The role of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in biliary atresia
The role of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in biliary atresia
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.08.018
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发表时间:
2006-12-01
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Miyano, Takeshi
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作者:
Kobayashi, Hiroyuki;Tamatani, Takuya;Miyano, Takeshi
Background: The aim of this study was to explain the role of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in biliary atresia (BA).Methods: Concentrations of serum MCP-1 and collagen type IV were measured in 38 patients with BA by using commercially available kits. MCP-1 was also assessed in liver biopsy specimens by using immumohistochemistry. Subjects were classified into groups. Group I comprised BA patients with normal liver function (n = 13), group II comprised BA patients with moderate liver dysfunction (n = 18), group III comprised BA patients older than 20 years awaiting liver transplantation (n = 7), and the control group comprised age-matched patients without evidence of liver disease (n = 23).Results: Serum MCP-1 levels were significantly increased in group II compared with group I (P