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ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2016

Serum Wisteria Floribunda Agglutinin-Positive Mac-2 Binding Protein Could Not Always Predict Early Cirrhosis in Non-Viral Liver Diseases.

Yuki Haga, Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki, Masato Nakamura, Koji Takahashi, Shuang Wu, Shin Yasui, Makoto Arai, Shingo Nakamoto, Osamu Yokosuka

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Article in Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Biomarkers for primary biliary cholangitis: current perspectives.Hepatic medicine : evidence and research · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuki HagaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8677, Japan. hagayuki@gmail.com.
Tatsuo KandaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8677, Japan. kandat-cib@umin.ac.jp.
Reina SasakiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8677, Japan. reina_sasaki_0925@yahoo.co.jp.
Masato NakamuraDepartment of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8677, Japan. nkmr.chiba@gmail.com.
Koji TakahashiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8677, Japan. koji517@gmail.com.
Shuang WuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8677, Japan. gosyou100@yahoo.co.jp.
Shin YasuiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8677, Japan. ntcph863@yahoo.co.jp.
Makoto AraiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8677, Japan. araim-cib@umin.ac.jp.
Shingo NakamotoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8677, Japan. nakamotoer@yahoo.co.jp.
Osamu YokosukaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8677, Japan. yokosuka-osamu@funabashi.jcho.go.jp.
Chiba University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive human Mac-2-binding protein (WFA(+)-M2BP) is a novel non-invasive marker of liver fibrosis. The goal of the study was to investigate whether the novel serum biomarker WFA(+)-M2BP or other non-invasive markers are useful for the prediction of liver fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).

methodsWe examined a significant correlation between serum WFA(+)-M2BP levels and histological staging of fibrosis in several chronic liver diseases, such as NASH, AIH, and PBC.

resultsWFA(+)-M2BP could not predict hepatic fibrosis in these patients. We also showed that the level of platelet counts is a useful predictor of hepatic fibrosis progression in patients with NASH, AIH, and PBC. There was a significant correlation between staging of fibrosis and grading of activity in the liver in all groups except for AIH patients.

conclusionPlatelet counts can predict hepatic fibrosis in patients with NASH, AIH, or PBC. Clinicians should pay attention to the grading of liver activity in the use of WFA(+)-M2BP.

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autoimmune hepatitisM2BPGinonalcoholic steatohepatitisprimary biliary cholangitisWFA(+)-M2BP

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