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ReviewJournal of clinical and translational hepatology2024

The Multifaceted Role of Bilirubin in Liver Disease: A Literature Review.

Mariana M Ramírez-Mejía, Stephany M Castillo-Castañeda, Shreya C Pal, Xingshun Qi, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez

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Review in Journal of clinical and translational hepatology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Traveling with chronic viral hepatitis.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2026
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  15. [Impact of key indicator dynamic change on 90-day prognosis for patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mariana M Ramírez-MejíaPlan of Combined Studies in Medicine (PECEM-MD/PhD), Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6279-1527
Stephany M Castillo-CastañedaLiver Research Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0260-9736
Shreya C PalLiver Research Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2464-8499
Xingshun QiDepartment of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (formerly General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area), Shenyang, Liaoning, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9448-6739
Nahum Méndez-SánchezLiver Research Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bilirubin, the primary breakdown product of hemoproteins, particularly hemoglobin, plays a key role in the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of liver diseases. In acute liver diseases, such as acute liver failure, drug-induced liver injury, and viral hepatitis, bilirubin serves as a biomarker reflecting the extent of hepatocyte loss and liver damage. Chronic liver diseases, including alcohol-related liver disease, chronic hepatitis C virus infection, metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, and autoimmune liver diseases, are marked by persistent liver injury and inflammation. Bilirubin levels in chronic liver diseases provide insight into liver function, disease severity, and prognosis. As a versatile biomarker, bilirubin offers valuable information on the pathophysiology of liver diseases and aids in guiding clinical decision-making regarding the treatment of liver diseases and their complications. This review aimed to explore the multifunctional role of bilirubin in liver diseases by analyzing its biological functions beyond its role as a biomarker of liver damage.

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Acute-on-chronic liver failureBilirubinChronic liver failureHepatitisLiver failureMetabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease

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PMID39544246
PMCPMC11557368

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