Consensus versus Outcome-based Definitions of Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure: Implications for Risk Stratification and Case Identification

Nipun Verma, Tingting Qi, Pratibha Garg, Arun Valsan, Gowripriya Nair, Julian Pohl, Arathi Venu, Xianbo Wang, Xin Zheng, Guohong Deng, Yan Huang, Zhongji Meng, Yanhang Gao, Zhiping Qian, Xiaobo Lu, Feng Liu, Yu Shi, Jia Shang, Yubao Zheng, Yingli He, Meiqian Hu, Changze Hong, Sina Jameie-Oskooei, Raj Mookerjee, Mohammad Mahdi Saeidinejad, Sunil Taneja, Jinjun Chen, Hai Li, Ajay Duseja, Cornelius Engelmann, Rajiv Jalan

Published online: May 15, 2026

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A Dual Time Window-driven Strategy to Optimize Primary Biliary Cholangitis Treatment via Alkaline Phosphatase Normalization

Han Zhao, Yansheng Liu, Yingmei Tang, Ningning Wang, Yanmin Liu, Yiling Li, Chunyang Huang, Jieting Duan, Yan Feng, Linhua Zheng, Ruiqing Sun, Xiufang Wang, Juan Deng, Gui Jia, Patrick S.C. Leung, M. Eric Gershwin, Yulong Shang, Ying Han

Published online: May 15, 2026

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Occlusion of Paraspinal Vein Shunt Alleviated Post-TIPS Hepatic Myelopathy in a Patient with Cirrhosis

Yuhong Suo, Lixue Xu, Xinyan Zhao, Yu Wang, Fuliang He, Jidong Jia

Published online: May 14, 2026

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Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease Diminishes the Efficacy of miR-125b-5p-engineered MSC Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma via HK2 Upregulation: A Multimodal Theranostic Study

Lishan Shen, Xiaowen Luo, Xiaorui Su, Xiang Zhou, Fengyun Zou, Shuangshuang Zhong, Yayin Deng, Boya Yin, Zhicheng Yao, Ruomi Guo

Published online: May 11, 2026

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Reducing the Risk of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy Recurrence: A Narrative Review

Nikolaos T. Pyrsopoulos, Nadege Gunn, Prasun K. Jalal, George E. Catinis

Published online: May 8, 2026

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Short-chain Fatty Acids and Bile Acids Signaling in Chronic Hepatitis B

Siqi Sun, Sisi Yang, Yihe Yu, Jiyang Chen, Jintao Ning, Yida Yang, Hongyu Jia

Published online: April 28, 2026

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A Novel Simplified Prognostic Model for 90-day Transplant-free Survival in Patients with Severe Acute Liver Injury/Acute Liver Failure

Yan Ren, Manman Xu, Wenling Wang, Ming Kong, Yu Chen

Published online: April 28, 2026

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The Association of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Arterial Aneurysms: An Update and Review

Moana Da Silva Santiago, George Y. Wu

Published online: April 27, 2026

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Bile Drainage Improves Survival in Amatoxin-induced Severe Liver Injury: A Prospective Pilot Cohort Study

Xiuying Ma, Bin Han, Wei Yue, Yuan Shen, Jiawei Geng

Published online: April 27, 2026

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Letter to the Editor: Genotype-specific Response to 144-week Entecavir Therapy for HBeAg-positive Chronic Hepatitis B with a Particular Focus on Histological Improvement: A Prospective Study

Chenhao Ye, Lei Wang

Published online: April 27, 2026

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The Multifaceted Roles of Gut Microbiota and Their Metabolites in Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Literature Review

Yunqi Zhang, Dengqin Wang, Bo Zhuang, Fangzhuo Zhu, Chengwei Tan, Jing Zhang, Qianqian Zhang

Published online: April 24, 2026

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A Multi-omics Investigation Identifies TACC3 as a Driver of Immunosuppression in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma via Activation of the STAT3-PD-L1 Axis

Hao Wang, Zhiquan Xu, Ziqi Zhang, Yan You, Ranning Xu, Hongli Chen, Hongshuai Cui, Xiaoyong Luo, Rui Liao

Published online: April 10, 2026

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Single-cell Sequencing Reveals Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Association with Endotheliopathy and Immunothrombosis in Hepatitis B Virus-related Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure

Xitang Li, Suping Hai, Xizhe Zheng, Peng Hu, Wenhui Wu, Qiang Gao, Junjian Hu, Binghui Yu, Feiyang Xu, Huiling Xiang, Qin Ning, Xiaojing Wang

Published online: April 10, 2026

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Dubin-Johnson and Rotor Syndromes: A Review and Update of Pathophysiological Mechanisms

Bianca Thakkar, George Y. Wu

Published online: April 9, 2026

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Unlocking the Future of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Early Diagnosis: The Promise of Extracellular Vesicle Biomarkers

Kunxiang Li, Zhihua Zuo, Xinyi Ou, Miyuan Yang, Yirui Qin, Bing Zhang, Yongcan Guo

Published online: April 8, 2026

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Tongue Image Analysis and Clinical Data Fusion: A Novel Approach for Non-invasive Diagnosis of Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Fatty Liver Disease

Chen-Xia Lu, Chuan-Xi Tian, Yi-Bo Jiao, Hui Zhu, Hai-Yan Yu, Zi-Xin Shu, Ling-Han Zhang, Jia Zhang, Lan Wang, Qi Hao, Wen-Bin Zou, Ming-Zhong Xiao, Cheng-Hai Liu, Qiu-Yang He, Bee Luan Khoo, Xiao-Dong Li

Published online: April 8, 2026

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m1A Epitranscriptomic Control of NUPR1 by YTHDF1 Exacerbates Metabolic Dysregulation in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Nan Luo, Zhihai Xu, Dongmei Zhao, Xue Yang, Yu Tian, Rongkuan Li

Published online: April 2, 2026

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Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Fatty Liver Disease in Primary Care (2025)

Wenjing Ni, Junping Shi, Jian-Gao Fan, Jie Li, Chronic Disease Management Branch of China Medical Biotechnology Association, Chinese Research Hospital Society (Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine), Chinese Society of General Practice, Chinese Medical Association, and Expert Group of Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Fatty Liver Disease in Primary Care

Published online: April 2, 2026

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Pegylated Interferon-based Treatment Improves Response Rates in Immune-tolerant Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B: A Prospective Trial

Min Liu, Lili Zuo, Yuting Zhang, Bing Bu, An Xiao, Ling Zhu, Xiuying Ma, Yilan Wang, Wei Yue, Jiawei Geng, Xueshan Xia

Published online: March 31, 2026

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Galectin-3 Promotes Graft Injury via NLRP3 Pyroptosis in Steatotic Liver Transplantation: A Therapeutic Target for Donor Optimization

Xianwu Yang, Shirui Huang, Ruisi Ma, Zhihui Zhu, Yingquan Zhuo, Jiafei Yang, Jun Du, Huajian Gu

Published online: March 24, 2026

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