Chronic liver diseases may cause inflammation and progressive scarring, over time leading to irreversible hepatic damage (cirrhosis). As a result, the need to assess and closely …
A Kaul, WD Short, X Wang, SG Keswani - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
With the burgeoning interest in hyaluronic acid (HA) in recent years, hyaluronidases (HYALs) have come to light for their role in regulating catabolism of HA and its molecular …
S Erdogan, HO Dogan, S Sezer, S Uysal… - … journal of clinical and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background. Liver biopsy, which is considered the gold standard for the evaluation of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), has certain limitations. The aim of …
Chronic liver disease (CLD) is a major health problem worldwide. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), chronic hepatitis C (CHC), chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and alcoholic liver …
SS Selph, AD Ginsburg, R Chou - Systematic Reviews, 2014 - Springer
Background Seventeen of 172 included studies in a recent systematic review of blood tests for hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis reported diagnostic accuracy results discordant from 2× 2 …
M Derbala, ME Elbadri, AM Amer… - World journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To assess the diagnostic accuracy, of aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) alone and with antischistosomal antibody (Ab) in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and …
C Martín-González, R Pelazas-González… - Journal of Trace …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction In chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection there is increased iron absorption leading to iron overload, a fact that may promote ferritin synthesis. Theoretically, increased …
Background/aim The assessment of liver fibrosis provides useful information not only for diagnosis but also for therapeutic decisions. This study aimed to develop and evaluate a …
Z Babaei, H Parsian - Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The estimation of liver fibrosis is usually dependent on liver biopsy evaluation. Because of its disadvantages and side effects, researchers try to find non-invasive methods …