Published November, 2010
By Hengli Tang
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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When I was ?rst approached by Dr. Hengli Tang about writing the foreword to this book, the second edition of Hepatitis C Virus, I was a little puzzled: Book forewords are penned by persons far more famous than I am.

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Published November, 2010
By Uwe Lendeckel and Nigel M. Hooper
Publisher: Springer
Series: Proteases in Biology and Disease
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This book is unique for its comprehensive presentation of protease function in the stomach, colon, pancreas and liver under both physiological conditions and major diseases manifesting in these four organs.

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Published November, 2010
By James F. Trotter and Gregory T. Everson
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Clinical Gastroenterology
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Liver Transplantation: Challenging Controversies and Topics grew out of a need I perceived within the fields of transplant hepatology and liver transplantation. To meet the transplant community's need for emerging information about liver transplantation, Dr. Larry Chan, Dr. Igal Kam, and I initiated the Controversies in Transplantation Conference.

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Published November, 2010
By Xin Wei Wang, Joe Grisham, Snorri S. Thorgeirsson and Joe W. Grisham
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Cancer Genetics
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Primary liver cancer is the third most deadly and fifth most common cancer worldwide (~500,000 deaths annually), with a sharp increase of incidence in the United States in recent years. Liver cancer arises most frequently in inflammatory livers with extensive oxidative stress due to viral hepatitis which causes over 80% of HCC cases worldwide.

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Published November, 2010
By Sarah Saxer, Dinesh Yogaratnam and Tenita Foston
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Nursing
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A work on the topic of Liver Failure that includes the following article subjects: Drug-Induced Liver Failure - A Focus on Acetaminophen Overdose; Current and Emerging Strategies for Treating Hepatic Encephalopathy; and, Drug Dosing Considerations for the Critically Ill Patient with Liver Disease.

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Published November, 2010
By Pere Gines, Patrick S. Kamath and Vicente Arroyo
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Clinical Gastroenterology
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Chronic liver failure is a frequent condition in clinical practice that encompasses all manifestations of patients with end-stage liver diseases. Chronic liver failure is a multiorgan syndrome that affects the liver, kidneys, brain, heart, lungs, adrenal glands, and vascular, coagulation, and immune systems.

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Published October, 2010
By Emilio Jirillo
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Despite numerous hepatitis C virus infection studies, its pathogenesis and medical treatment have not been fully explained. This comprehensive volume, written by experts in the field, covers the most recent advances in the study of HCV, moving from basic research to clinical applications.

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Published October, 2010
By Jawad Ahmad
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Hepatology and Transplant Hepatology: A Case Based Approach presents a collection of interesting cases in liver disease seen at a very busy and large liver transplant center in the United States.

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Published October, 2010
By Morikazu Onji and Sk. Md. Fazle Akbar
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Japan)
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Great advances have taken place in basic research and the clinical usefulness of dendritic cells (DCs). Researchers in the field are optimistic that DCs, already in use for treating patients with cancers, soon can be used therapeutically for patients with chronic infections, autoimmune diseases, and allergic manifestations.

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Published October, 2010
By Yoshitsugu Tajima, Tamotsu Kuroki and Takashi Kanematsu
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Japan)
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Because the tumor in this model mimicked the characteristics of human tumors, a series of experimental investigations were conducted to clarify the pathological characteristics of biliary carcinoma, the genetic alterations during biliary carcinogenesis, and the relationship between biliary inflammation and c- cinogenesis.

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