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. 2016 Sep-Oct;22(5):375-379.
doi: 10.4103/1319-3767.191143.

Pigment epithelium-derived factor and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in liver cirrhosis

Joanna Kozlowska  1 , Tomasz Mikula  1 , Magdalena Suchacz  1 , Joanna Jabnonska  1 , Wojciech Stanczak  1 , Janusz Cianciara  1 , Alicja Wiercinska-Drapalo  1
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Pigment epithelium-derived factor and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in liver cirrhosis

Joanna Kozlowska et al. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2016 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Background/aim: The aim of this study was to assess the role of serum pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in progression of liver cirrhosis and development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Patients and methods: Serum levels of PEDF and MMP-9 were tested in 212 patients with liver cirrhosis and in a control group of 30 healthy volunteers. HCC was diagnosed in 45 of the 212 patients studied (21%).

Results: Serum PEDF and MMP-9 were higher in the study group than that in the control group (P < 0.001). In patients with alcoholic or mixed (alcoholic and viral hepatitis-related) cirrhosis, serum PEDF was higher than that in other patients (13970.2 ± 13406.9 ng/ml vs. 8563.5 ± 9602.7 ng/ml, P = 0.008). In patients with viral hepatitis-related cirrhosis, significantly higher PEDF levels were recorded in those with HCC (13429.1 ± 12045.8) than that in patients without HCC (6660.1 ± 7927.1; P = 0.04). There was a trend for higher serum MMP-9 in patients with HCC (5778.7 ± 12426.6 vs. 1389.8 ± 1944.7 in those without HCC; P = 0.07). Significant negative correlation between serum MMP-9 and serum alpha-fetoprotein in patients with HCC was observed (r = -0.54; P = 0.04).

Conclusion: Serum PEDF and MMP-9 could be auxiliary markers in diagnosis of HCC, especially in patients with low alpha-fetoprotein level. Alcohol consumption can affect serum PEDF.

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Serum PEDF in groups A, B, and C according to the Child-Pugh; P = NS
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Serum MMP-9 in groups A, B, and C according to the Child-Pugh; P = NS
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Figure 3
Serum PEDF depending on the alcoholic etiology of cirrhosis; P = 0.008. AC, alcoholic cirrhosis; non-AC, non-alcoholic cirrhosis.
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Figure 4
Serum PEDF in patients with viral hepatitis-related cirrhosis, depending on the presence of HCC; P = 0.04
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Figure 5
Serum MMP-9 in patients with cirrhosis, depending on the presence of HCC; P = 0.07
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