Research Article

Lipopolysaccharide Inhibits Autophagy and Promotes Inflammatory Responses via p38 MAPK-Induced Proteasomal Degradation of Atg13 in Hepatic Stellate Cells

Table 1

Demographic data and clinical characteristics of cirrhotic controls and ACLF patients.

ParameterCirrhotic controls ()ALF ()ACLF ()

Age (yr)
Gender (M/F)20/1024/650/6
PTA (%)
FIB (g/L)
INR
WBC (/L)
PLT (/L)
ALT (U/L)
GLU (mM)
TBIL (μM)
CHOL (mM)
CREA (μM)
Na (mM)
MELD

PTA: prothrombin activity; FIB: fibrinogen; INR: international normalized ratio; WBC: white blood cell count; PLT: platelet count; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; GLU: glucose; TBIL: total bilirubin; CHOL: cholesterol; CREA: creatinine; Na: sodium ions.