Plasma prohepcidin levels in patients with chronic viral hepatitis: relationship with liver fibrosis

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Olmez O. F., Gurel S., YILMAZ Y.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY, cilt.22, sa.4, ss.461-465, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 4
• Basım Tarihi: 2010
• Doi Numarası: 10.1097/meg.0b013e3283344708
• Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.461-465
• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objectives Iron is deemed to play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of liver damage in patients with chronic viral hepatitis. Hepcidin has recently emerged as the key hormone in the regulation of iron balance and recycling. We assessed plasma prohepcidin levels in patients with chronic viral hepatitis and investigated the association of this molecule with iron parameters, histologic activity index, and liver fibrosis scores.