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Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Advanced Liver Disease: Emerging Concepts

open access: yesFrontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021
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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A dynamic prediction model for prognosis of acute-on-chronic liver failure based on the trend of clinical indicators

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
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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Association of Serum Bilirubin With Metabolic Syndrome and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
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

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2021
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]

open access: yesBMJ Case Reports, 2015
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

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018
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]

open access: yesQJM, 2003
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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Usefulness of serum thyroid-stimulation hormone (TSH) as a prognostic indicator for acute-on-chronic liver failure

open access: yesAnnals of Hepatology, 2015
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
doaj   +1 more source

Age-specific reference values for low psoas muscle index at the L3 vertebra level in healthy populations: A multicenter study

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2022
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
doaj   +1 more source

Prospective multicentre randomised controlled trial to assess the clinical effectiveness of the novel CirrhoCare digital therapeutic management system: a study protocol

open access: yesBMJ Open
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
doaj   +1 more source

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