Hepatic System, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
3. Jul 2015
Circulating Elastin Fragments Are Not Affected by Hepatic, Renal and Hemodynamic Changes, But Reflect Survival in Cirrhosis with TIPS
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:
Progressive fibrosis increases hepatic resistance and causes portal hypertension with complications. During progressive fibrosis remodeling and deposition of collagens and elastin occur. Elastin remodeling is crucially involved in fibrosis progression in animal models and human…
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Authors:
- Nielsen MJ,
- Lehmann J,
- Leeming DJ,
- Schierwagen R,
- Klein S,
- Jansen C,
- Strassburg CP,
- Bendtsen F,
- Møller S,
- Sauerbruch T,
- Karsdal MA,
- Krag A,
- Trebicka J,