Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme level as a marker of fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme level for evaluating significant fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B

AIM To evaluate the diagnostic performance of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) on significant liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). METHODS In total, 100 patients with CHB who underwent liver biopsy in our hospital were enrolled, and 70 patients except for 30 patients with hypertension, fatty liver or habitual alcoholic consumption were analyzed. We compared histologic...

Serum Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in Patients with Psoriasis

Background: Controversial data concerning the elevation of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme in psoriasis are reported in the literature. In order to verify whether this abnormality exists in Iranian patients, we performed this study. Method: Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme level was measured in 40 psoriatics. According to clinical forms of psoriasis, patients were further divided into th...

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in Sarcoidosis

Determining the progression stages of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Introduction: Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) leads to liver fibrosis, its failure, and death in the long term. The stage of fibrosis in CHB patients can also be detected based on the biochemical markers. The aim of this study was to predict the state of liver fibrosis in CHB patients and determine the possibility of patients shifting from a given state to another one. Materials and Methods: This stu...

Mean platelet volume as a fibrosis marker in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

INTRODUCTION Many noninvasive tests have been studied for the diagnosis and determining the liver fibrosis score (LFS). In this study, we aimed to research the correlation of mean platelet volume (MPV) and stage of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-nine patients with CHB were enrolled retrospectively into the study. Age-sex matched 25 health...