Acute liver failure (ALF, MIM613070) is generally defined as loss of liver function resulting from rapid injury or death of majority of hepatocytes and occurring within 8 weeks of onset of symptoms (Lee, 1993). Neonatal acute liver failure (NALF) is included in a narrow range of ALF which the insult may undergo before the development of the liver and threaten fetal life (Taylor & Whitington, 2016). The etiology of NALF is multifaceted, including metabolic disorders, neonatal hemochromatosis, viral infections, etc (Squires, 2008; Squires et al., 2018). Nevertheless, some