H B Reyes

Pregnancy, Sex Hormones and the Liver - Falk Symposium H B Reyes 1996 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Tributes to Alexander P. Mowat. Preface; H. Reyes, et al. Section I: Physiological Interactions Between Sex Hormones and the Liver. 1. Synthesis of Sex Hormones; K. D. R. Setchell. 2. The Hypothalamic-Pituitary- Liver Axis: Growth Hormone Controls Liver Sex; P. Tollet, et al. Section II: Effects of Sex Hormones on Liver Cells and Bile Secretion. 3. The Role of Sex Hormones and Hepatic Plasma Membranes in the Pathogenesis of Cholestasis; F. R. Simon. 4. Sex Hormone-Induced Cholestasis; C. Tiribelli, S. Bellentani. 5. Do all Pathways of Cholestasis Lead to the Canaliculus? I. M. Arias. 6. Prolactin and Bile Secretory Function; M. Vore, et al. 7. Regulatory Pathway of Bile Acid Synthesis: Modulation by Steroid Hormones and Cytokines; N. B. Javitt. 8. Progesterone Metabolism in Normal Human Pregnancy and in Patients with Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy; L. J. Meng, et al. Section III: Sex Hormones and Liver Diseases in Childhood. 9. Cholestatic Disorders in Childhood; G. Gregorio, et al. 10. The Liver - the Next Frontier in the Treatment of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis; W. F. Balistreri. 11. Microvesicular Fatty Liver Disorders: Inborn Defects of Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Oxidation? W. R. Treem. 12. Total Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Cholestasis: Infection as the Principal Risk Factor in Infants Beyond the First Month of Life; T. R. Da Silveira. Section IV: Liver Diseases in Pregnancy. 13. Pregnancy in Chronic Liver Disease; R. E. Kirsch, et al. 14. Female Sex Hormones and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis; M. Podda, et al. 15. Pre-eclampsia and the Liver; C. A. Riely. 16. Cholestasis of Pregnancy; J. Ribalta, et al. 17. Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy; S. Sherlock. Section V: Bile Acids as Therapeutic Agents in Liver Diseases Influenced by Sex Hormones. 18. Effects of Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Experimental and Human Cholestasis; A. Stiehl. 19. Possible Mode of Action of Ursodeoxycholic Acid in the Treatment of Cholestatic Liver Diseases; U. Leuschner. 20. Ursodeoxycholic Acid Therapy in Cholestasis of Pregnancy; J. Palma, et al. Section VI: Presentation of Selected Poster Abstracts. Section VII: Biological, Epidemiological and Therapeutical Implications of Sex Hormones on Liver Diseases. 21. Sex Hormones and Liver Tumors; K. Okuda. 22. Pregnancy and Gallstones; J. C. Glasinovic, et al. 23. Hepatobiliary Surgery During Pregnancy; S. M. Strasberg, et al. 24. Pregnancy After Liver Transplantation; V. Balan, J. Rakela. Concluding Remarks; U. Leuschner. Final Comments; H. Reyes. Ode to the Liver. Index. Publisher Marketing: Pregnancy is the main determinant of some liver diseases in humans: acute fatty liver of pregnancy, cholestasis of pregnancy, and acute liver failure in toxaemia of pregnancy. This book helps research scientists and clinicians to review basic and clinical aspects of these interactions, in order to stimulate biomedical research.