Ito cells and fibrogenesis in chronic alcoholic liver disease.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
The relationships between the number of Ito cells; serum N-terminal type III procollagen and laminin; clinical and biochemical parameters of liver function derangement; histomorphometrically assessed total amount of liver fibrosis; and daily ethanol intake were studied in 43 patients affected by chronic alcoholic liver disease (10 cirrhotics). Significant correlations were found between serum laminin and N-terminal type III procollagen and histological, clinical and biochemical data of liver function derangement, but no correlation was found between the aforementioned parameters and the percentage of Ito cells, which in turn seemed to be related to ethanol ingestion.
Medical subject headings
- Laminin
- Liver
- Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic
- Peptide Fragments
- Procollagen