KRT18

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KRT18

A gene on chromosome 17q21.2 that encodes a type-I keratin, an intermediate filament protein. Together with its filament partner keratin 8, they are the most commonly expressed of all intermediate filaments, and found in tissues lined by single layer epithelia.

Molecular pathology
KRT18 mutations are associated with cryptogenic cirrhosis.

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Additional biomarkers associated with NASH and liver damaged were also reduced by IMM-124E including aspartate transaminase and cytokeratin-18.

Immuron reports 'positive' results from NASH clinical study

serum ALT) and the apoptosis marker, cytokeratin-18, supporting the biological activity of selonsertib.

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Plasma levels of caspase-generated cytokeratin-18 fragments, a marker of hepatocyte apoptosis, have also been used to identify NASH (non alcoholic steatohepatitis).

Clinical update on inflammatory disorders of gastrointestinal tract (Frontiers of gastrointestinal research, vol. 26)

The ELISA measures the accumulation of a caspase-cleaved fragment of cytokeratin-18 (CK18-Asp396) in cells and tissue culture medium over time (Kramer et al.

Apoptosis inducing activity of steroidal constituents from Solarium xanthocarpum and Asparagus racemosus

Plasma caspase activation was detected using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for cytokeratin-18 fragments, which are a byproduct of caspase activation.

Test predicts steatohepatitis in nonalcoholic fatty liver

Caspase activation was detected in the plasma using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for cytokeratin-18 fragments, which are a byproduct of caspase activation.

Blood test predicts steatohepatitis in patients who have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

In a prospective study of 59 randomly selected patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, a high degree of inflammatory liver injury on liver biopsy was associated with greater levels of the products that result from the cleavage of cytokeratin-18 (CK-18, a major intermediate filament protein in liver cells) by caspases during apoptosis (Hepatology 2004;40:1078-87).