Hyaluronicacid(HA)isahighmolecularweightanionicpolysaccharide(1,000-10,000kD)composedofrepeatingdisaccharidesandisoneofseveralglycosaminoglycancomponentsoftheextracellularmatrixofconnectivetissue.FreeHAistakenupbytheliverwhereitisdegradedandrecycled.Manychronicliverdiseases,includinginfection(hepatitisBorC),toxicity(alcoholanddrugs),genetic(hemochromatosis),autoimmunity,andmalignancy,resultinliverinflammationwhichcanprogresstoliverfibrosisandcirrhosis;causingimpairmentofliverfunctionandresultinginarapidincreaseincirculatingHAlevels.DataindicatesarelationshipbetweenHAlevels,localinflammationandseverityofdisease.RecentpublicationshavealsoshownthatHAlevelsinurineareindicativeofbladdercancer,thatHAlevelsaredirectlycorrelatedtoliverdisease,andsuggestsenhancedbreakdownofHAinthelungsofpatientswithchronicobstructivepulmonarydisease.Inaddition,serumlevelsofHAhavebeenfoundtobeelevatedinpatientswithrheumatoidarthritis.

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