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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
2021
Admission Urinary and Serum Metabolites Predict Renal Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis
Bajaj JS, Garcia‐Tsao G, Reddy KR, O’Leary J, Vargas HE, Lai JC, Kamath PS, Tandon P, Subramanian RM, Thuluvath P, Fagan A, Sehrawat T, de la Rosa Rodriguez R, Thacker LR, Wong F. Admission Urinary and Serum Metabolites Predict Renal Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis. Hepatology 2021, 74: 2699-2713. PMID: 34002868, PMCID: PMC9338693, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryPrediction of AKIClinical variablesSerum/urineSerum metabolitesBranched-chain amino acid metabolitesLiver disease centerNorth American ConsortiumRole of serumAmino acid metabolitesAdmission urinaryAKI developmentAKI subgroupCirrhosis cohortRenal outcomesRenoprotective measuresKidney injuryAKI predictionCirrhosis severityDialysis initiationHospitalized patientsPoor prognosisUrine metabolomicsEarly initiationSpecific admission
2020
Serum Levels of Metabolites Produced by Intestinal Microbes and Lipid Moieties Independently Associated With Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure and Death in Patients With Cirrhosis
Bajaj JS, Reddy KR, O'Leary JG, Vargas HE, Lai JC, Kamath PS, Tandon P, Wong F, Subramanian RM, Thuluvath P, Fagan A, White MB, Gavis EA, Sehrawat T, de la Rosa Rodriguez R, Thacker LR, Sikaroodi M, Garcia-Tsao G, Gillevet PM. Serum Levels of Metabolites Produced by Intestinal Microbes and Lipid Moieties Independently Associated With Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure and Death in Patients With Cirrhosis. Gastroenterology 2020, 159: 1715-1730.e12. PMID: 32687928, PMCID: PMC7680282, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute-On-Chronic Liver FailureAdultAgedBacteriaBiomarkersDatabases, FactualFecesFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHospital MortalityHumansLipidomicsLipidsLiver CirrhosisMaleMetabolomicsMiddle AgedNorth AmericaPatient AdmissionPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsConceptsDevelopment of ACLFSerum levelsClinical parametersStool samplesSerum metabolitesEnd-stage liver diseaseWhite blood cell countSerum samplesFecal microbiomeTertiary hepatology centersChronic liver failureDay of admissionMultiple centersTime of admissionBlood cell countNorth American ConsortiumLevels of phospholipidsMetabolomic analysisHepatology centersHospital admissionLiver failureClinical featuresLiver diseaseACLFEstrogen metabolites