By Associate Professor Mark Danta

Journal articles

Wark G; Kaakoush NO; Samocha-Bonet D; Ghaly S; Danta M, 2025, 'Oral microbial diversity is associated with biologic treatment and metabolic health status but not with disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease', Crohn's & Colitis 360, pp. otaf047, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/crocol/otaf047

Young C; Singh M; Jackson KJL; Field MA; Peters TJ; Angioletti-Uberti S; Frenkel D; Ravishankar S; Gupta M; Wang JJ; Agapiou D; Faulks ML; Al-Eryani G; Luciani F; Gordon TP; Reed JH; Danta M; Carr A; Kelleher AD; Dore GJ; Matthews G; Brink R; Bull RA; Suan D; Goodnow CC, 2025, 'A triad of somatic mutagenesis converges in self-reactive B cells to cause a virus-induced autoimmune disease', Immunity, 58, pp. 412 - 430.e10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2024.12.011

Chaganti J; Zeng G; Patil A; Lockart I; Dellalana M; Montagnese S; Brew B; Danta M, 2025, 'Altered blood-brain barrier permeability is associated with abnormal distant connectivity and regional homogeneity in covert hepatic encephalopathy - a cross sectional study', Hepatology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HEP.0000000000001343

Ghinea N; Heal H; Danta M, 2025, 'Patient-driven personal importation in the face of cost barriers to care: can we do better?', Internal Medicine Journal, 55, pp. 130 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16569

Yin J; Kaakoush NO; Massey J; Danta M, 2025, 'Understanding the microbiome in autologous haemopoietic stem cell transplant for multiple sclerosis.', Front Immunol, 16, pp. 1590601, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1590601

Ye L; Waller K; Weltman M; Strasser S; Liu K; McCaughan G; Gofton C; Levy M; George J; Danta M, 2025, 'WED-125 The Liver Frailty Index predicts survival in hepatocellular carcinoma: an australian multicentre prospective cohort study (APriCa study)', Journal of Hepatology, 82, pp. S416 - S417, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(25)01201-2

Zeng G; Krishnamurthy S; Pires AS; Guller A; Chaganti J; Tun N; Lockart I; Montagnese S; Brew B; Guillemin GJ; Danta M; Heng B, 2024, 'Activation of the kynurenine pathway identified in individuals with covert hepatic encephalopathy', Hepatology Communications, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HC9.0000000000000559

Shen I; Stojanova J; Yeo M; Olsen N; Lockart I; Wang M; Roggeveld J; Heerspink HJL; Greenfield JR; Day R; Danta M, 2024, 'A potential novel treatment for cirrhosis-related ascites: Empagliflozin is safe and tolerable in advanced chronic liver disease', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 90, pp. 2529 - 2538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.16139

Wark G; Kaakoush NO; Samocha-Bonet D; Ghaly S; Danta M, 2024, 'Dietary Determinants of Metabolic and Gut Microbial Health in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease', Nutrients, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu16193233

Yeoh YKJ; Dore GJ; Lockart I; Danta M; Flynn C; Blackmore C; Levy MT; George J; Alavi M; Hajarizadeh B, 2024, 'Temporal change in aetiology and clinical characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma in a large cohort of patients in New South Wales, Australia', Internal Medicine Journal, 54, pp. 602 - 612, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16252

Bin Usman Shah SH; Alavi M; Hajarizadeh B; Matthews GV; Martinello M; Danta M; Amin J; Law MG; George J; Valerio H; Dore GJ, 2024, 'Corrigendum to “Trends in decompensated cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma among people with a hepatitis B notification in New South Wales” [JHEP Reports 4 (2022)] (JHEP Reports (2022) 4(10), (S2589555922001240), (10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100552))', Jhep Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101022

Wark G; Kaakoush NO; Samocha-Bonet D; Ghaly S; Danta M, 2024, 'P1233 Serum insulin is associated with c-reactive protein and gut microbial diversity in inflammatory bowel disease', Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 18, pp. i2171 - i2171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad212.1363

Qin S; Chen M; Cheng AL; Kaseb AO; Kudo M; Lee HC; Yopp AC; Hsiehchen D; Zhou J; Wang L; Wang Y; Wen X; Heo J; Tak WY; Nakamura S; Numata K; Uguen T; Cha E; Hack SP; Lian Q; Ma N; Spahn JH; Wu C; Chow PKH; Thompson A; Danta M; Poursoltan P; Kiberu A; Chittajallu R; Sood S; Stauber R; Pinter M; Peck-Radosavljevic M; Decaestecker J; Cuyle PJ; Verset G; Van Vlierberghe H; De Azevedo S; Andrade L; Cunha Júnior A; Faria L; Yen CT; Colli L; Asselah J; Kavan P; Marquez V; Brahmania M; Li Q; Xing B; Guo Y; Chen Z; Zhao H; Peng T; Wang L; Wang L; Liu H; Wu F; Qin L; Zheng Q; Ying J; Li H; Wen T; Liu Y; Chen M; Wang B; Bai Y; He Y; Zhao H; Zhou D; Dai C; Teng G; Cui S; Gao Y; Zhang X; Lu Z; Yin T; Ding Y; Jia W; Xia Y; Sun B; Xia Q; Yuan Y; Sun H; Shi X; Guzmán A; Corrales L; Kral Z; Priester P; Kubala E; Blanc JF; Bourliere M; Peron JM; Borg C; Bronowicki JP; Ganne N; Decaens T, 2023, 'Atezolizumab plus bevacizumab versus active surveillance in patients with resected or ablated high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma (IMbrave050): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial', Lancet, 402, pp. 1835 - 1847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01796-8

Jacob R; Danta M; Feller R; Williams D; Sanagapalli S, 2023, 'Empiric Esophageal Dilatation for Solid-Food Dysphagia: Presence of Mucosal Tear on Relook Endoscopy Predicts Symptomatic Response', American Journal of Gastroenterology, 118, pp. 1888 - 1890, http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000002319

Shalaby N; Samocha-Bonet D; Kaakoush NO; Danta M, 2023, 'The Role of the Gastrointestinal Microbiome in Liver Disease', Pathogens, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12091087

Wilson S; Joseph J; Danta M; Rabbolini DJ, 2023, 'Viscoelastometry to Manage Bleeding in Liver Disease', CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41401

Crane H; Danta M, 2023, 'Aspirin, chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-will there ever be enough data?', Ann Transl Med, 11, pp. 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm-23-205

Chaganti J; Zeng G; Tun N; Lockart I; Abdelshaheed C; Cysique L; Montagnese S; Brew BJ; Danta M, 2023, 'Novel magnetic resonance KTRANS measurement of blood-brain barrier permeability correlated with covert HE', Hepatology Communications, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HC9.0000000000000079

Zeng G; Krishnamurthy S; Pires AS; Guller A; Tun N; Chaganti J; Lockart I; Montagnese S; Brew B; Guillemin G; Danta M; Heng B, 2023, 'Activation of the kynurenine pathway potentially underlies neurodegeneration in patients with covert hepatic encephalopathy', JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, 78, pp. S263 - S264

Prince DS; Schlaphoff G; Davison SA; Huo YR; Xiang H; Chan MV; Lee AU; Thailakanathan C; Jebeili H; Rogan C; Al-Omary A; Gupta S; Lockart I; Tiwari N; Clark-Dickson M; Hillhouse JW; Laube R; Chang J; Nguyen V; Danta M; Cheng R; Strasser SI; Zekry A; Levy MT; Chan C; Liu K, 2022, 'Selective internal radiation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: A 15-year multicenter Australian cohort study', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Australia, 37, pp. 2173 - 2181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgh.15986

Shah SHBU; Alavi M; Hajarizadeh B; Matthews GV; Martinello M; Danta M; Amin J; Law MG; George J; Valerio H; Dore GJ, 2022, 'Trends in decompensated cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma among people with a hepatitis B notification in New South Wales', Jhep Reports, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100552

Lockart I; Yeo MGH; Hajarizadeh B; Dore G; Danta M; Abe K; Carrat F; Lusivika-Nzinga C; Degasperi E; Di Marco V; Hou J; Howell J; Janjua NZ; Wong S; Kumada T; Lleo A; Persico M; Lok AS; Wei L; Yang M; Nabatchikova E; Nguyen MH; Antonio Pineda J; Reig M; Shiha G; Yu ML; Tsai PC, 2022, 'HCC incidence after hepatitis C cure among patients with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis: A meta-analysis', Hepatology, 76, pp. 139 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.32341

Blackwood GA; Danta M; Gett R, 2022, 'Acute Cytomegalovirus Infection Associated With Splenic Infarction: A Case Report and Review of the Literature', CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23404

Jacob R; Danta M, 2022, 'Pharmacotherapeutic strategies for hepatitis B and hepatitis C coinfection', Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 23, pp. 465 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14656566.2021.2019708

Lockart I; Hajarizadeh B; Buckley N; Davison S; Prakoso E; Levy MT; George J; Dore GJ; Danta M, 2021, 'All-cause hepatocellular carcinoma survival in the era of direct-acting antiviral therapy', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Australia, 36, pp. 3515 - 3523, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgh.15687

Snaith JR; Danta M; Greenfield JR, 2021, 'Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and insulin resistance in type 1 diabetes', Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 6, pp. 985 - 986, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00343-5

Danta M; Tan RZH; Lockart I; Abdel Shaheed C, 2021, 'Editorial: aspirin and NSAID for chemoprevention of hepatocellular carcinoma – ready for their use? Authors' reply', Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 54, pp. 852 - 853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apt.16568

Tan RZH; Lockart I; Abdel Shaheed C; Danta M, 2021, 'Systematic review with meta-analysis: The effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and anti-platelet therapy on the incidence and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma', Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 54, pp. 356 - 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apt.16515

Mak G; Zaunders JJ; Bailey M; Seddiki N; Rogers G; Leong L; Phan TG; Kelleher AD; Koelsch KK; Boyd MA; Danta M, 2021, 'Preservation of Gastrointestinal Mucosal Barrier Function and Microbiome in Patients With Controlled HIV Infection', Frontiers in Immunology, 12, pp. 688886, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.688886

Lockart I; Hajarizadeh B; Alavi M; Davison S; Prakoso E; Levy MT; George J; Dore GJ; Danta M, 2021, 'Hepatitis C virus cure before hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis is associated with improved survival', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 28, pp. 710 - 718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13475

Seddiki N; Zaunders J; Phetsouphanh C; Brezar V; Xu Y; McGuire HM; Bailey M; McBride K; Hey-Cunningham W; Munier CML; Cook L; Kent S; Lloyd A; Cameron B; De St Groth BF; Koelsch K; Danta M; Hocini H; Levy Y; Kelleher AD, 2021, 'CD73+ CD127high long-term memory CD4 T cells are highly proliferative in response to recall antigens and are early targets in hiv-1 infection', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, pp. 1 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22020912

Wark G; Samocha-Bonet D; Ghaly S; Danta M, 2021, 'The role of diet in the pathogenesis and management of inflammatory bowel disease: A review', Nutrients, 13, pp. 1 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13010135

Ambati C; Danta M; Boshell D; Ende J; Williams D; Chaganti J, 2021, 'The Promise of Percutaneous Transhepatic Variceal Embolization for Both Gastroesophageal and Ectopic Varices—An Australian Case Series', Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR, 5, pp. 03 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1723061

Dore GJ; Danta M; Matthews GV, 2020, 'Hepatocellular carcinoma risk with antivirals for chronic hepatitis B: no longer confounding', Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 5, pp. 1028 - 1029, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30270-3

Danta M; Zeng G; Montagnese S, 2020, 'Author response: Meta-analysis of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy', Neurology, 95, pp. 985, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000011043

Htet TD; Godneva A; Liu Z; Chalmers E; Kolobkov D; Snaith JR; Richens R; Toth K; Danta M; Hng TM; Elinav E; Segal E; Greenfield JR; Samocha-Bonet D, 2020, 'Rationale and design of a randomised controlled trial testing the effect of personalised diet in individuals with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with metformin', BMJ Open, 10, pp. e037859, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037859

Myint NPST; Zaw TT; Sain K; Waiyan S; Danta M; Cooper D; Aung NM; Kyi MM; Hanson J, 2020, 'Sequential Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy in Myanmar; a randomized clinical trial of efficacy and tolerability', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Australia, 35, pp. 617 - 623, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgh.14942

Zeng G; Penninkilampi R; Chaganti J; Montagnese S; Brew BJ; Danta M, 2020, 'Meta-analysis of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy', Neurology, 94, pp. e1147 - e1156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000008899

Smith FC; Stocker SL; Danta M; Carland JE; Kumar SS; Liu Z; Greenfield JR; Braithwaite HE; Cheng TS; Graham GG; Williams KM; Day RO, 2020, 'The safety and pharmacokinetics of metformin in patients with chronic liver disease', Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 51, pp. 565 - 575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apt.15635

He S; Lockart I; Alavi M; Danta M; Hajarizadeh B; Dore GJ, 2020, 'Systematic review with meta-analysis: effectiveness of direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma', Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 51, pp. 34 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apt.15598

Tun N; Chaganti J; Zeng G; Lockart I; Montagnese S; Brew B; Danta M, 2020, 'Prospective study of magnetic resonance spectroscopy identifies specific metabolic changes in covert hepatic encephalopathy', JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, 73, pp. S737 - S737

Dai P; Furlong T; Gracie G; Huang ML; Yang T; Wu KHC; Danta M; Wong M; Williams A; March L; Hetherington M; Heyworth-Smith D; Phan TG, 2019, 'Autoinflammation Masquerading as Autoimmunity in an Adult with Heterozygous p.E250K PSTPIP1 Mutation', Journal of Clinical Immunology, 39, pp. 519 - 522, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10875-019-00646-z

Zaunders J; Dyer WB; Churchill M; Munier CML; Cunningham PH; Suzuki K; McBride K; Hey-Nguyen W; Koelsch K; Wang B; Hiener B; Palmer S; Gorry PR; Bailey M; Xu Y; Danta M; Seddiki N; Cooper DA; Saksena NK; Sullivan JS; Riminton S; Learmont J; Kelleher AD, 2019, 'Possible clearance of transfusion-acquired nef/LTR-deleted attenuated HIV-1 infection by an elite controller with CCR5 Delta 32 heterozygous and HLA-B57 genotype', JOURNAL OF VIRUS ERADICATION, 5, pp. 73 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30056-x

Bartlett SR; Applegate TL; Jacka BP; Martinello M; Lamoury FMJ; Danta M; Bradshaw D; Shaw D; Lloyd AR; Hellard M; Dore GJ; Matthews GV; Grebely J, 2019, 'A latent class approach to identify multi-risk profiles associated with phylogenetic clustering of recent hepatitis C virus infection in Australia and New Zealand from 2004 to 2015', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 22, pp. e25222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25222

Lockart I; Matthews GV; Danta M, 2019, 'Sexually transmitted hepatitis C infection: The evolving epidemic in HIV-positive and HIV-negative MSM', Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 32, pp. 31 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QCO.0000000000000515

Weber MF; Marshall HM; Rankin N; Duffy S; Fong KM; Dunlop K; Humphreys L; Smit AK; Cust AE; Taylor N; Mitchell G; Kang YJ; Tucker K; Jenkins M; Macrae F; Lockart I; Danta M; Armstrong BK; Howe M, 2019, 'Cancer screening in Australia: Future directions in melanoma, Lynch syndrome, and liver, lung and prostate cancers', Public Health Research and Practice, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp2921910

Cosorich I; McGuire HM; Warren J; Danta M; King C, 2019, 'CCR9 expressing T helper and T follicular helper cells exhibit site-specific identities during inflammatory disease', Frontiers in Immunology, 10, pp. 2899, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02899

Chia XX; Cherepanoff S; Danta M; Furlong T, 2018, 'Successful treatment of HCV-related glomerulonephritis with sofosbuvir and daclatasvir', Nephrology, 23, pp. 379 - 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.13087

Deenick EK; Morey A; Danta M; Emmett L; Fay K; Gracie G; Ma CS; Macintosh R; Smith SABC; Sasson SC; Sewell WA; Cowley M; Tangye SG; Kelleher AD; Phan TG, 2018, 'Reversible Suppression of Lymphoproliferation and Thrombocytopenia with Rapamycin in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency', Journal of Clinical Immunology, 38, pp. 159 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10875-018-0477-z

Ma CKK; Danta M; Day R; Ma DDF, 2018, 'Dealing with the spiralling price of medicines: issues and solutions', Internal Medicine Journal, 48, pp. 16 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.13652

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