Determination and clinical significance of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-1 and -2 in serum of children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

LI Yu-Wen; ZHU Chuan-Long; GAO Ren-Tao; PAN Jia-Hua

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2010, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (06) : 455-458.

Determination and clinical significance of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-1 and -2 in serum of children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

LI Yu-Wen, ZHU Chuan-Long, GAO Ren-Tao, PAN Jia-Hua

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OBJECTIVE: To examine serum tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMP) -1 and -2 levels in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and to investigate possible roles of the two markers. METHODS: One hundred and five obese children were classified into 4 groups: simple obesity (n=44), simple nonalcoholic fatty liver (SNAFL, n=25), and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH, n=36). Serum TIMP-1 and -2 levels were measured using ELISA. Serum ALT and γ-GT levels were measured with totally automatic enzymatic method. RESULTS: Serum levels of TIMP-1 and γ-GT increased with the disease development from simple obesity to SNAFL and NASH (P<0.05). Both serum TIMP-1 and -2 levels were positively correlated with γ-GT levels (r=0.534，P<0.01; r=0.351, P<0.05, respectively). Ninety-seven percent of children in the NASH group had serum TIMP-1 levels over 2 standard deviations of healthy controls (83.35 μg/ L) compared with 76% in the SNAFL group (P﹤0.05). There were no significant differences in the case proportion with TIMP-2 levels over 2 standard deviations of healthy controls between the NASH and the SNAFL groups. CONCLUSIONS: Both TIMP-1 and -2 may reflect the state of liver fibrosis in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and serum TIMP-1 appears to be more reliable.［Chin J Contemp Pediatr, 2010, 12 (6):455-458］

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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease / Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase / Child

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LI Yu-Wen, ZHU Chuan-Long, GAO Ren-Tao, PAN Jia-Hua. Determination and clinical significance of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-1 and -2 in serum of children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2010, 12(06): 455-458

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