title: [Relationship between liver mass and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in patients with liver cirrhosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relation of liver mass to, liver hymodynamics and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in patients with liver cirrhosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The liver mass was measured by liver biopsy, hepatic hemodynamics by ultrasonography, and the contents of hyalurionic acid (HA), human procollagen III (HPC III) and collagen type IV (C IV) by radioimmunoassay in 100 patients with liver cirrhosis in compensation stage and 30 normal control subjects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Greater liver mass was accompanied by more severe liver fibrosis and reduced liver blood flow. The contents of HA, HPC III and C IV were obvious higher in the patients than in the normal controls (P<0.05) and increased with the liver mass. The liver mass was positively related to serum liver fibrosis indices (r=0.5612, P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Liver mass in patients with liver cirrhosis is related to hepatic hemodynamics, indices for liver fibrosis and liver pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Function, Huizhou Central Hospital, Huizhou 516001, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Sha-guang
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qing-xu
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Li-fen
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Tong-tong
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Lin-xiu
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Han-wen
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lü
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001775:Blood Circulation; D024061:Collagen Type III / Q000097:blood; D024141:Collagen Type IV / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000097:blood; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D024061:Collagen Type III; D024141:Collagen Type IV; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid