Serum biomarkers for predicting Crohn’s disease activity: The role of bilirubin, uric acid, and the C-reactive protein/albumin ratio
Our findings support a potential serological remission hypothesis for Crohn's disease, characterized by a post-treatment rise in total bilirubin, together with a decrease in C-reactive protein to approximately 5.3 mg/L and the C-reactive protein/albumin ratio to about 0.136. This hypothesis warrants prospective validation.
Authors
- Fan Xu
- Chunxia Lu
- Ting Xu
Institutions
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0333855
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00