Çiftçiler, RafiyeÖzenirler, SerenAtak Yücel, AyşegülCengiz, MustafaErkan, GülbanuBüyükdemirci, ErkanSönmez, CemileYılmaz Esendağlı, Güldal10.07.20192019-07-1010.07.20192019-07-102017Çiftçiler, R., Özenirler, S., Atak Yücel, A., Cengiz, M., Erkan, G., Büyükdemirci, E. … Yılmaz Esendağlı, G. (2017). The importance of serum biglycan levels as a fibrosis marker in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, 31(5). https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcla.221090887-80131098-2825https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcla.22109https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/3029WOS: 000411716300040PubMed ID: 27925300BackgroundLiver biopsy is recommended in the majority of patients with chronic viral hepatitis for fibrosis evaluation. Because of the potential risks of liver biopsy, many studies related to non-invasive biomarkers of hepatic fibrosis have been performed. We aimed to assess the diagnostic value of serum biglycan as a non-invasive fibrosis marker in chronic hepatitis B patients. MethodsThis study included 120 patients with biopsy-proven hepatitis B patients and 60 healthy controls. Fibrosis stage and necroinflammatory activity were assessed in liver biopsy specimens. Biglycan level was measured using an ELISA assay. ResultsSerum biglycan levels of chronic hepatitis B patients were found to be significantly higher than those of healthy controls (337.3363.0pg/mL vs 189.1 +/- 61.9pg/mL, respectively, P<.001). There was a statistically significant positive correlation between serum biglycan level and fibrosis stage (P=.004; r=.213). Besides, a statistically significant positive correlation was found between serum biglycan level and necroinflammatory activity (P<.001; r=.271). The AUROC of BGN levels was 0.702 for fibrosis stage, differentiating patients from healthy controls with statistical significance (P<.001). The AUROC of BGN levels was 0.632 for necroinflammatory activity score, differentiating patients from healthy controls with statistical significance (P=.004). ConclusionsSerum biglycan might be used as a non-invasive marker of liver fibrosis. Further studies are needed to evaluate the usefulness of this marker.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBiglycanChronic Hepatitis BLiver BiopsyLiver FibrosisNon-Invasive MarkerArticle31510.1002/jcla.22109Q3Q2