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• Cathepsin L and B as potential markers for liver fibrosis: Insights from patients and experimental models

  <p>Cathepsin L (CTSL) and B (CTSB) have a crucial role in extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation and tissue remodeling, which is a prominent feature of fibrogenesis. The aim of this study was to determine

  • 15/06/2017

  • Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology
  • • Diseases
    • Medical Research
    • India
    • Diagnostic Methods

• Development of a simple noninvasive model to predict significant fibrosis in patients with chronic Hepatitis B: Combination of ultrasound elastography, serum biomarkers, and individual characteristics

  <p>The accurate assessment of liver fibrosis is clinically important in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Blood tests and elastography are now widely used for the noninvasive diagnosis of liver

  • 06/04/2017

  • Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology
  • • Hepatitis
    • Diagnostic Methods
    • Medical Research