Systemic Activin Is Elevated in Patients With Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis

• J.J. Staudacher,
• J. Bauer,
• S.R. Atkinson,
• M. Thursz,
• S. Lang,
• B. Schnabl,
• M.B. Wiley,
• R. Carr,
• B. Jung

Affiliations

J.J. Staudacher

Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease and Rheumatology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health at Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

J. Bauer

Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

S.R. Atkinson

Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK

M. Thursz

Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK

S. Lang

Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California

B. Schnabl

Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Medicine, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California

M.B. Wiley

Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

R. Carr

Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

B. Jung

Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Correspondence: Address correspondence to: Barbara Jung, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific Street, RR-512, Seattle, Washington 98195-6420.