Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme level as a marker of fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Purnak, TUĞRUL; Beyazit, Yavuz; Oztas, Erkin; Yesil, YUSUF; Efe, Cumali; Torun, Serkan; Celik, Tugrul; Tenlik, Ilyas; Kurt, MEVLÜT; Ozaslan, Ersan

doi:10.1177/1470320311434241

Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme level as a marker of fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Purnak T., Beyazit Y., Oztas E., Yesil Y., Efe C., Torun S., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.244-249, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Doi Numarası: 10.1177/1470320311434241
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.244-249
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and aims: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a public health problem and affects nearly 350 million people worldwide. The present study was conducted in order to investigate the role of circulating angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in the context of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone in newly diagnosed chronic hepatitis B infection. Moreover the association between liver fibrosis and serum ACE levels was also investigated.