaidos J, Proctor D, Al-Bawardy B. Outcomes of immunomodulator and advanced therapies for primary sclerosing cholangitis-associated inflammatory bowel disease. European Journal Of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2023, 35: 270-274. PMID: 36708297, DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000002510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisInflammatory bowel diseasePSC-IBDEndoscopic healingTherapy groupAdvanced therapiesClinical remissionBowel diseaseAcute ascending cholangitisRate of cholangitisSmall bowel involvementThird of patientsAscending cholangitisSclerosing cholangitisAdult patientsBowel involvementSecondary outcomesMedian agePrimary outcomeRetrospective studyHigh riskCholangitisPatientsTherapyLarger study
2021
Outcome of COVID‐19 in Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis: An International Multicenter Study
Efe C, Dhanasekaran R, Lammert C, Ebik B, la Tijera F, Aloman C, Calışkan A, Peralta M, Gerussi A, Massoumi H, Catana AM, Torgutalp M, Purnak T, Rigamonti C, Aldana A, Khakoo N, Kacmaz H, Nazal L, Frager S, Demir N, Irak K, Ellik ZM, Balaban Y, Atay K, Eren F, Cristoferi L, Batıbay E, Urzua Á, Snijders R, Kıyıcı M, Akyıldız M, Ekin N, Carr RM, Harputluoğlu M, Hatemi I, Mendizabal M, Silva M, Idilman R, Silveira M, Drenth JPH, Assis DN, Björnsson E, Boyer JL, Invernizzi P, Levy C, Schiano TD, Ridruejo E, Wahlin S. Outcome of COVID‐19 in Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis: An International Multicenter Study. Hepatology 2021, 73: 2099-2109. PMID: 33713486, PMCID: PMC8250536, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere COVID-19Chronic liver diseaseAutoimmune hepatitisLiver injuryMulticenter studyCOVID-19Causes of CLDPropensity score-matched cohortSevere COVID-19 outcomesContinuation of immunosuppressionMaintenance of immunosuppressionOutcomes of patientsIntensive care admissionUse of antiviralsInternational multicenter studyCOVID-19 outcomesCOVID-19 diagnosisContinued immunosuppressionCare admissionCause mortalityIndependent predictorsMedian ageLiver diseaseMechanical ventilationRetrospective study
2019
Effects of Vedolizumab in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Lynch KD, Chapman RW, Keshav S, Montano-Loza AJ, Mason AL, Kremer AE, Vetter M, de Krijger M, Ponsioen CY, Trivedi P, Hirschfield G, Schramm C, Liu CH, Bowlus CL, Estes DJ, Pratt D, Hedin C, Bergquist A, de Vries AC, van der Woude CJ, Yu L, Assis DN, Boyer J, Ytting H, Hallibasic E, Trauner M, Marschall HU, Daretti LM, Marzioni M, Yimam KK, Perin N, Floreani A, Beretta-Piccoli BT, Rogers JK, Group I, Levy C. Effects of Vedolizumab in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2019, 18: 179-187.e6. PMID: 31100458, PMCID: PMC6941216, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisInflammatory bowel diseaseEffect of vedolizumabSerum levelsLast followSclerosing cholangitisBowel diseaseStudy groupInternational PSC Study GroupAlkaline phosphataseLiver-related eventsLiver-related outcomesPresence of cirrhosisProportion of patientsSubset of patientsMedian serum levelsAnalysis of patientsInternational Study GroupLarge international cohortNorth American centersBacterial cholangitisCirrhosis decompensationEntire cohortClinical dataIntegrin α4β7
2018
Histologic features of autoimmune hepatitis: a critical appraisal
Gurung A, Assis DN, McCarty TR, Mitchell KA, Boyer JL, Jain D. Histologic features of autoimmune hepatitis: a critical appraisal. Human Pathology 2018, 82: 51-60. PMID: 30041025, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2018.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBiopsyChildChild, PreschoolDatabases, FactualEmperipolesisFemaleHepatitis C, ChronicHepatitis, AutoimmuneHepatocytesHumansKupffer CellsLiverLiver CirrhosisLymphocytesMaleMiddle AgedPlasma CellsPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexYoung AdultConceptsProminent plasma cellsAutoimmune hepatitisHistologic featuresPlasma cellsInflammatory gradePortal tractsScoring systemInitiation of therapySeverity of hepatitisDifferent control groupsChronic hepatitisHepatitis CFibrosis stageStudy groupDisease processHepatitisControl groupHyaline globulesFurther studiesPatientsTractCritical appraisalCellsGradeTypical features
2017
Combination Therapy of All-Trans Retinoic Acid With Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Assis DN, Abdelghany O, Cai SY, Gossard AA, Eaton JE, Keach JC, Deng Y, Setchell KD, Ciarleglio M, Lindor KD, Boyer JL. Combination Therapy of All-Trans Retinoic Acid With Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2017, 51: e11-e16. PMID: 27428727, PMCID: PMC5218875, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlanine TransaminaseAlkaline PhosphataseBile Acids and SaltsCholagogues and CholereticsCholangitis, SclerosingCholestenonesDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansLiverLiver Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsTreatment OutcomeTretinoinUrsodeoxycholic AcidYoung AdultConceptsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisUrsodeoxycholic acidAlanine aminotransferaseUDCA monotherapyPrimary endpointSclerosing cholangitisMedian serum alanine aminotransferasePilot studyWeeks of therapyMarkers of inflammationSerum alanine aminotransferaseRetinoic acidAlkaline phosphataseAll-Trans Retinoic AcidSerum ALP levelsHuman pilot studyCombination of ATRAAddition of ATRABile acid synthesisTrans retinoic acidExploratory pilot studyALT levelsAccepted therapyWeek 12C4 levels