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New technologies - new insights into the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy [PDF]
, 2016 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome which frequently accompanies acute or chronic liver disease. It is characterized by a variety of symptoms of different severity such as cognitive deficits and impaired motor functions. Currently,
Ampuero, J +6 more
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The Role of Monocytes and Macrophages in Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 Acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ALF and ACLF), though distinct clinical entities, are considered syndromes of innate immune dysfunction. Patients with ALF and ACLF display evidence of a pro-inflammatory state with local liver inflammation ...
Evangelos Triantafyllou +6 more
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Liver transplantation for acute-on-chronic liver failure from erythropoietic protoporphyria [PDF]
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, 2012 Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is an inherited disorder of the heme metabolic pathway that is characterized by accumulation of protoporphyrin in the blood, erythrocytes, and tissues, and cutaneous manifestations of photosensitivity, all resulting ...
Pyoung-Jae Park +9 more
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Effect of acute on chronic liver failure over post-transplant survival
Annals of Hepatology, 2023 Introduction and Objectives: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is associated with reduced short-term survival, and liver transplantation is frequently the only therapeutic option.
Carlos Benítez +18 more
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Pathologic analysis of liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis [PDF]
, 1988 A retrospective histopathologic review of all pathologic specimens from 394 adult liver transplant patients was undertaken with clinical correlation to determine if primary biliary cirrhosis has affected the posttrans‐plant course compared to all other ...
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Plasma Glutamine Concentrations in Liver Failure. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Higher than normal plasma glutamine concentration at admission to an intensive care unit is associated with an unfavorable outcome. Very high plasma glutamine levels are sometimes seen in both acute and chronic liver failure.
Gunnel Helling +7 more
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Successful orthotopic liver transplantation in an adult patient with sickle cell disease and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2013 Sickle cell disease can lead to hepatic complications ranging from acute hepatic crises to chronic liver disease including intrahepatic cholestasis, and iron overload.
Blinder, Morey A. +7 more
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Critical Care, 2022 Organ dysfunction or overt failure is a commonplace event in the critically ill affecting up to 70% of patients during their stay in the ICU. The outcome depends on the resolution of impaired organ function, while a domino-like deterioration of organs ...
Aritz Perez Ruiz de Garibay +4 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been reported to affect the bacterial characteristics in the host. We aimed to elucidate the compositional and functional characteristics of the microbiota in southern Chinese patients with coexistent HBV
Weijia Han +8 more
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Not All Antibodies Are Created Equal: Factors That Influence Antibody Mediated Rejection. [PDF]
, 2017 Consistent with Dr. Paul Terasaki's "humoral theory of rejection" numerous studies have shown that HLA antibodies can cause acute and chronic antibody mediated rejection (AMR) and decreased graft survival. New evidence also supports a role for antibodies
Butler, Carrie L +3 more
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