Gut virome: New key players in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory illness of the intestine. While the mechanism underlying the pathogenesis of IBD is not fully understood, it is believed that a complex combination of host immunological response, environmental exposure, particularly the gut microbiota, and genetic susceptibility represents the major determinants. The gut virome is a group of viruses found in great frequency in the gastrointestinal tract of humans.

Expanding the liver donor pool worldwide with hepatitis C infected livers, is it the time?

Liver transplantation (LT) provides a life-saving option for cirrhotic patients with complications and hepatocellular carcinoma. Despite the increasing number of liver transplants performed each year, the number of LT candidates on the waitlist remains unchanged due to an imbalance between donor organ supply and the demand which increases the waitlist time and mortality. Living donor liver transplant had a great role in increasing the donor pool and shortened waitlist time for LT candidates.

Diagnosis, treatment protocols, and outcomes of liver transplant recipients infected with COVID-19.

Several cases of fatal pneumonia during November 2019 were linked initially to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, which the World Health Organization later designated as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. In the general population, COVID-19 severity can range from asymptomatic/mild symptoms to seriously ill.