Serum amyloid P component and pro-platelet basic protein in extracellular vesicles or serum are novel markers of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients.

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contain proteins, mRNAs, and microRNAs, and their cargos have emerged as novel diagnostic markers in various diseases. We aimed to discover novel and noninvasive biomarkers of liver fibrosis by proteomic analysis using serum EVs in patients with chronic hepatitis C. We p...

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Main Authors: Kumiko Shirai, Hayato Hikita, Sadatsugu Sakane, Ryohei Narumi, Jun Adachi, Akira Doi, Satoshi Tanaka, Yuki Tahata, Ryoko Yamada, Takahiro Kodama, Ryotaro Sakamori, Tomohide Tatsumi, Eiji Mita, Takeshi Tomonaga, Tetsuo Takehara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271020