Soluble ST2 Plasma Concentrations Predict Mortality in HBV-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure

• Main Authors: Ziying Lei (Author), Zhishuo Mo (Author), Jianyun Zhu (Author), Xiuqing Pang (Author), Xingrong Zheng (Author), Zhebin Wu (Author), Ke Wang (Author), Xinhua Li (Author), Dongying Xie (Author), Zhiliang Gao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) is a rapidly progressing and frequently fatal condition. The aim of this study was to determine whether interleukin- (IL-) 33 and soluble ST2 (sST2) were associated with disease severity and mortality in HBV-ACLF. We found that plas...