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Caspase-cleaved CK18 (U/l), total CK18 (U/l) and their ratio in serum and bile samples. |
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| Group A |
Group B |
Two-tailed p |
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| Serum |
Caspase-cleaved CK18 (U/l) |
292.550 ± 192.121 |
207.356 ± 139.373 |
0.231 |
| Total CK18 (U/l) |
579.100 ± 372.171 |
431.286 ± 183.045 |
0.257 |
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| Ratio: Caspase-cleaved CK18/total CK18 |
0.581 ± 0.173 |
0.583 ± 0.503 |
0.130 |
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| Bile |
Caspase-cleaved CK18 (U/l) |
963.280 ± 308.69 |
1490.571 ± 1045.862 |
0.186 |
| Total CK18 (U/l) |
3292.360 ± 3041.213 |
5305.875 ± 2177.843 |
0.160 |
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| Ratio: Caspase-cleaved CK18/total CK18 |
1.319 ± 2.288 |
0.598 ± 1.083 |
0.770 |
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Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. The comparisons were performed by Mann-Whitney U-test. | ||||
Simopoulos et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2008 8:14 doi:10.1186/1471-230X-8-14 |
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