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Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Advanced Liver Disease: Emerging Concepts
Mitochondria are entrusted with the challenging task of providing energy through the generation of ATP, the universal cellular currency, thereby being highly flexible to different acute and chronic nutrient demands of the cell.
Ingrid W. Zhang +10 more
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Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a dynamic syndrome, and sequential assessments can reflect its prognosis more accurately. Our aim was to build and validate a new scoring system to predict short-term prognosis using baseline and dynamic data in ...
Zhenjun Yu +11 more
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ObjectiveMetabolic syndrome (MetS) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are the leading chronic diseases worldwide. There are still many controversies about the association between serum bilirubin and MetS or NAFLD.
Chen Liang +14 more
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Characterization of Blood Immune Cells in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis Including ACLF
Background and AimsPatients with cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) have immunosuppression, indicated by an increase in circulating immune-deficient monocytes.
Emmanuel Weiss +36 more
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Dysphagia to liver failure [PDF]
A 54-year-old man presenting with dysphagia, weight loss, epigastric pain and cervical lymphadenopathy was referred directly to endoscopy. The medical history included hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia. Blood tests showed normal bilirubin, aspartate transaminase (AST) 490 iu/L, γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) 535 iu/L, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) 829 ...
Vincent Ting Fung, Cheung +3 more
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Systemic Inflammation and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: Too Much, Not Enough
ACLF is a specific, but complex and multifactorial form of acute decompensation of cirrhosis and is characterized by an extraordinary dynamic natural course, rapidly evolving organ failure, and high short-term mortality.
Wim Laleman +4 more
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The neurology of liver failure [PDF]
That there is a relationship between the brain and the liver has been known for many years,1 and patients with chronic liver disease frequently experience neurological problems. The commonest and most widely recognized is the reversible syndrome of hepatic encephalopathy,2 and we will deal with this in some detail.
M, Lewis, P D, Howdle
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Background and rationale for the study. To investigate thyroid function in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) caused by hepatitis B virus infection and to determine whether thyroid hormone levels can be used as prognostic markers for ...
Yichen Wu +12 more
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Background and aimsThe progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength and physical function is defined as sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is closely related to the prognosis of patients. Accurate diagnosis and adequate management of sarcopenia
Ming Kong +22 more
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Introduction Liver cirrhosis accounts for over 10 000 deaths in the UK each year with a total loss of 60 000 quality-adjusted life-years. There is a substantial cost to the NHS of £4.5 billion, with new liver-related decompensation events accounting for ...
Rajeshwar P Mookerjee +13 more
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