Fibrogenesis Marker PRO-C3 Is Higher in Advanced Liver Fibrosis and Improves in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.
Pierre Bel LassenNicole NoriPierre BedossaLaurent GenserJudith Aron-WisnewskyChristine PoitouRambabu SurabattulaMette Juul NielsenMorten Asser KarsdalDiana Julie LeemingDetlef SchuppanKarine ClémentPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2022)
PRO-C3 was associated with advanced liver fibrosis in patients with severe obesity, and decreased after BS, without being affected by ATF. These data suggest that BS prominently eliminates drivers of hepatic fibrogenesis in NAFLD.
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