©The Author(s) 1995.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 1, 1995; 1(1): 4-8
Published online Oct 1, 1995. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v1.i1.4
Published online Oct 1, 1995. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v1.i1.4
Table 4 Possible predisposing factors for acute liver failure
| Etiologic agents | |
| Viruses | various hepatotropic viruses |
| superinfection of hepatotropic viruses | |
| variants of a hepatotropic virus (mutants) | |
| Chemicals | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Host factors | |
| Hyperfunction of cellular immunity | |
| Hyperfunction of antibody production → immune complexes | |
| Endogenous endotoxemia | |
| Deficient phagocytosis of reticuloendothetial system | |
| Activation of macrophages | overproduction of TNF-α and IL-1 |
| release of leukotrienes | |
| release of superoxides | |
| Liver regeneration failure | overproduction of regeneration-suppressing factors |
| disorders in cell receptors and signal transduction | |
| Apoptosis | |
- Citation: Pan BR, Yang SF, Ma LS. Acute liver failure: A progress report. World J Gastroenterol 1995; 1(1): 4-8
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v1/i1/4.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v1.i1.4