title: [Comparison of six potential serum markers of hepatic fibrosis in alcoholic disease of the liver].
abstract: The aim of this study was to compare 6 potential serum markers for hepatic fibrosis in patients with alcoholic liver disease. Ninety-three patients (50 +/- 11 years old, 62 males) with biopsy-proven alcoholic liver disease were included in the study. A liver biopsy and serum assays of type I, type III and type IV collagens, N-terminal peptide of type III procollagen, laminin (by radioimmunoassays) and apolipoprotein A1 (by nephelometry) were performed in all patients. A histological score of hepatic fibrosis was established. Alcoholic hepatitis lesions and perisinusoidal fibrosis were assessed separately. A significant correlation was found between the score of hepatic fibrosis and serum levels of type I collagen (r = 0.44, P < 10(-3)), type III collagen (r = 0.36, P < 10(-2)), N-terminal peptide of type III procollagen (r = 0.50, P < 10(-3)), type IV collagen (r = 0.44, P < 10(-3)), laminin (r = 0.50, P < 10(-3)), and apolipoprotein A1 (r = 0.21, P < 0.05). After adjustment for the presence of lesions of alcoholic hepatitis and perisinusoidal fibrosis (partial correlation), serum levels of type I collagen, type III collagen, N-terminal peptide of type III procollagen, type IV collagen, and laminin remained significantly correlated with the score of hepatic fibrosis; in contrast, correlation with serum apolipoprotein A1 was no longer significant. Serum levels of N-terminal peptide of type III procollagen, type IV collagen and laminin were significantly higher in patients with perisinusoidal fibrosis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Jean-Verdier, Bondy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grimbert
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Trinchet
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Munz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garnier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Callard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beaugrand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000032:analysis; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006519:Hepatitis, Alcoholic / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007797:Laminin / Q000032:analysis; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000032:analysis*; D011347:Procollagen / Q000032:analysis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D007797:Laminin; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011347:Procollagen; C041876:procollagen Type III-N-terminal peptide; D003094:Collagen
vernacular_title: Comparaison de 6 marqueurs sériques potentiels de la fibrose hépatique au cours de la maladie alcoolique du foie.