Soluble P selectin levels in chronic liver disease: Relationship to disease severity

Vardareli E., Saricam T., Demirustu C., Gulbas Z.

HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.54, sa.74, ss.466-469, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 74
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.466-469
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/Aims: Thrombocytopenia and platelet function abnormalities are problems commonly found in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). Despite lack of widespread recognition as to the clinical significance of Soluble P-selectin (sP-selectin), in that increased levels of sP-selectin have been described in patients with CLD, it has been proposed as a marker of in-vivo platelet activation. The study's aim was to determine whether levels of sP-selectin in patients with CLD increase in accordance with the degree of liver failure, the likelihood of CLD patients with high sP-selectin levels being more prone to thrombosis, as well as investigating the coagulation and fibrinolytic parameters related to the sP-selectin.