Liver is the major source of elevated serum lipocalin‐2 levels after bacterial infection or partial hepatectomy: A critical role for IL‐6/STAT3

Ming‐Jiang Xu, Dechun Feng, Hailong Wu, Hua Wang, Yvonne Chan, Jay Kolls, Niels Borregaard, Bo Porse, Thorsten Berger, Tak W. Mak, Jack B. Cowland, Xiaoni Kong, Bin Gao – 18 September 2014 – Lipocalin‐2 (LCN2) was originally isolated from human neutrophils and termed neutrophil gelatinase‐associated lipocalin (NGAL). However, the functions of LCN2 and the cell types that are primarily responsible for LCN2 production remain unclear.

Prospective validation of Baveno V definitions and criteria for failure to control bleeding in portal hypertension

Sun Young Ahn, Soo Young Park, Won Young Tak, Yu Rim Lee, Eun Jeong Kang, Jung Gil Park, Won Kee Lee, Kwan Lee, Young Oh Kweon – 13 September 2014 – New definitions and criteria were released at the Baveno V consensus meeting. The purposes of this study were to verify Baveno V definitions and criteria for failure to control bleeding and to determine the usefulness of the combined use of the Adjusted Blood Requirement Index [ABRI: (number of blood units)/(final hematocrit‐initial hematocrit)+0.01] with Baveno V criteria.

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