Does the iron chelator deferoxamine cause activated hepatic stellate cells to become quiescent and to undergo apoptosis?
The iron chelation of stellate cells inhibits their activation, causing them to become deactivated as well as to undergo apoptosis. These data suggest a potential role for an iron chelation treatment of liver fibrosis.
Anthropometric measurements are easily obtained and closely associated with mortality, decubitus ulcer, and length of hospital stay. Anthropometric measurements used in conjunction with serum albumin are more predictive of patient outcome then serum albumin alone.