High serum hepatocyte growth factor levels in the acute stage of community-acquired infectious diseases

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
F NayeriP Forsberg

Abstract

Acute serum levels of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) were studied in 6 clinical groups with (i) gastroenteritis, (ii) skin and soft tissue infection, (iii) urinary tract infection, (iv) septicemia, (v) influenza, and (vi) chronic hepatitis C in comparison with a normal control group using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method. We found that serum HGF levels were significantly higher in patients with acute infectious diseases (p < 0.0001) compared to patients with chronic viral hepatitis and healthy controls. Serum HGF and CRP levels were correlated significantly (r=0.65, p < 10(-7)). We conclude that serum HGF levels are elevated in patients with acute infectious diseases.

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