Table 2.
Serum levels of soluble Fas (sFas), nitrite/nitrate (NOx), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in patients with acute decompensation (hemorrhage, encephalopathy, and hydropic decompensation) of liver cirrhosis (mean ± SD)
| Decompensated cirrhosis (n = 55) | Compensated cirrhosis (n = 25) | |
| SFas (pg/mL) | 15 305 ± 4646 | 12 458 ± 4322a |
| NOx (μmol/L) | 96.9 ± 68.7 | 64.2 ± 40.2 |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | 90.9 ± 65.2 | 73.5 ± 46.5 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 84.8 ± 154.3 | 180.9 ± 662.2 |
a
P < 0.05 vs decompensated cirrhosis.