Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a biliary destructive disease mostly affecting patients
with ulcerative colitis (UC). PSC has been suggested to be an independent risk factor for …

Physical exercise is accompanied by increased plasma levels of ammonia but it is not known
whether this rise primarily reflects accelerated formation in muscle or decreased removal …

The influence of intravenous infusion of branched‐chain amino acids (BCAAs) on brain function
in patients with liver cirrhosis and acute hepatic encephalopathy was examined using a …

To examine the effect of liver transplantation on the respiratory and cardiovascular functions,
ventilation/perfusion relationships were determined by multiple inert gas elimination …

The cases of two patients with fulminant hepatic failure after intake of therapeutic doses (4–8
g) of paracetamol, and who were admitted to hospital for assessment for liver …

What is the value of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) in the management of hepatic
encephalopathy (HE)? This is a frequently asked question in the field of liver disease. Despite …

The therapeutic efficacy of orally administered branched-chain amino acids in patients with
liver cirrhosis and chronic encephalopathy was examined in a double blind, randomised …

A brief period of starvation (2-3) depletes the hepatic glycogen stores but results in only a
limited reduction of the muscle glycogen depots. In this situation insulin resistance contributes …

A continuous intravenous infusion of L‐leucine (300 μmol min ‐1 ) was given to 12 healthy
females over a 2 1/2 h period. Arterial plasma concentrations of amino acids and the keto …

A cohort of 559 patients in Sweden who satisfied predetermined criteria for the diagnosis of
primary biliary cirrhosis was followed with respect to the incidence of cancer during the …