Soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2 is a potential predictor of post-liver transplant renal outcomes.
PLoS One
; 18(11): e0293844, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
Acute kidney injury is considered an independent prognostic factor for mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis. Non-treated acute kidney injury can progress to hepatorenal syndrome with a poor prognosis. As suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (ST2) is a member of the interleukin-1 receptor family that aggravates inflammation and fibrotic changes in multiple organs, we measured soluble ST2 (sST2) level in the serum and urine of liver-transplant recipients at the time of transplantation. The serum sST2 level significantly increased in liver-transplant recipients with suppressed kidney function compared with that in recipients with normal function. In recipients with severely decreased liver function (model for end-stage liver disease score ≥ 30), the serum sST2 level was higher than that in recipients with preserved liver function (model for end-stage liver disease score ≤ 20, P = 0.028). The serum sST2 level in recipients with hepatorenal syndrome was higher than that in liver-transplant recipients without hepatorenal syndrome (P = 0.003). The serum sST2 level in patients with hepatorenal syndrome was higher than that in recipients without a history of acute kidney injury (P = 0.004). Recipients with hepatorenal syndrome and recovered kidney function showed higher sST2 levels than those who did not recover (P = 0.034). Collectively, an increase in the serum sST2 level reflects a decrease in both kidney and liver functions. Thus, measuring sST2 level at the time of liver transplantation can help predict renal outcomes.
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Síndrome Hepatorrenal
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Transplante de Fígado
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Doença Hepática Terminal
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Injúria Renal Aguda
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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