2021
Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Carrying Sphingolipid Cargo for the Diagnosis and Dynamic Risk Profiling of Alcoholic Hepatitis
Sehrawat T, Arab J, Liu M, Amrollahi P, Wan M, Fan J, Nakao Y, Pose E, Navarro‐Corcuera A, Dasgupta D, Liao C, He L, Mauer A, Avitabile E, Ventura‐Cots M, Bataller R, Sanyal A, Chalasani N, Heimbach J, Watt K, Gores G, Gines P, Kamath P, Simonetto D, Hu T, Shah V, Malhi H. Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Carrying Sphingolipid Cargo for the Diagnosis and Dynamic Risk Profiling of Alcoholic Hepatitis. Hepatology 2021, 73: 571-585. PMID: 32246544, PMCID: PMC7541595, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseAlcohol-associated cirrhosisAlcoholic hepatitisAH subjectsHealthy controlsHeavy drinkersLiver diseaseEtiology of ESLDEV concentrationEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreExtracellular vesiclesRisk profilingPathogenesis of AHLiver Disease scoreCholestatic liver diseaseNonalcoholic steatohepatitisRisk stratificationClinical criteriaPrognostic performanceDisease scoreDiagnostic biomarkersDisease controlEV countsDiseaseDrinkers
2020
The knowns and unknowns of treatment for alcoholic hepatitis
Sehrawat T, Liu M, Shah V. The knowns and unknowns of treatment for alcoholic hepatitis. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2020, 5: 494-506. PMID: 32277902, PMCID: PMC7238289, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(19)30326-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcoholic hepatitisLiver diseaseSevere alcoholic hepatitisInflammatory liver diseaseChronic liver diseaseOngoing clinical trialsEffective medical treatmentMedical therapyHigh morbidityClinical trialsHepatitisPreclinical studiesNew therapiesRapid onsetMedical treatmentMyriad complicationsEffective therapeuticsModest effectivenessAlcohol dependencySeries paperPatientsTherapyDiseaseTreatmentLong term