title: [Correlative study on the level of serum type IV collagen, laminin and the diameters of portal veins in patients with viral hepatitis].
abstract: The contents of serum Type IV collagen and laminin were detected by radioimmunoassay and the diameters of portal veins were measured by B-mode ultrasound in 102 patients with different type of viral hepatitis. The results show that an increase of levels of Type IV collagen and laminin was found in patients with chronic severe hepatitis and fulminant hepatitis. The levels of Type IV collagen and laminin were obviously increased in the patients who have the diameter of portal vein > or = 12 mm compared with the patients who have the diameter of protal < 12 mm. There was a positive correlation between the levels of Type IV collagen, laminin and the diameters of portal vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Xiangya Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha 410008.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D024141:Collagen Type IV / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D007797:Laminin / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D024141:Collagen Type IV; D007797:Laminin