Article
Autophagy in Hepatocytes in Infants With Alpha-1 ATD and Different Liver Disease Outcomes: A Retrospective Analysis.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Jun 2017
Czarnowska Elżbieta, Bakuła Agnieszka, Bierła Joanna B, Niderla-Bielińska Justyna, Sowińska Agnieszka, Cukrowska Bożena, Cielecka-Kuszyk Joanna, Socha Piotr
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: It is unclear whether a distinct activity of pathways removing the antitrypsin (AT) protein in Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (α1ATD) are associated with an unfavorable predisposition to liver disease in the future. The aim of this study was to determine whether liverspecific activity of AT protein disposal occurs at infancy in α1ATD with PiZZ phenotype (ATZ). METHODS: Liver samples of 17 infants with...
Topics
- Autophagy
- Biomarkers
- Case-Control Studies
- Disease Progression
- Hepatocytes
- Humans
- Infant
- Phenotype
- Prognosis
- Retrospective Studies
