SAN DIEGO, July 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vital Therapies, Inc. (Nasdaq:VTL), a biotherapeutic company developing ELAD®, a cell-based therapy targeting the treatment of liver failure, announced the presentation of a poster at the International Liver Transplantation Society's 21st Annual International Congress in Chicago, Illinois earlier today.
The poster, titled "Expression of Acute-Phase Proteins by ELAD C3A Cells," describes recent research by the Company showing that ELAD C3A cells produce several key anti-inflammatory proteins that are thought to decrease inflammation of the liver in patients with alcohol-induced liver decompensation (AILD). Moreover, levels of these anti-inflammatory proteins increase when C3A cells are stimulated by common inflammatory factors that are known to be elevated in patients with AILD. This dynamic response may represent one of the mechanisms by which the ELAD System could exert a therapeutic benefit in AILD.
This poster is available at http://ir.vitaltherapies.com under the "Publications and Presentations" section.
Separately, the Company remains on schedule to release topline results from its VTI-208 clinical trial during the third quarter of 2015.
About Vital Therapies, Inc.
Vital Therapies, Inc. is a biotherapeutic company developing a cell-based therapy targeting the treatment of liver failure. The Company's ELAD System is an extracorporeal human allogeneic cellular liver therapy currently in phase 3 clinical trials. Vital Therapies, Inc. is based in San Diego, California. Vital Therapies® and ELAD® are trademarks of Vital Therapies, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statements
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