Elevated serum myostatin level is associated with worse survival in patients with liver cirrhosis

H Nishikawa, H Enomoto, A Ishii, Y Iwata… - Journal of cachexia …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background We aimed to elucidate the relationship between serum myostatin levels and
other markers including skeletal muscle mass and to investigate the influence of serum …

Usefulness of attenuation imaging with an ultrasound scanner for the evaluation of hepatic steatosis

T Tada, H Iijima, N Kobayashi, M Yoshida… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2019 - Elsevier
We investigated the diagnostic capability of the proprietary attenuation imaging (ATI)
modality found on some Canon Medical Systems Corp. ultrasound scanners to detect …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical characteristics of ICI-related pancreatitis and cholangitis including radiographic and endoscopic findings

R Nakano, H Shiomi, A Fujiwara, K Yoshihara… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
The indications for immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have expanded to include
carcinomas of various organs. However, as ICI therapy expands, the management of …

[HTML][HTML] Serum zinc concentration and sarcopenia: a close linkage in chronic liver diseases

H Nishikawa, H Enomoto, K Yoh, Y Iwata… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
We sought to investigate the influence of serum zinc (Zn) concentration on sarcopenia in
chronic liver diseases (CLDs, n= 372, median age= 65 years, 147 liver cirrhosis (LC) cases …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of sustained virological response for gastroesophageal varices in hepatitis-C-virus-related liver cirrhosis

Y Yuri, H Nishikawa, H Enomoto, K Yoh… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
We aimed to clarify the relationship between sustained virological response (SVR) and
gastroesophageal varices (GEVs) progression among hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver …

Calf circumference as a useful predictor of sarcopenia in patients with liver diseases

H Nishikawa, K Yoh, H Enomoto, Y Iwata, Y Sakai… - in vivo, 2020 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: To elucidate the influence of calf circumference (CC) on sarcopenia in
patients with chronic liver damages (CLDs, n= 525, 255 men). Patients and Methods …

[HTML][HTML] Implication of psoas muscle index on survival for hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing radiofrequency ablation therapy

Y Yuri, H Nishikawa, H Enomoto, A Ishii, Y Iwata… - Journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aims We aimed to retrospectively examine the impact of pretreatment psoas muscle index
(PMI) as determined by computed tomography on survival for treatment naïve hepatocellular …

[HTML][HTML] Health-related quality of life in chronic liver diseases: A strong impact of hand grip strength

H Nishikawa, H Enomoto, K Yoh, Y Iwata… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - mdpi.com
We sought to examine the influence of hand grip strength (HGS) and skeletal muscle mass
(SMM) on the health-related quality of life (H-QOL) as evaluated by the 36-Item Short-Form …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of pretreatment psoas muscle mass on survival for patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer undergoing systemic chemotherapy

N Ishii, Y Iwata, H Nishikawa… - Oncology …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
To the best of our knowledge, there are few previous studies that have investigated the effect
of decreased skeletal muscle mass (DSMM) on survival in patients with unresectable …

Association of liver stiffness and steatosis with hepatocellular carcinoma development in patients with hepatitis C virus infection who received direct‐acting antiviral …

T Tada, T Nishimura, T Matono, M Yoshida… - Hepatology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The pathogenic process underlying the development of hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC) is not yet clear in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus who receive direct‐acting …