Open AccessRed cell distribution width and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Author(s) -
Yasemin Gülcan Kurt,
Tuncer Çaycı,
Fevzi Nuri Aydın,
Mehmet Ağıllı
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16387
Subject(s) - red blood cell distribution width , anisocytosis , nonalcoholic steatohepatitis , steatosis , medicine , inflammation , cell , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , red cell , gastroenterology , pathology , anemia , chemistry , fatty liver , biochemistry , disease
Red cell distribution width is a measure of deviation of the volume of red blood cells. It is a marker of anisocytosis and often used to evaluate the possible causes of anemia. Elevated red cell distribution width levels are also associated with acute and chronic inflammatory responses. In nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, inflammation is accompanied with steatosis. For assuming red cell distribution width as a marker of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, intervening factors such as levels of inflammatory markers should also be evaluated.