Olaf Dirsch

Extraction of large intracoronary thrombus in acute myocardial infarction by percutaneous Fogarty maneuver: intentional abuse of a novel interventional device.

In severe jaundice, major liver resection is contraindicated.

Modified sleeve anastomosis for reconstruction of the hepatic artery in rat liver transplantation.

The potential role of bone marrow transplantation in augmenting donor-derived immunity to hepatitis B after rat liver transplantation.

A new model of hepatitis B virus reinfection: liver transplantation in the woodchuck1.

Improved renal transplantation in the rat with a nonsplinted ureteroureterostomy.

Repeated detection of gas in the portal vein after liver transplantation: A sign of EBV-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferation?

Adoptive transfer of HBV immunity by kidney transplantation and the effect of postoperative vaccination.

Stent coating: a new approach in interventional cardiology.

Catheter-based coronary bypass: a development update.

Response to imatinib mesylate of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor with very low expression of KIT.

The efficiency of humoral immune transfer depends on both the graft and the immunosuppressive treatment.

Amyloid of heart and lungs in a patient with low output syndrome after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Assessment of normal, inflammatory, and tumor-bearing lymph nodes with contrast-enhanced interstitial magnetic resonance lymphography: preliminary results in rabbits.

Papillomatosis confined to the distal biliary tract--a rare cause of obstructive jaundice: report of a case.

Synergistic effects of a novel nanoporous stent coating and tacrolimus on intima proliferation in rabbits.

Acute liver failure associated with Coxsackie virus B2 infection in a neonate.

Phase I study of the humanized antiepidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibody EMD72000 in patients with advanced solid tumors that express the epidermal growth factor receptor.

Diagnosis of biliary duct cysts in transgenic mice expressing the hepatitis B virus X-protein.

Efficacy of combined lamivudine and adefovir dipivoxil treatment for severe HBV graft reinfection after living donor liver transplantation.

Adoptive transfer of immunity: a new strategy to interfere with severe hepatitis virus reinfection after woodchuck liver transplantation.

Melanotic schwannoma of the neck mimicking a malignant melanoma.

Lack of elevated serum carcinoembryonic antigen and calcitonin in medullary thyroid carcinoma.

Helper-dependent adenoviral vector-mediated delivery of woodchuck-specific genes for alpha interferon (IFN-alpha) and IFN-gamma: IFN-alpha but not IFN-gamma reduces woodchuck hepatitis virus replication in chronic infection in vivo.

Presence of markers for liver progenitor cells in human-derived intrahepatic biliary epithelial cells.

Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: is clinical tumor classification before transplantation realistic?

Assessment of liver tissue after radiofrequency ablation: findings with different imaging procedures.

Efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization prior to liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma as found in pathology.

Impact of donor gender on male rat recipients of small-for-size liver grafts.

Preliminary investigation of mitoxantrone coating on stent-grafts to inhibit neointimal proliferation.

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The epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib sensitizes colon cancer cells to irinotecan.

Surgical aspects in the therapy of primary sarcoma of the vena cava.

Dedicated calibration formulas permit correction of differences between measurements by different IVUS devices as demonstrated in atherosclerotic human coronary arteries in vitro.

Low prevalence of transfusion transmitted virus (TTV)-like DNA sequences in cystadenolymphoma and pleomorphic adenoma of the salivary glands.

Magnetic resonance imaging of experimental atherosclerotic plaque: comparison of two ultrasmall superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide.

Marginal hepatectomy in the rat: from anatomy to surgery.

Influence of stem cell mobilization and liver regeneration on hepatic parenchymal chimerism in the rat.

Administration of granulocyte colony stimulating factor after liver transplantation leads to an increased incidence and severity of ischemic biliary lesions in the rat model.

Probe production for in situ hybridization by PCR and subsequent covalent labeling with fluorescent dyes.

Combination of an antiviral drug and immunomodulation against hepadnaviral infection in the woodchuck model.

Recovery of liver perfusion after focal outflow obstruction and liver resection.

Small-for-size syndrome in the rat: does size or technique matter?

Induction of rejection after small-for-size liver transplantation: size matters.

G-CSF administration in a small-for-size liver model.

Quantitative evaluation and selection of reference genes in a rat model of extended liver resection.

Statistical and economical efficiency in assessment of liver regeneration using defined sample size and selection in combination with a fully automated image analysis system.

A biphasic model for sinusoidal liver perfusion remodeling after outflow obstruction.

The anti-proliferative side effects of AEE788, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor blocking both EGF- and VEGF-receptor, are liver-size-dependent after partial hepatectomy in rats.

Intraoperative vital and haemodynamic monitoring using an integrated multiple-channel monitor in rats.

A fast and robust hepatocyte quantification algorithm including vein processing.

Does granulocyte-colony stimulating factor administration induce damage or repair response in schistosomiasis?

Release of danger signals during ischemic storage of the liver: a potential marker of organ damage?

HMGB1 in ischemic and non-ischemic liver after selective warm ischemia/reperfusion in rat.

Prolonged cold ischemia does not trigger lethal rejection or accelerate the acute rejection in two allogeneic rat liver transplantation models.

HMGB1 translocation and expression is caused by warm ischemia reperfusion injury, but not by partial hepatectomy in rats.

Assessment of diffuse myocardial fibrosis in rats using small-animal Look-Locker inversion recovery T1 mapping.

Early release of macrophage migration inhibitory factor after liver ischemia and reperfusion injury in rats.

Preliminary experience of a PDCA-cycle and quality management based training curriculum for rat liver transplantation.

Oxidation of HMGB1 causes attenuation of its pro-inflammatory activity and occurs during liver ischemia and reperfusion.

Serum LBP levels reflect the impaired synthetic capacity of the remnant liver after partial hepatectomy in rats.

A comparison of sampling strategies for histological image analysis.

Granulocyte colony stimulating factor induces lipopolysaccharide (LPS) sensitization via upregulation of LPS binding protein in rat.

The fibrin-derived peptide bβ15-42 attenuates liver damage in a rat model of liver ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Chronic lithium treatment protects against liver ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats.

Registration of histological whole slide images guided by vessel structures.

Practical quantification of necrosis in histological whole-slide images.

Preventing intra-abdominal adhesions with a sodium hyaluronate carboxymethylcellulose membrane enabled visualization of hepatic microcirculation.

Liver transplantation and inflammation: is lipopolysaccharide binding protein the link?

Recent advances in 2D and 3D in vitro systems using primary hepatocytes, alternative hepatocyte sources and non-parenchymal liver cells and their use in investigating mechanisms of hepatotoxicity, cell signaling and ADME.

Loss of chromosome 4 correlates with better long-term survival and lower relapse rate after R0-resection of colorectal liver metastases.

Limited correlation between conventional pathologist and automatic computer-assisted quantification of hepatic steatosis due to difference between event-based and surface-based analysis.

Novel Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus (WHV) transgene mouse models show sex-dependent WHV replicative activity and development of spontaneous immune responses to WHV proteins.

How does a single cell know when the liver has reached its correct size?

Protocols for staining of bile canalicular and sinusoidal networks of human, mouse and pig livers, three-dimensional reconstruction and quantification of tissue microarchitecture by image processing and analysis.

Reduced hepatic arterial perfusion impairs the recovery from focal hepatic venous outflow obstruction in liver-resected rats.

G-CSF pretreatment aggravates LPS-associated microcirculatory dysfunction and acute liver injury after partial hepatectomy in rats.

The virtual liver: state of the art and future perspectives.

Rodent models and imaging techniques to study liver regeneration.

Ischemic preconditioning protects against liver ischemia/reperfusion injury via heme oxygenase-1-mediated autophagy.

Baicalein pretreatment protects against liver ischemia/reperfusion injury via inhibition of NF-κB pathway in mice.

One Size Fits All: Evaluation of the Transferability of a New "Learning" Histologic Image Analysis Application.

GSK-3β inhibition attenuates CLP-induced liver injury by reducing inflammation and hepatic cell apoptosis.

Baicalein protects against polymicrobial sepsis-induced liver injury via inhibition of inflammation and apoptosis in mice.

LBP Blockade Augments the Protective Effect of G-CSF in a Rat Sepsis Model.

Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) blockade augments the protective effect of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in a rat sepsis model.

Fast and accurate identification of fat droplets in histological images.

Effectiveness of Organ Donation Information Campaigns in Germany: A Facebook Based Online Survey.

Bevacizumab-Induced Inhibition of Angiogenesis Promotes a More Homogeneous Intratumoral Distribution of Paclitaxel, Improving the Antitumor Response.

Cholestasis-induced adaptive remodeling of interlobular bile ducts.

Intrahepatic Vascular Anatomy in Rats and Mice--Variations and Surgical Implications.

Establishment of a rat model: Associating liver partition with portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy.

Multimodal nonlinear microscopy of head and neck carcinoma - toward surgery assisting frozen section analysis.

Zonated quantification of steatosis in an entire mouse liver.

Baicalein pretreatment reduces liver ischemia/reperfusion injury via induction of autophagy in rats.

Intrahepatic Size Regulation in a Surgical Model: Liver Resection-Induced Liver Regeneration Counteracts the Local Atrophy following Simultaneous Portal Vein Ligation.

Gene network activity in cultivated primary hepatocytes is highly similar to diseased mammalian liver tissue.

Attitude towards organ donation in German medical students.

Bioengineered Livers: A New Tool for Drug Testing and a Promising Solution to Meet the Growing Demand for Donor Organs.

Identification of Proteins Interacting with Cytoplasmic High-Mobility Group Box 1 during the Hepatocellular Response to Ischemia Reperfusion Injury.