Gulcan Kurt Yasemin, Cayci Tuncer, Aydin Fevzi Nuri, Agilli Mehmet
Yasemin Gulcan Kurt, Tuncer Cayci, Department of Biochemistry, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06010 Ankara, Turkey.
World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Nov 21;20(43):16387-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16387.
Red cell distribution width is a measure of deviation of the volume of red blood cells. It is a marker of anisocytosis and often used to evaluate the possible causes of anemia. Elevated red cell distribution width levels are also associated with acute and chronic inflammatory responses. In nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, inflammation is accompanied with steatosis. For assuming red cell distribution width as a marker of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, intervening factors such as levels of inflammatory markers should also be evaluated.
红细胞分布宽度是衡量红细胞体积偏差的指标。它是红细胞大小不均一性的标志物,常用于评估贫血的可能原因。红细胞分布宽度水平升高也与急性和慢性炎症反应有关。在非酒精性脂肪性肝炎中,炎症伴有脂肪变性。为了将红细胞分布宽度作为非酒精性脂肪性肝炎的标志物,还应评估炎症标志物水平等干预因素。