Increased Endotoxin Activity Is Associated with the Risk of Developing Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure

Increased Endotoxin Activity Is Associated with the Risk of Developing Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) leads to systematic inflammatory response syndrome and multiple organ failure. This study investigated the relationship between endotoxin (Et) and ACLF with the aim of determining whether Et activity (EA) is useful as a predictive biomarker of ACLF development a...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Takaya, Tadashi Namisaki, Shinya Sato, Kosuke Kaji, Yuki Tsuji, Daisuke Kaya, Yukihisa Fujinaga, Yasuhiko Sawada, Naotaka Shimozato, Hideto Kawaratani, Kei Moriya, Takemi Akahane, Akira Mitoro, Hitoshi Yoshiji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
endotoxin activity
acute-on-chronic liver failure
rifaximin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/5/1467

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