Introduction: Non-invasive assessment of fibrosis is increasingly utilized in clinical practice
to diagnose hepatic fibrosis. Non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis relies on biologic …

Assessing liver fibrosis is important for predicting the efficacy of antiviral therapy and patient
prognosis. Liver biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosing liver fibrosis, despite its …

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune cholestatic liver
disease, which when untreated will culminate in end-stage biliary cirrhosis. Diagnosis is …

Liver fibrosis reflects sustained liver injury often from multiple, simultaneous factors. Whilst
the presence of mild fibrosis on biopsy can be a reassuring finding, the identification of …

Abstract Background and Aim Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) play a central role in hepatic
fibrosis and are regulated by Kupffer cells (KCs). Wisteria floribunda agglutinin‐positive Mac …

AIM The impact of mild drinking habit (less than 20 g/d of ethanol) on the clinical course of
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has not been determined. We examined the …

Aim We aimed to examine the relationship between the Wisteria floribunda agglutinin
positive Mac‐2‐binding protein (WFA+‐M2BP) level and high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein …

Abstract Background & Aims Accurate evaluation of liver fibrosis is crucial for predicting
progression of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. We assessed the utility of a novel …

An accurate evaluation of liver fibrosis is clinically important in chronic liver diseases. Mac-2
binding protein glycosylation isomer (M2BPGi) is a novel serum marker for liver fibrosis. In …

Metabolized by liver sinusoidal endothelial cells, autotaxin (ATX) is a secreted enzyme
considered to be associated with liver damage. We sought to clarify the diagnostic ability of …