title: [Correlation between levels of liver fibrosis and liver fibrosis biochemical parameters of advanced schistosomiasis patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the correlation between the levels of liver fibrosis and liver fibrosis biochemical parameters of advanced schistosomiasis patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 48 advanced schistosomiasis patients were investigated and they were examined by the liver biopsy and B ultrasound imaging. At the same time, the liver fibrosis biochemical parameters, including glutamine transpeptidase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (AKP), procollagen III (PC-III), collagen type IV (IV-C), hyaluronic acid (HA) and laminin (LN), were detected. The liver fibrosis levels were classified by the liver biopsy and B ultrasound imaging, respectively, and the correlation between the levels of liver fibrosis and liver fibrosis biochemical parameters were analyzed statistically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no correlation between the liver fibrosis levels classified by the liver biopsy and all the liver fibrosis biochemical parameters; there was a weak correlation between the liver fibrosis levels classified by the B ultrasound imaging and GGT, AKP, LN and PC-III, respectively; there was a significant correlation between the liver fibrosis levels classified by the B ultrasound imaging and HA and IV-C, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  B ultrasound examination is a better, noninvasive fibrosis inspection method. Liver fibrosis biochemical parameters combined with the B ultrasound examination may better reflect the overall condition of liver fibrosis.
authors.forename: Yi-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiao-Fei
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wen-Lin
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Wan-Xin
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Shu-Xing
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Wen-Jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D001706:Biopsy; D024141:Collagen Type IV / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000150:complications*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D024141:Collagen Type IV; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase