Serum levels of soluble Fas, nitric oxide and cytokines in acute decompensated cirrhotic patients

Table 1 Patient characteristics on admission

Characteristics	Decompensated cirrhosis(n = 55)	Compensated cirrhosis(n = 25)
Age (yr)	56.1 ± 14.2	55.6 ± 13.7
Gender (M/F)	34/21	15/10
Etiology of cirrhosis
Alcoholic	31 (56%)	14 (56%)
Viral	8 (15%)	2 (8%)
Others	16 (29%)	9 (36%)
Child Pugh class
A/B/C	7/24/24	19/6/0

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

^aP < 0.05 vs decompensated cirrhosis.