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ArticleThe Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology2021

Intrahepatic Expression of C-C Motif ligand 5 in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B.

Xiang-An Zhao, Jian Wang, Haiyan Chang, Yong Liu, Yuxin Chen, Guangmei Chen, Rui Huang, Chao Wu

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Article in The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Xiang-An ZhaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China;Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jian WangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Haiyan ChangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yong LiuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yuxin ChenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Guangmei ChenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Rui HuangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Chao WuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CNNanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundC-C motif ligand 5 (CCL5) is reported to play a key role in acute and chronic liver diseases. However, the association between CCL5 and chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains to be explored. We aimed to investigate the CCL5 expression in the liver tissues of CHB patients and compared the CCL5 expression among CHB patients with different stages of liver inflammation and fibrosis.

methodsLiver tissue specimens from 51 CHB patients who underwent liver biopsy and twelve healthy liver donors were included in the present study. CCL5 expression in the liver tissues was analyzed using immunohistochemistry. The hepatic inflammation grades and fibrotic stages of CHB patients were assessed by the Scheuer classification system.

resultsLivers of CHB patients exhibited significantly accumulated CCL5+ cells when compared to those of healthy controls (42.80 ± 4.37 vs. 7.25 ± 0.99/HPF, P < .001). CHB patients with higher hepatic inflammation grades had more CCL5+ cells in their livers than those with lower grades (P < .05). However, the numbers of CCL5+ cells were not correlated with the fibrotic stages in CHB patients (r = .073, P = .61). The number of CCL5+ cells in the liver tissues of CHB patients was positively correlated with alanine transaminase levels (r = .278, P = .041) and aspartate aminotransferase levels (r = .328, P = .009).

conclusionsCHB patients have a significant accumulation of CCL5+ cells in the liver, and CCL5 may play a pathological role in hepatic inflammation of CHB.

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Chemokine CCL5Hepatitis B, ChronicLiverAdultAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesBiopsyFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryInflammationLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesCCL5 protein, humanChemokine CCL5

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PMID33893769
PMCPMC8975458
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