The diagnostic significance of serum markers of fibrosis was investigated in 92 patients with chronic viral hepatitis (CVH) by studying the collagenolythic activity of blood, proteasic inhibitor activity, collagen metabolism products (oxyproline fraction), and fibronectin. At the same time, the patients underwent puncture biopsy of the liver, which made it possible to determine the degree of process activity and the stage of its chronization. As the degree of fibrosis grew, the collagenase serum activity increased significantly, while the alpha1-proteinase inhibitor activity fell, the content of oxyproline (its fractions) increased, and the fibronectin level decreased.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe researchers evaluated the condition of lipid peroxidation and antioxidant protection system together with biochemical, immunological and morphological values in 117 patients with chronic hepatitis (CH) in virus replication phase (28 patient had CH type B, 66--CH type C and 28--CH type B+C), and estimated the importance of their interrelations to the prediction of disease outcomes.
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