Soluble forms of extracellular cytokeratin 18 may differentiate simple steatosis from nonalcoholic steatohepatitis


Yilmaz Y., Dolar E., Ulukaya E., Akgoz S., Keskin M., Kiyici M., ...More

WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.13, no.6, pp.837-844, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i6.837
  • Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.837-844
  • Keywords: steatosis, steatohepatitis, cytokeratin 18, M30-antigen, M65-antigen, FATTY LIVER-DISEASE, NATURAL-HISTORY, CELL-DEATH, HEPATOCYTE APOPTOSIS, VARIABILITY, FEATURES, BIOPSY, SERA
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: To investigate whether serum levels of two soluble forms of extracellular cytokeratin 18 (M30-antigen and M65-antigen) may differentiate nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) from simple steatosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).