Comparison of Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in Hepatic and Jugular Veins of Patients with Cirrhosis.
Leonard KapsCarolina Medina-MontanoMatthias BrosStephan GrabbeSimon Johannes GairingEva M SchleicherStephan GehringJörn M SchattenbergPeter R GalleMarcus-Alexander WörnsMichael NagelChristian LabenzPublished in: Mediators of inflammation (2023)
Cytokine levels increase with decompensation and increasing portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis. There is no relevant difference in cytokine levels between hepatic and jugular blood in patients with cirrhosis.