Does erythrocyte blood transfusion prevent acute kidney injury?
Transfusion of erythrocytes to patients with acute lung injury had no effect on the development of acute kidney injury.
Our findings suggest that EtOH potentiates TD-induced THAL degeneration through neuroimmune gene induction. The findings support the hypothesis that TD deficiency inhibits global glucose metabolism and that a reduced ability to process acetate for cellular energy results in THAL focal degeneration in alcoholics contributing to the high incidence of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in alcoholism.