This is a searchable database of publications by the Department of Gastroenterology and Liver, Liverpool Hospital from 2018 and 2017.
For publications from 2014-2016, please download the relevant Word document.
Randomised clinical trial: oral taurine supplementation versus placebo reduces muscle cramps in patients with chronic liver disease. Vidot H, Cvejic E, Carey S, Strasser SI, McCaughan GW, Allman-Farinelli M, Shackel NA. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Oct;48(7):704-712. doi: 10.1111/apt.14950. Epub 2018 Aug 23. PMID: 30136291
What can Australian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Association achieve in the next 3 to 5 years? Connor S. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Sep;33 Suppl 3:35. doi: 10.1111/jgh.14437. PMID: 30187559
Sequence analysis of integrated hepatitis B virus DNA during HBeAg-seroconversion. Budzinska MA, Shackel NA, Urban S, Tu T. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2018 Aug 8;7(1):142. doi: 10.1038/s41426-018-0145-7. PMID: 30087321
Hepatitis C treatment for difficult to access populations; can telementoring (as distinct from telemedicine) help? Mohsen W, Chan P, Whelan M, Glass A, Mouton M, Yeung E, Trinh Q, Arora S, Davison S, Lama T, Cobrador C, Levy MT. Intern Med J. 2018 Aug 8. doi: 10.1111/imj.14072. PMID: 30091164
Cellular Genomic Sites of Hepatitis B Virus DNA Integration. Budzinska MA, Shackel NA, Urban S, Tu T. Genes (Basel). 2018 Jul 20;9(7). pii: E365. doi: 10.3390/genes9070365. Review. PMID: 30037029
Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B: Examining viral cut-offs, maternal HBsAg serology and infant testing. Thilakanathan C, Wark G, Maley M, Davison S, Lawler J, Lee A, Shackel N, Nguyen V, Jackson K, Glass A, Locarnini SA, Levy MT. Liver Int. 2018 Jul;38(7):1212-1219. doi: 10.1111/liv.13736. Epub 2018 Mar 31. PMID:29532580
Molecular Profiling of Post-Reperfusion Milieu Determines Acute Kidney Injury after Liver Transplantation: a Prospective Study. Pulitano C, Ho P, Verran D, Sandroussi C, Joseph D, Bowen DG, McCaughan GW, Crawford M, Shackel N. Liver Transpl. 2018 Apr 23. doi: 10.1002/lt.25178. PMID:29684255
Genomic analysis of oral Campylobacter concisus strains identified a potential bacterial molecular marker associated with active Crohn's disease. Liu F, Ma R, Tay CYA, Octavia S, Lan R, Chung HKL, Riordan SM, Grimm MC, Leong RW, Tanaka MM, Connor S, Zhang L. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2018 Apr 11;7(1):64. doi: 10.1038/s41426-018-0065-6. PMID:29636463
Hepatitis B virus DNA integration occurs early in the viral life cycle in an in vitro infection model via NTCP-dependent uptake of enveloped virus particles.
Tu T, Budzinska MA, Vondran FWR, Shackel NA, Urban S.
J Virol. 2018 Feb 7. pii: JVI.02007-17. doi: 10.1128/JVI.02007-17. PMID:29437961
Efficacy and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis and Suboptimal Outcomes After Standard Therapy. Roberts SK, Lim R, Strasser S, Nicoll A, Gazzola A, Mitchell J, Siow W, Khoo T, Hamarneh Z, Weltman M, Gow P, Janko N, Tse E, Mishra G, Cheng EH, Levy M, Cheng W, Sood S, Skoien R, Mitchell J, Zekry A, George J, MacQuillan G, Wigg A, Stuart K, Sievert W, McCaughan G; ALA Clinical Research Network. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Feb;16(2):268-277. pii: S1542-3565(17)31238-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.09.063. PMID:29050991
Immune Toxicity with Checkpoint Inhibition for Metastatic Melanoma: Case Series and Clinical Management. Lomax AJ, Lim J, Cheng R, Sweeting A, Lowe P, McGill N, Shackel N, Chua EL, McNeil C. J Skin Cancer. 2018 Jan 21;2018:9602540. doi: 10.1155/2018/9602540. eCollection 2018. PMID:29610684
Role of capsule endoscopy and faecal biomarkers in small-bowel Crohn's disease to assess remission and predict relapse. Aggarwal V, Day AS, Connor S, Leach ST, Brown G, Singh R, Friedman A, Zekry A, Craig PI. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Dec;86(6):1070-1078. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.09.011.
The need for better preventative strategies for inflammatory bowel disease patients at risk of herpes zoster virus. Bye WA, Sparrow MP, Connor SJ, Andrews JM, Ellard K, Ng W, Hume G, Antoniades S, Walsh AJ. Intern Med J. 2017 Nov;47(11):1263-1269. doi: 10.1111/imj.13488. PMID: 28516725
Efficacy and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis and Suboptimal Outcomes After Standard Therapy. Roberts SK, Lim R, Strasser S, Nicoll A, Gazzola A, Mitchell J, Siow W, Khoo T, Hamarneh Z, Weltman M, Gow P, Janko N, Tse E, Mishra G, Cheng EH, Levy M, Cheng W, Sood S, Skoien R, Mitchell J, Zekry A, George J, MacQuillan G, Wigg A, Stuart K, Sievert W, McCaughan G; ALA Clinical Research Network. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Oct 16. pii: S1542-3565(17)31238-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.09.063. PMID:29050991
Deep mural injury and perforation after colonic endoscopic mucosal resection: a new classification and analysis of risk factors. Burgess NG, Bassan MS, McLeod D, Williams SJ, Byth K, Bourke MJ. Gut. 2017 Oct;66(10):1779-1789. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309848. PMID: 27464708
Performance of risk prediction for inflammatory bowel disease based on genotyping platform and genomic risk score method. Chen GB, Lee SH, Montgomery GW, Wray NR, Visscher PM, Gearry RB, Lawrance IC, Andrews JM, Bampton P, Mahy G, Bell S, Walsh A, Connor S, Sparrow M, Bowdler LM, Simms LA, Krishnaprasad K; International IBD Genetics Consortium, Radford-Smith GL, Moser G. BMC Med Genet. 2017 Aug 29;18(1):94. doi: 10.1186/s12881-017-0451-2.
Efficacy of Rectal Tacrolimus for Induction Therapy in Patients with Resistant Ulcerative Proctitis. Lawrance IC, Baird A, Lightower D, Radford-Smith G, Andrews JM, Connor S. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Aug;15(8):1248-1255. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.02.027.
Hepatitis transmission risk in kidney transplantation (the HINT study): a cross-sectional survey of transplant clinicians in Australian and New Zealand. Waller KMJ, Wyburn KR, Shackel NA, O'Leary MJ, Kelly PJ, Webster AC. Transplantation. 2017 Jul 21. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000001885. PMID: 28731903
Thoracic osteomyelitis: an unusual adverse event of esophageal stenting. Zhang L, Edwards P, Bassan M. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Jun;85(6):1290-1291. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.09.035. PMID: 27713039
The pro-fibrotic role of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 in carbon tetrachloride-induced experimental liver injury. Wang XM, Holz LE, Chowdhury S, Cordoba SP, Evans KA, Gall MG, Vieira de Ribeiro AJ, Zheng YZ, Levy MT, Yu DM, Yao TW, Polak N, Jolly CJ, Bertolino P, McCaughan GW, Gorrell MD. Immunol Cell Biol. 2017 May;95(5):443-453. doi: 10.1038/icb.2016.116. PMID: 27899813
Real-world efficacy and safety of ritonavir-boosted paritaprevir, ombitasvir, dasabuvir ± ribavirin for hepatitis C genotype 1 - final results of the REV1TAL study. Lubel J, Strasser S, Stuart KA, Dore G, Thompson A, Pianko S, Bollipo S, Mitchell JL, Fragomeli V, Jones T, Chivers S, Gow P, Iser D, Levy M, Tse E, Gazzola A, Cheng W, Nazareth S, Galhenage S, Wade A, Weltman M, Wigg A, MacQuillan G, Sasadeusz J, George J, Zekry A, Roberts SK; Australian Liver Association Clinical Research Network (ALA CRN). Antivir Ther. 2017 Apr 19. doi: 10.3851/IMP3168. PMID: 28422043
Hepatitis A to E: what's new? Mohsen W, Levy MT. Intern Med J. 2017 Apr;47(4):380-389. doi: 10.1111/imj.13386. PMID: 28401719
Patients with non-viral liver disease have a greater tumor burden and less curative treatment options when diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma. Mohsen W, Rodov M, Prakoso E, Charlton B, Bowen DG, Koorey DJ, Shackel NA, McCaughan GW, Strasser SI. World J Gastroenterol. 2017 Apr 21;23(15):2763-2770. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i15.2763. PMID: 28487614
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and hepatic encephalopathy in chronic liver disease. Vidot H, Potter A, Cheng R, Allman-Farinelli M, Shackel N. World J Hepatol. 2017 Apr 8;9(10):510-518. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i10.510. PMID: 28443156
HBV DNA Integration: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Implications. Tu T, Budzinska MA, Shackel NA, Urban S. Viruses. 2017 Apr 10;9(4). pii: E75. doi: 10.3390/v9040075. Review. PMID: 28394272
Research priority setting in organ transplantation: a systematic review. Tong A, Sautenet B, Chapman JR, Harper C, MacDonald P, Shackel N, Crowe S, Hanson C, Hill S, Synnot A, Craig JC. Transpl Int. 2017 Apr;30(4):327-343. doi: 10.1111/tri.12924. PMID: 28120462
Postreperfusion microcirculatory derangements after liver transplantation: Relationship to hemodynamics, serum mediators, and outcome. Pulitano C, Joseph D, Sandroussi C, Verran D, Ho P, Debiasio A, Luongo A, McCaughan GW, Shackel NA, Crawford M. Liver Transpl. 2017 Apr;23(4):527-536. doi: 10.1002/lt.24721. PMID: 28073175
Response to: Comparison of infliximab drug measurement across three commercially available ELISA kits: author reply. Toong CM, Lee MW, Connor S, Ng W. Pathology. 2017 Apr;49(3):334-335. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2017.01.005. PMID: 28274667
Multidonor intensive faecal microbiota transplantation for active ulcerative colitis: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Paramsothy S, Kamm MA, Kaakoush NO, Walsh AJ, van den Bogaerde J, Samuel D, Leong RWL, Connor S, Ng W, Paramsothy R, Xuan W, Lin E, Mitchell HM, Borody TJ. Lancet. 2017 Mar 25;389(10075):1218-1228. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30182-4. PMID: 28214091
Infliximab vs. adalimumab in Crohn's disease: results from 327 patients in an Australian and New Zealand observational cohort study. Doecke JD, Hartnell F, Bampton P, Bell S, Mahy G, Grover Z, Lewindon P, Jones LV, Sewell K, Krishnaprasad K, Prosser R, Marr D, Fischer J, R Thomas G, Tehan JV, Ding NS, Cooke SE, Moss K, Sechi A, De Cruz P, Grafton R, Connor SJ, Lawrance IC, Gearry RB, Andrews JM, Radford-Smith GL; Australian and New Zealand Inflammatory Bowel Disease Consortium. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2017 Feb;45(4):542-552. doi: 10.1111/apt.13880. PMID: 27995633
Widespread GLI expression but limited canonical hedgehog signaling restricted to the ductular reaction in human chronic liver disease. Grzelak CA, Sigglekow ND, Tirnitz-Parker JE, Hamson EJ, Warren A, Maneck B, Chen J, Patkunanathan B, Boland J, Cheng R, Shackel NA, Seth D, Bowen DG, Martelotto LG, Watkins DN, McCaughan GW. PLoS One. 2017 Feb 10;12(2):e0171480. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171480. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28187190
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