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Circulating Soluble CD163 is Associated with Steatohepatitis and Advanced Fibrosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Author(s) -
Jessica L. Mueller,
Eoin R. Feeney,
Hui Zheng,
Joseph Misdraji,
Annie J. Kruger,
Nadia Alatrakchi,
Lindsay Y. King,
Louis G. Gelrud,
Kathleen E. Corey,
Raymond T. Chung
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical and translational gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.673
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2155-384X
DOI - 10.1038/ctg.2015.36
Subject(s) - nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , medicine , fibrosis , gastroenterology , steatosis , fatty liver , inflammation , cd163 , steatohepatitis , nonalcoholic steatohepatitis , pathology , disease , macrophage , biology , biochemistry , in vitro
In obese subjects, serum sCD163, but not sCD14, correlated with fibrosis stage and NAS. These data support a role for activated Kupffer cells in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and fibrosis, and suggest potential clinical utility for assessment of sCD163 levels.

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