A case of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor/plasmapheresis-induced activation of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor-positive hepatic progenitors in acute-on-chronic liver failure

Hepatology. 2015 Aug;62(2):649-52. doi: 10.1002/hep.27708. Epub 2015 Apr 8.

Authors

Anna Chiara Piscaglia^{1

2}, Vincenzo Arena³, Stefano Passalacqua⁴, Antonio Gasbarrini^{2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Unit, State Hospital, Republic of San Marino.
² School of Gastroenterology, Gemelli Hospital, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Pathology, Gemelli Hospital, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Nephrology, Columbus-Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Gemelli Hospital, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 25644621
DOI: 10.1002/hep.27708

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure / diagnosis
Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure / therapy*
Adult
Follow-Up Studies
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / therapeutic use*
Humans
Liver Regeneration / physiology*
Male
Monitoring, Physiologic
Plasmapheresis / methods*
Stem Cells / drug effects*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor