Kallistatin, a new and reliable biomarker for the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis

Kallistatin, which protects organs and cells against inflammation, fibrosis and oxidative stress, is mainly synthesized and secreted in liver. However, its relationship to human liver disease remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between serum kallistatin and cli...

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Main Authors: Zhiyun Cheng, Yinghui Lv, Suqiu Pang, Ruyu Bai, Mingxi Wang, Shuyu Lin, Tianwen Xu, Duncan Spalding, Nagy Habib, Ruian Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-05-01
Series:Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383515000313