Nutrition Research
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 26-34 , January 2009

A low pretransplant peripheral blood mononuclear cell complex I activity predicts metabolic disturbances and inability to regain fat free mass in cirrhotic patients undergoing liver transplantation

  • Francoise Briet

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1W8
    • Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Francoise Briet is to be contacted at Anesthesia Department, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 1W8. Tel.: +1 416 360 4000x2920; fax: +1 416 864 6014. James Scolapio, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville , FL 32224, USA. Tel.: +1 904 953 2221; fax: +1 904 953 7260.
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  • Bashar A. Aqel

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville , FL, USA
    • ,
  • Khursheed N. Jeejeebhoy

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • James S. Scolapio

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville , FL, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Francoise Briet is to be contacted at Anesthesia Department, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 1W8. Tel.: +1 416 360 4000x2920; fax: +1 416 864 6014. James Scolapio, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville , FL 32224, USA. Tel.: +1 904 953 2221; fax: +1 904 953 7260.

Received 11 May 2008 ,Revised 20 October 2008 ,Accepted 20 October 2008.

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☆ This study was supported in part by the following grants: MRC grant MT-10885 and Mayo clinic Funding.

PII: S0271-5317(08)00225-X

doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2008.10.004

Nutrition Research
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 26-34 , January 2009

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