Serum matrix metalloproteinase-1 level represents disease activity as opposed to fibrosis in patients with histologically proven nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Serum matrix metalloproteinase-1 level represents disease activity as opposed to fibrosis in patients with histologically proven nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Background/Aims Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is prevalent in both economically developed and developing countries. Twenty percent of NASH progresses to cirrhosis with/without hepatocellular carcinoma, and there is an urgent need to find biomarkers for early diagnosis and monitoring progressio...

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Main Authors: Wataru Ando, Hiroaki Yokomori, Nobuhiro Tsutsui, Eigoro Yamanouchi, Yutaka Suzuki, Masaya Oda, Yutaka Inagaki, Katsuya Otori, Isao Okazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2018-03-01
Series:Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
Subjects:
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Matrix metalloprotease 1
Cytokines
Liver cirrhosis
Online Access:http://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-2017-0030.pdf

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