Proinflammatory Cytokines (IL-1α, IL-6) and Hepatocyte Growth Factor in Patients with Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis

Table 2

Biochemical data of the study participants.

	C; ( = 10)	P-Ch 0; ( = 22)	P-Ch A; ( = 14)	P-Ch B; ( = 25)	P-Ch C; ( = 24)
Bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.64 ± 0.22	2.66 ± 0.82	2.7 ± 0.95	5.58 ± 0.82	9.71 ± 0.98
Albumin (g/dL)	5.23 ± 0.54	4.20 ± 0.74	4.00 ± 0.67	3.80 ± 0.84	2.42 ± 0.48
ALT (U/L)	19.24 ± 8.56	34.10 ± 8.21	56.63 ± 15.51	63.19 ± 10.38	70.31 ± 18.22
AST (IU/L)	17.81 ± 5.030	42.51 ± 26.45	53.50 ± 27.36	152.9 ± 114.3	190.2 ± 255.1
AST/ALT ratio	0.96 ± 0.21	1.96 ± 1.07	2.67 ± 2.22	2.83 ± 1.35	3.39 ± 1.73
GGTP (IU/L)	20.40 ± 8.96	234.81 ± 46.95	313.75 ± 27.96	642.24 ± 70.04	749.48 ± 72.55
Urea (mg/dL)	24.40 ± 10.07	35.45 ± 8.62	38.77 ± 6.98	44.81 ± 8.54	51.25 ± 5.39
Blood platelets (K/L)	340.2 ± 7.96	320.95 ± 6.46	166.75 ± 11.96	135.46 ± 12.28	105.33 ± 7.02
INR	1.26 ± 0.16	1.24 ± 0.16	1.30 ± 0.21	1.39 ± 0.23	2.01 ± 0.90
MCV (fl)	86.00 ± 7.26	97.31 ± 7.24	95.97 ± 9.36	97.09 ± 6.27	103.07 ± 6.09
Na (mmol/L)	139.50 ± 3.44	133.56 ± 4.77	129.75 ± 10.50	134.05 ± 4.78	131.85 ± 8.41
K (mmol/L)	4.17 ± 0.32	4.02 ± 0.70	3.59 ± 0.42	4.07 ± 0.77	3.86 ± 0.60

Key: data are expressed as mean ± SD.
P-Ch 0: alcoholics without liver cirrhosis; P-Ch stages A, B, and C: alcoholics with liver cirrhosis Pugh-Child stages A–C; C: healthy controls.
Normal range: bilirubin (0–1.2 mg/dL), albumin (3.5–5.20 g/dL), ALT (alanine aminotransferase) (5–40 U/L), AST (aspartate aminotransferase) (5–40 IU/L), GGTP (Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase) (11–50 IU/L), urea (21–43 mg/dL), blood platelets (120–400 K/L), INR (0.86–1.30), MCV (mean cell volume) (80–94 fl), Na (sodium) (136–145 mmol/L), and K (potassium) (3.5–5.1 mmol/L).