regeneration of liver

[vky]

why liver does not regenerate in Hepatitis

[Orikb72]

I have cirrhosis of the liver ( stage 4) with hepatitis c. My doctor did not tell me that liver cirrhosis could be regenerated with proper treatment. I am so glad that I found this information. I am not alone in this situation. I pray for us all.

[mpace6983]

Well praise the lord. I was under the impressionthat when liver cells were dead that they were unable to regenerate. The light at the end of the tunnel just got a little brighter.

[newleaf09]

Thanks for posting that, Jenny.  The presentation said 10% could regress from cirrhosis to 0 damage, but I'm almost afraid to hope that hard.

[JennyPenny]

And a friend of mine, who was treated by Dr. Shiffman, went from stage 4 to stage 0 at 7 years post SVR. Unbelievable!!!

[newleaf09]

Oops, this comment was posted twice and I posted on the other one.  See http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/2009icr/ddw/docs/070709_a.html
for a report from the Digestive Disease Week meeting by Mitchell Shiffman (good thing I looked up the link, I misquoted the reference on the other post).  If I recall correctly it was a conference presentation and may not have appeared in a journal yet.

Fibrosis is reversible.  80% of study patients who killed the virus on TX reversed bridging fibrosis and all of those with portal fibrosis cleared all fibrosis when biopsied 5-6 yrs. later (after finishing treatment successfully).  Pretty inspiring for us all.

[mpace6983]

Your liver can regenerate unless you have fibrosis. this is where there is scarring of the liver and sort of like scar tissue it cant regenerate back to healthy cells.