Soluble CD163 Is a Predictor of Mortality in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis

Background: Soluble CD163 (sCD163) is a scavenger receptor membrane protein expressed almost exclusively on Kupffer cells and other macrophages. It was found to be associated with the severity of liver cirrhosis. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the novel biomarker sCD163 predic...

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Main Authors: Yue Zhang, Chenkai Huang, Yuan Nie, Qi Liu, Nanxi Xiao, Linxiang Liu, Xuan Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.698502/full