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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Adult, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, Inflammation, Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein, Liver, Male, Middle Aged, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity, ROC Curve.
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Do plasma IL-1 receptor antagonist levels correlate with the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis? Context: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a liver disease characterized by lipid accumulation and inflammation. Here, we aimed to evaluate plasma IL-1Ra as a marker for NASH and to determine whether diagnosis of NASH can be further improved by adding IL-1Ra measurements. Therefore, plasma concentrations of IL-1Ra were measured from 146 subjects of a biopsy-proven NASH cohort with matched controls. NASH patients had higher levels of plasma IL-1Ra compared with patients with steatosis or healthy controls.
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Our data confirm that IL-1Ra can be a useful tool in the diagnosis of hepatic inflammation and suggest that measuring plasma IL-1Ra levels in addition to ALT will improve the diagnosis for NASH at all stages of the disease. Final Decision: yes