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

Purnak, Tugrul; Beyazit, Yavuz; Oztas, ERKİN; Yesil, Yusuf; Efe, Cumali; Torun, Serkan; Celik, Tugrul; Tenlik, Ilyas; Kurt, Mevlut; 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., ...More

JOURNAL OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM, vol.13, no.2, pp.244-249, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 13 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1177/1470320311434241
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.244-249
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.