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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022

Correlation between T-Lymphocyte Subsets, Regulatory T Cells, and Hepatic Fibrosis in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver.

Xia Wang, Weiqin Li, Jiangfeng Fu, Yaping Ni, Kaige Liu

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Xia WangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical College, Xi'an, Shanxi 710077, China.
Weiqin LiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical College, Xi'an, Shanxi 710077, China.
Jiangfeng FuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical College, Xi'an, Shanxi 710077, China.
Yaping NiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical College, Xi'an, Shanxi 710077, China.
Kaige LiuXi'an Medical College, Xi'an, Shanxi 710021, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6708-2766

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between T-lymphocyte subsets, regulatory T cells (Treg), and hepatic fibrosis in patients with a nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 64 NAFLD patients (research group) and 73 healthy subjects (control group) in our hospital from January 2020 to December 2021. T-lymphocyte subsets (Th17) and Treg, liver function (alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST)), hepatic fibrosis indexes (type III procollagen (PCIII), type IV collagen (CIV), laminin (LN), hyaluronic acid (HA)), inflammatory factors (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8)), and oxidative stress (OS) response ((superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), malondialdehyde (MDA)) were tested. The relationship between Th17/Treg and the abovementioned indexes in NAFLD patients was analyzed. Results: In comparison to the control group, Th17 and Th17/Treg were higher in the research group (

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