Does Interleukin-18 Play a Role in the Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy?

ÖNAL İ., AKDOĞAN M., ÖZTAŞ E., BALCI M., KURT M., KAÇAR S., ...More

HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.58, no.106, pp.497-502, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 58 Issue: 106
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.497-502
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background/Aims: It has been suggested that the presence of inflammation may accentuate the neuropsychologic alterations in hepatic encephalopathy (HE). The aim of the study was to investigate any association between alterations in plasma levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-18 and HE.