Cluster of Differentiation 44 Promotes Liver Fibrosis and Serves as a Biomarker in Congestive Hepatopathy
Yosuke Osawa, Hironari Kawai, Tomoyuki Tsunoda, Haruki Komatsu, Miku Okawara, Yuriko Tsutsui, Yuichi Yoshida, Shiori Yoshikawa, Taizo Mori, Taiji Yamazoe, Sachiyo Yoshio, Takashi Oide, Ayano Inui, Tatsuya Kanto – 7 April 2021 – Congestive hepatopathy (CH) with chronic passive congestion is characterized by the progression of liver fibrosis without prominent inflammation and hepatocellular damage. Currently, the lack of reliable biomarkers for liver fibrosis in CH often precludes the clinical management of patients with CH.