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ArticleOncology letters2018

Clinical significance of decoy receptor 3 upregulation in patients with hepatitis B and liver fibrosis.

Xiaoli Lou, Yanqiang Hou, Hui Cao, Jingjing Zhao, Fengting Zhu

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Article in Oncology letters, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoli LouDepartment of Central Laboratory, Songjiang Hospital Affiliated First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201600, P.R. China.
Yanqiang HouDepartment of Central Laboratory, Songjiang Hospital Affiliated First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201600, P.R. China.
Hui CaoDepartment of Central Laboratory, Songjiang Hospital Affiliated First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201600, P.R. China.
Jingjing ZhaoDepartment of Central Laboratory, Songjiang Hospital Affiliated First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201600, P.R. China.
Fengting ZhuDepartment of Central Laboratory, Songjiang Hospital Affiliated First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201600, P.R. China.
Songjiang District Central Hospital · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Decoy receptor 3 (DcR3) is a tumor necrosis factor receptor, which may inhibit apoptosis. The aim of the present study was to investigate the clinical significance of DcR3 upregulation in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and hepatic fibrosis. A total of 128 patients with a clinical diagnosis of CHB who underwent liver biopsy were included in the present study. The expression levels of DcR3, hyaluronic acid (HA), type III procollagen, type IV collagen (IV-C) and laminin protein were assessed. The diagnostic value of DcR3 in patients with CHB with hepatic fibrosis was determined using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. DcR3 was significantly upregulated in patients with CHB, particularly in patients with active CHB. The expression of DcR3 was significantly increased in patients with CHB with liver fibrosis and liver cirrhosis, compared with patients with CHB without liver fibrosis. The area under the ROC curve for the diagnosis of CHB liver fibrosis based on DcR3 or DcR3 combined with IV-C/HA was 0.807 or 0.869, with a sensitivity and specificity of 76.9 and 77.8% or 84.6 and 81.2%, respectively. DcR3 is a marker for liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis B infection. The use of DcR3 in combination with IV-C and HA may further increase its diagnostic value for liver fibrosis.

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chronic hepatitis Bdecoy receptor 3liver fibrosisreceiver operating curve

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PMID30061940
PMCPMC6063045
OpenAlexW2803575382

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