Amino acids in acute-on-chronic liver failure: Another piece of the puzzle?

J Hepatol. 2021 May;74(5):1015-1017. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.01.009. Epub 2021 Feb 20.

Authors

Minneke J Coenraad¹, Florent Artru²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: m.j.coenraad@lumc.nl.
² Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 33622546
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.01.009

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Keywords: Anabolic metabolism; Biomass; Dormancy; Hyperammonemia; Immunity; Multiorgan failure; Small-molecules.

Publication types

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MeSH terms

Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure*
Amino Acids
Humans
Hyperammonemia*

Substances

Amino Acids