Serum procollagen type III-peptide in healthy normal subjects and its importance in hepatic patients

ABSTRACT

Blood samples were collected from healthy normal and hepatic subjects in order to estimate the level of serum procollagen type III- peptide [by RIA technique] as well as liver function tests. Hepatic patient samples were classified into two groups according to the stage of liver injury i.e. early and late phase. Our data revealed that there is a close relationship between the level of serum procollagen and the stage of liver disease. It could be used as a good marker for the differentiation between the two phases of hepatic injury which should helps the treatment of these patients