Phlebotomy reduces serum procollagen III peptide levels in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1999 Aug;11(8):937-9. doi: 10.1097/00042737-199908000-00024.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Collagen
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Ferritins / blood
  • Hepacivirus / isolation & purification
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / blood*
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / blood
  • Liver Cirrhosis / therapy
  • Liver Regeneration
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phlebotomy*
  • Procollagen / blood*
  • Protein Precursors / blood*
  • RNA, Viral / blood
  • alpha-Fetoproteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Procollagen
  • Protein Precursors
  • RNA, Viral
  • alpha-Fetoproteins
  • preprocollagen
  • Collagen
  • Ferritins