Total Keratin-18 (M65) as a Potential, Early, Non-Invasive Biomarker of Hepatocyte Injury in Alcohol Intoxicated Adolescents—A Preliminary Study

Total Keratin-18 (M65) as a Potential, Early, Non-Invasive Biomarker of Hepatocyte Injury in Alcohol Intoxicated Adolescents—A Preliminary Study

Background: Underage drinking is associated with health risk behaviors. Serum keratin-18 (CK18) levels are increased in liver diseases and may be biomarkers of outcome. The purpose of this study was to determine if the total CK18 (M65) or caspase-cleaved CK18 (M30) levels were different in adolescen...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Zdanowicz, Witold Olanski, Monika Kowalczuk-Kryston, Anna Bobrus-Chociej, Irena Werpachowska, Dariusz Marek Lebensztejn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Biomolecules
Subjects:
apoptosis
Keratin-18
M65
ethanol
adolescents
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/6/911

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