IL18 and Hepatic fibrosis: In the present study, of the seventy-four systemic inflammatory molecules analyzed, five were statistically significantly associated with the stage of liver fibrosis: MCP.4 (p = 0.032), CCL19 (p = 0.024), EN.RAGE (p = 0.014), SCF (p = 0.01), and IL18 (p = 0.054).