The clinical value of serum connective tissue growth factor in the assessment of liver fibrosis.
To explore the relation between connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in serum and the severity of liver fibrosis, and to determine the clinical value of CTGF in the assessment of liver fibrosis, serum CTGF was tested utilizing enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The correlation between serum CTGF concentration and fibrosis stage was assessed. The diagnostic performance of CTGF was assessed by comparing the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves (AUC) with a panel of fibrosis markers. The correlation coefficient was 0.689 (P < 0.001) between the levels of serum CTGF and fibrosis stages and the AUC of CTGF was 0.841 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.762-0.920) in distinguishing mild fibrosis from significant fibrosis. The present data revealed that serum CTGF was significantly correlated with the stage of liver fibrosis, suggested that serum CTGF was an indicator for the stage of liver fibrosis, and shown evidence that serum CTGF could be used as a valuable marker for assessing liver fibrosis.
Zhang
Dai
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Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nanjing Second Hospital Affiliated to Medical College, Southeast University, Jiangsu, China.
Wang
Nian-Yue
NY
Yang
Cheng-Bao
CB
Fang
Guo-Xiang
GX
Liu
Wei
W
Wen
Jian
J
Luo
Chan
C
D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D001706:Biopsy; D055513:Connective Tissue Growth Factor / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012372:ROC Curve
D015415:Biomarkers; D055513:Connective Tissue Growth Factor