Table 1 BAL treatment of ALF pigs

From: Improved survival of porcine acute liver failure by a bioartificial liver device implanted with induced human functional hepatocytes

Group

Pig weight (kg)

hiHep number

Survival time*

No-BAL

18

0

2 days

No-BAL

15

0

Survived

No-BAL

16

0

2 days

No-BAL

22

0

2 days

No-BAL

16

0

3 days

No-BAL

17

0

5 days

Empty-BAL

12

0

1 days

Empty-BAL

18

0

2 days

Empty-BAL

16

0

1 days

Empty-BAL

16

0

2 days

Empty-BAL

23

0

4 days

Empty-BAL

15

0

5 days

hiHep-BAL

17

2.8 × 109

Survived

hiHep-BAL

18

3.5 × 109

Survived

hiHep-BAL

17

4.0 × 109

Survived

hiHep-BAL

15

3.1 × 109

Survived

hiHep-BAL

15

3.0 × 109

5 days

hiHep-BAL

15

3.4 × 109

Survived

hiHep-BAL

15

2.6 × 109

Survived

hiHep-BAL

15

3.5 × 109

Survived

  1. *All survived animals were sacrificed on day 7.