Plasma endotoxin concentrations in patients with alcoholic and non-alcoholic liver disease: reevaluation with an improved chromogenic assay
H Fukui, B Brauner, JC Bode, C Bode - Journal of hepatology, 1991 - Elsevier
Plasma endotoxin concentration was measured in 85 patients with alcoholic liver disease
(alcoholic cirrhosis (n= 64), alcoholic hepatitis without cirrhosis (n= 11), fatty liver (n= 10),
and in patients with non-alcoholic cirrhosis (n= 15)). Endotoxin concentration was
determined with an improved chromogenic substrate assay, using individual standard
curves for each plasma sample. In patients with alcoholic cirrhosis the mean endotoxin
concentration was significantly higher than in patients with non-alcoholic cirrhosis (p< 0.05) …
(alcoholic cirrhosis (n= 64), alcoholic hepatitis without cirrhosis (n= 11), fatty liver (n= 10),
and in patients with non-alcoholic cirrhosis (n= 15)). Endotoxin concentration was
determined with an improved chromogenic substrate assay, using individual standard
curves for each plasma sample. In patients with alcoholic cirrhosis the mean endotoxin
concentration was significantly higher than in patients with non-alcoholic cirrhosis (p< 0.05) …