Elevated circulating soluble interleukin-2 receptor in patients with chronic liver diseases is associated with non-classical monocytes

Elevated circulating soluble interleukin-2 receptor in patients with chronic liver diseases is associated with non-classical monocytes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R, sIL2R, sTAC, sCD25) is a reliable biomarker for disease activity in inflammatory disorders such as sarcoidosis. Based on the essential pathogenic role of inflammation for progression of liv...

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Main Authors: Seidler Sebastian, Zimmermann Henning W, Weiskirchen Ralf, Trautwein Christian, Tacke Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Liver cirrhosis
Liver fibrosis
Interleukin-2
CD25
Monocytes
Macrophages
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/12/38

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