The use of corticosteroids in the treatment acute alcoholic hepatitis remains controversial. Their use has been recommended for patients with a discriminant function. The recently described Glasgow Alcoholic Hepatitis Score (GAHS) appears to have a greater accuracy in predicting patient outcome. Patients ...
BackgroundAcute hepatitis (AH) in patients with chronic alcoholic liver disease is associated with high mortality. It is therefore vital to identify patients at greatest risk of mortality who may benefit from aggressive intervention. The scoring systems used to assess the severity of AH [Maddrey Dis...
The present invention provides, among other things, improved compositions and methods for the treatment of tissue damage (e.g., acute or chronic) and related diseases, disorders or conditions based on the use of pathfinder cells, extracellular secretomes thereof, and/or pathfinder cell-associated...
Acute hepatitis (AH) in patients with chronic alcoholic liver disease is associated with high mortality. It is therefore vital to identify patients at grea