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904A AASLD ABSTRACTS HEPATOLOGY, October, 2015<br />

among the three groups(p=NS).Th17 cells were obviously<br />

reduced in AFMSC- IL-17RLM group as compared with blank<br />

groups(p6.5) relative to NAFL or NASH subjects<br />

without diabetes (ANOVA p=0.056), and correlated with<br />

HbA1c (r 2 =0.57). FSR of circulating plasma lumican, a proteoglycan<br />

involved in collagen fibril assembly, correlated with<br />

liver collagen FSR (r 2 =0.57) and with liver stiffness (r 2 =0.73).<br />

Conclusion: Hepatic collagen remodeling and synthesis rates<br />

are higher in NASH than NAFL, increase with fibrosis severity<br />

and track with diabetes, a risk factor for fibrosis progression.<br />

Plasma lumican FSR correlates closely with liver collagen FSR<br />

and liver stiffness. Non-invasive kinetic measurements may be<br />

helpful as early read outs of treatment response in anti-fibrotic<br />

trials. The elevated hepatic fibrosis rates in advanced disease<br />

suggest that hepatic scar is dynamic and potentially reversible.

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