title: [A comparative study of serum sFas in patients with hepatocellular cancer and chronic hepatitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effects of sFas in hepatocellular cancer (HCC) and chronic hepatitis (CH).
  
  
  METHODS
  The serum sFas was detected in 18 patients with HCC, 12 patients with CH and 6 cases of normal control by ELISA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The serum sFas in HCC was obviously increased and had significant difference with the patients of CH and normal control (P < 0.01). The serum sFas had positive correlation with the serum TBIL(P < 0.01), but negative correlation with the ALB, PTA and the ratio of ALT/AST(P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  sFas may resist the occurrence of HCC apoptosis. In CH, sFas has correlation with the severity of CH. The role of sFas in viral hepatitis is uncertain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Chiangsha 410011, China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: X H
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: X P
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017209:Apoptosis; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; D005260:Female; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: C505661:FASLG protein, human; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D019014:fas Receptor