ArticleThe Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology2023
Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Red Cell Distribution Width to Lymphocyte Ratio in Primary Biliary Cholangitis.
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- Association between red cell distribution width and HBV viral load and liver function parameters in patients with chronic hepatitis B: a real-world data study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Recompensation in Patients With Decompensated Primary Biliary Cholangitis.Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2025Article
- Elevated Serum Soluble Tim-3 in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Lack of Correlation with Cytokines, Chemokines, and Clinical Parameters.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Innate immunity of bile and cholangiocytes in primary biliary cholangitis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study is to assess levels of monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio in primary biliary cholangitis patients and excavate their clinical significance.
methodsThe levels of monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio in the primary biliary cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis, and healthy controls were compared, and correlations between monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio, red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio, and Mayo score were analyzed. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was utilized to analyze the diagnostic value of monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio for primary biliary cholangitis.
resultsMonocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio in primary biliary cholangitis were higher than they were in autoimmune hepatitis and healthy controls (each, P < .05). Area under the s of monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio in diagnosis of primary biliary cholangitis were 0.821 and 0.797, respectively (each, P < .001). The combination of monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio increased the diagnostic value of primary biliary cholangitis (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.868, P < .001). The correlation analysis showed that monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio were positively correlated with Mayo score (r-MLR = 0.459, r-RLR = 0.522, P < .001 for each). Red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio was independently associated with Mayo score (P = .036) by multiple linear regression. In primary biliary cholangitis patients with Child-Pugh classification, monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio levels in class B and class C were significantly higher than in class A (each, P < .05).
conclusionElevated levels of monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio may prove to be useful markers for estimating the prognosis of primary biliary cholangitis, and the combined detection of monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio has some clinical diagnostic value in patients with primary biliary cholangitis.
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