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Kaps-Kopiec D, Czajkowska A, Górska M, Woźniak M, Jarzębicka D, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Czubkowski P, Pawłowska J. The relationship between 6-thioguanine levels and remission outcomes in children with autoimmune hepatitis. Single center experience. Clin Exp Hepatol 2023; 9:115-121. [PMID: 37502437 PMCID: PMC10369651 DOI: 10.5114/ceh.2023.127442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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Aim of the study The treatment of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is based on steroids and azathioprine (AZA). AZA is a pro-drug which is converted among others into 6-thioguanine (6-TG) and 6-methylmercaptopurine (6-MMP). The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between the AZA active metabolite 6-TG and both the biochemical and histological remission outcomes. Material and methods The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of a single chart review. The sample size consisted of 44 pediatric patients with AIH. Biochemical remission was defined as an alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level below 40 U/l and histological remission was defined as a situation when the control biopsy revealed inflammation grade G1 (or lower) in the Batts-Ludwig score. Statistical analysis was applied to assess the difference in remission outcomes in patients with different levels of 6-TG. Results In the benchmark variant of our statistical analysis, we found that the correlation between 6-TG and ALT in the sample was not statistically significant. Moreover, the difference between the mean levels of ALT in the populations in and without remission was not statistically significant (the p-value of the t-test was 0.16). Conclusions Our results tend to support the claim that there is no statistically significant relationship between 6-TG concentration and remission (both biochemical and histological) in pediatric patients with AIH.
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- Dominika Kaps-Kopiec
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Radioimmunology and Experimental Medicine, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Radioimmunology and Experimental Medicine, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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Lipiński P, Ciara E, Jurkiewicz D, Mekrouda M, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Jurkiewicz E, Płoski R, Pawłowska J, Jankowska I. DCDC2-Related Ciliopathy: Report of Six Polish Patients, Novel DCDC2 Variant, and Literature Review of Reported Cases. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13111917. [PMID: 37296768 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13111917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The increasing usage of NGS technology has enabled the discovery of new causal genes in ciliopathies, including the DCDC2 gene. The aim of our study was to present the clinical, pathological and molecular report of six patients (from three unrelated families) with DCDC2 biallelic pathogenic variants. A detailed overview of the reported patients with DCDC2-related disease was provided. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective chart review of the clinical, biochemical, pathological (liver histology) and molecular features of the study group was performed. The database PubMed (MEDLINE) was searched for relevant studies. RESULTS All the patients presented with cholestatic jaundice and elevated GGT; the mean age was 2 months. The initial liver biopsy was performed in four children at a mean age of 3 months (age range: 2-5 months). In all of them, features of cholestasis, portal fibrosis and mild portal inflammation were observed; in three of them ductular proliferation was observed. One patient had undergone liver transplantation (LTx) at 8 years of age. At hepatectomy, a biliary-pattern cirrhosis was observed. Only one patient presented with features of renal disease. Whole exome sequencing was performed in all patients at the last follow-up visit (mean age 10 years). Three different variants (one novel) in the DCDC2 gene were identified in the study group. With our six patients, a total of 34 patients with DCDC2-related hepatic ciliopathy were identified. The main clinical presentation of DCDC2-related ciliopathy was liver disease in the form of neonatal sclerosing cholangitis. The predominance of early and severe liver disease associated with no or mildly expressed kidney involvement was observed. CONCLUSIONS Our findings expand the molecular spectrum of pathogenic DCDC2 variants, provide a more accurate picture of the phenotypic expression associated with molecular changes in this gene and confirm a loss of functional behaviour as the mechanism of disease.
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- Patryk Lipiński
- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, 04-736 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, 04-736 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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Majsiak E, Cukrowska B, Choina M, Bielawski K, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Konopka E, Wysokiński M, Bierła JB. Evaluation of the Usefulness of a Serological Test for Diagnosis of Celiac Disease Simultaneously Detecting Specific Antibodies and Total IgA. Nutrients 2022; 15:nu15010202. [PMID: 36615859 PMCID: PMC9823504 DOI: 10.3390/nu15010202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) at the first diagnostic step requires the detection of specific class A antibodies to tissue transglutaminase type-2 (TG2 IgA) and the measurement of total immunoglobulin A (tIgA) to exclude IgA deficiency. The aim of the study was to evaluate the new quantitative immunoassay panel allowing for the detection of celiac-specific antibodies with the simultaneous determination of tIgA from the same sample of blood at one time. This retrospective study included 104 pediatric patients divided into groups with recognized CD and IgA deficiency (n = 20; 19%), immunocompetent children with CD (n = 28; 27%), children with IgA deficiency and without CD (n = 28; 27%), and the control group of immunocompetent children without CD (n = 28; 27%). Intestinal biopsy with histopathological evaluation (except five patients with CD who were diagnosed without biopsy) and measurement of reference celiac specific antibodies were performed in all children. Multiparametric quantitative immunoassay Polycheck® Celiac IgA plus total IgA test was used to evaluate its usefulness in CD screening and IgA deficiency diagnosis. The statistical analysis showed the high sensitivity and specificity of both TG2 IgA and tIgA on the multiparametric panel (sensitivity 96% and 100%; specificity 100% and 79%, respectively). The accuracy and area under the ROC curve for tIgA were 0.904 and 0.955, while for TG2 IgA they were 0.982 and 1.000, respectively. Although the sensitivity of IgA antibodies against deaminated gliadin peptides was low (20%), the specificity reached 100%. The study showed that Polycheck® Celiac IgA plus total IgA test is a specific and sensitive tool for simultaneous serological CD screening and recognition of IgA deficiency.
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- Emilia Majsiak
- Department of Health Promotion, Chair of Nursing Development, Faculty Health of Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Staszica 4/6, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-81-448-67-00
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- Department of Pathomorphology, the Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Aleja Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Polish-Ukrainian Foundation of Medicine Development, Nałęczowska 14, 20-701 Lublin, Poland
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- Polish-Ukrainian Foundation of Medicine Development, Nałęczowska 14, 20-701 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pathomorphology, the Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Aleja Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pathomorphology, the Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Aleja Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Basic Nursing, Chair of Development in Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University, Staszica 4/6, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pathomorphology, the Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Aleja Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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Janowska M, Bierła JB, Kaleta M, Wierzbicka-Rucińska A, Czubkowski P, Kanarek E, Cukrowska B, Pawłowska J, Cielecka-Kuszyk J. The Impact of a CMV Infection on the Expression of Selected Immunological Parameters in Liver Tissue in Children with Biliary Atresia. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11247269. [PMID: 36555887 PMCID: PMC9781492 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11247269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The pathogenesis of biliary atresia (BA) is still not clear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of selected immunological parameters in liver tissue in BA children based on CMV/EBV infection status. Eight of thirty-one children with newly diagnosed BA were included in this prospective study and assigned to two groups (I with active infection, II without active or past infection). All studies were performed on surgical liver biopsies. To visualize CD8+ T cells and CD56 expression, immunohistochemical staining was performed. The viral genetic material in the studied groups was not found, but CMV infection significantly affected the number of CD8+ lymphocytes in both the portal area and the bile ducts. The average number of CD8+ cells per mm2 of portal area in Groups I and II was 335 and 200 (p = 0.002). The average number of these cellsthat infiltrated the epithelium of the bile duct per mm2 in Group I and II was 0.73 and 0.37 (p = 0.0003), respectively. Expression of CD56 in the bile ducts corresponded to the intensity of the inflammatory infiltrate of CD8+ cells. Our results suggest that active CMV infection induces an increased infiltration of CD8+ lymphocytes, which could play a role in BA immunopathogenesis. Increased CD56 expression can be a sign of a newly formed bile structure often without lumen, suggesting inhibition of the maturation process in BA.
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- Maria Janowska
- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Organ Transplantation, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Pathomorphology, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pathomorphology, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
- Teva Pharmaceuticals, 00-113 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Radioimmunology and Experimental Medicine, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Histocompatibility Laboratory, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pathomorphology, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pathomorphology, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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Jankowska I, Pawłowska J, Szymczak M, Ismail H, Broniszczak D, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Socha P, Jarzębicka D, Czubkowski P. A Report of 2 Infant Siblings with Progressive Intrahepatic Familial Cholestasis Type 1 and a Novel Homozygous Mutation in the ATP8B1 Gene Treated with Partial External Biliary Diversion and Liver Transplant. Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932374. [PMID: 34283821 PMCID: PMC8311386 DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.932374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Case series Patients: Male • Male / (siblings) Final Diagnosis: Progressive intrahepatic familial cholestasis type 1 (PFIC-1) Symptoms: Jaundice Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Transplantology
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- Irena Jankowska
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Organ Transplantation, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Organ Transplantation, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Organ Transplantation, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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Czubkowski P, Thompson RJ, Jankowska I, Knisely AS, Finegold M, Parsons P, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Strautnieks S, Pawłowska J, Bull LN. Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis — farnesoid X receptor deficiency due to NR1H4 mutation: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9:3631-3636. [PMID: 34046462 PMCID: PMC8130085 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i15.3631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Functioning farnesoid X receptor (FXR; encoded by NR1H4) is key to normal bile acid homeostasis. Biallelic mutations in NR1H4 are reported in a few children with intrahepatic cholestasis. We describe a boy with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis and homozygous mutation in NR1H4.
CASE SUMMARY A boy had severe neonatal cholestasis with moderate hypercholanemia and persistently elevated alpha-fetoprotein. Despite medical treatment, coagulopathy was uncontrollable, prompting liver transplantation at age 8 mo with incidental splenectomy. The patient experienced catch-up growth with good liver function and did not develop allograft steatosis. However, 1 year after transplant, he died from an acute infection, considered secondary to immunosuppression and asplenia. A homozygous protein-truncating mutation, c.547C > T, p.(Arg183Ter), was subsequently identified in NR1H4, and both parents were shown to be heterozygous carriers. Absence of FXR and of bile salt export pump expression was confirmed by immunostaining of explanted liver.
CONCLUSION Severe cholestasis with persistently high alpha-fetoprotein and modest elevation of serum bile acid levels may suggest FXR deficiency. Some patients with FXR deficiency may not develop allograft steatosis and may respond well to liver transplantation.
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- Piotr Czubkowski
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw 04-730, Poland
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- Institute of Liver Studies, King's College London Hospital, London SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw 04-730, Poland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, United States
- Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Department of Pathology, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw 04-730, Poland
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- Institute of Liver Studies, King's College London Hospital, London SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw 04-730, Poland
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- Department of Medicine and Institute for Human Genetics, UCSF Liver Center Laboratory, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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Lipiński P, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Czarnowska E, Bogdańska A, Socha P, Tylki-Szymańska A. Congenital disorders of glycosylation in children - Histopathological and ultrastructural changes in the liver. Pediatr Neonatol 2021; 62:278-283. [PMID: 33663989 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2021.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) result from defects in the synthesis of glycans and their attachment to proteins and lipids. Histologically, liver steatosis, fibrosis and cirrhosis have been reported in CDG. The aim of the study was to characterize the histopathological and ultrastructural liver changes in CDG patients hospitalized in our Institute, and to find the most characteristic features, as articles concerning the liver microscopic features in CDG are sparse. METHODS Out of 32 CDG patients diagnosed and followed-up in our Institute, the liver biopsy was performed in 4 of them, including 2 with MPI-CDG, 1 with SRD5A3-CDG, and 1 with PGM1-CDG, as a part of diagnostic process. In one patient, diagnosed post mortem with PMM2-CDG, the histopathological study comprised liver autopsy samples. RESULTS The most common histopathological liver finding was the presence of steatosis (4/5) of varying severity, the mixed macro- and microvesicular type as well as the foamy degeneration of hepatocytes. In two patients, liver steatosis was associated with fibrosis, stage 4 (cirrhosis) and 2 according to Batts and Ludwig classification, respectively. In two patients, besides steatosis, mild inflammatory infiltrates composed of lymphoid cells in portal tracts were observed. No correlation between the patient's age and histopathological features was observed. CONCLUSIONS The histopathological changes in the liver of CDG patients are miscellaneous; thus, based on the microscopic examination only, we can not identify (even suspect) the exact CDG. The most common histopathologic finding in our cohort of CDG patients was the presence of liver steatosis (of various severity) and foamy degeneration of hepatocytes.
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- Patryk Lipiński
- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Radioimmunology and Experimental Medicine, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
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Lipiński P, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Bożkiewicz-Kasperczyk A, Perkowska B, Jurkiewicz E, Tylki-Szymańska A. Progressive macrophage accumulation in lysosomal acid lipase deficiency. Mol Genet Metab Rep 2020; 23:100594. [PMID: 32382506 PMCID: PMC7201182 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2020.100594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) deficiency (LAL-D) is a lysosomal lipid storage disorder in which the accumulation of cholesteryl esters and triglycerides predominantly in hepatocytes and cells of the macrophage-monocyte system is observed. The disturbance in the synthesis and trafficking of cholesterol and other lipids (triglycerides as well as phospholipids) as well as the systemic lipoprotein dysregulation, reflects the pathophysiology of LAL-D. The aim of this study was to present the occurrence of macrophage derived structures in LAL-D patient, and to provide an overview on underlying mechanisms, as the literature about the presence of such cluster cells in LAL deficiency is sparse. We describe the case of LAL-D patient diagnosed at 3 years of age, in whom the massive macrophage accumulation resulting in the abdominal lymphadenopathy, subcutaneous papules and hepatosplenomegaly, have been observed within 4 years since diagnosis. Histopathological examination of the excised lymph nodes and subcutaneous papules revealed them to be diffusely infiltrated by lipid-overloaded histiocytes. The immunohistochemistry revealed the macrophages to be CD68-positive. This study comprises one of the first reports of accumulation of lipid-laden macrophages throughout the body in the course of LAL-D.
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- Patryk Lipiński
- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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Lipiński P, Klaudel-Dreszler M, Ciara E, Jurkiewicz D, Płoski R, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Socha P, Jankowska I. Sterol 27-Hydroxylase Deficiency as a Cause of Neonatal Cholestasis: Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature. Front Pediatr 2020; 8:616582. [PMID: 33520900 PMCID: PMC7838534 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.616582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Introduction: Inborn errors of primary bile acid (BA) synthesis are rare autosomal recessive disorders responsible for 1-2% of cases of neonatal cholestasis. Among them, cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is caused by mutations in the CYP27A1 gene resulting in the impairment of sterol 27-hydroxylase enzyme activity. Patients and Methods: Here we present the study on two siblings with neonatal cholestasis diagnosed with sterol 27-hydroxylase deficiency. The clinical, biochemical, histological, and molecular presentation at the time of diagnosis and detailed follow-up were described. An extensive overview of the literature regarding patients with sterol 27-hydroxylase deficiency presenting with neonatal cholestasis was also provided. Results: Patient 1 presented with cholestatic jaundice since 10 weeks of age and developed the end-stage liver disease requiring liver transplantation at 8 months of age but finally succumbed 3 years post-transplantation due to autoimmune hemolytic anemia and multiorgan failure development. Next-generation sequencing performed post mortem, revealed him to be homozygous for the known pathogenic splicing variant c.1184+1G>A in the CYP27A1 gene. Patient 2 (sibling) presented with cholestatic jaundice since the first day of life. Sanger sequencing of CYP27A1 revealed the same results. Chenodeoxycholic acid treatment was introduced just after diagnosis, at 4 months of age. Fourteen patients with sterol 27-hydroxylase deficiency presenting with neonatal cholestasis were reported in the literature, in most of them presenting as a self-limiting disease. Conclusions: An early recognition and treatment initiation in CTX is essential.
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- Patryk Lipiński
- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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Lipiński P, Ciara E, Jurkiewicz D, Pollak A, Wypchło M, Płoski R, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Socha P, Pawłowska J, Jankowska I. Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing in Diagnostic Approach to Monogenic Cholestatic Liver Disorders-Single-Center Experience. Front Pediatr 2020; 8:414. [PMID: 32793533 PMCID: PMC7393978 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.00414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Objective: To evaluate the clinical utility of panel-based NGS in the diagnostic approach of monogenic cholestatic liver diseases. Study design: Patients with diagnosis of chronic cholestatic liver disease of an unknown etiology underwent NGS of targeted genes panel. Group 1 included five patients (prospectively recruited) hospitalized from January to December 2017 while group 2 included seventeen patients (retrospectively recruited) hospitalized from 2010 to 2017 presenting with low-GGT PFIC phenotype (group 2a, 11 patients) or indeterminant cholestatic liver cirrhosis (group 2b, 6 patients). Results: Among 22 patients enrolled into the study, 21 various pathogenic variants (including 11 novel) in 5 different genes (including ABCB11, ABCB4, TJP2, DGUOK, CYP27A1) were identified. The molecular confirmation was obtained in 15 out of 22 patients (68%). In group 1, two out of five patients presented with low-GGT cholestasis, and were diagnosed with BSEP deficiency. Out of three patients presenting with high-GGT cholestasis, one patient was diagnosed with PFIC-3, and the remaining two were not molecularly diagnosed. In group 2a, seven out of eleven patients, were diagnosed with BSEP deficiency and two with TJP-2 deficiency. In group 2b, three out of six patients were molecularly diagnosed; one with PFIC-3, one with CYP27A1 deficiency, and one with DGUOK deficiency. Conclusions: Panel-based NGS appears to be a very useful tool in diagnosis of monogenic cholestatic liver disorders in cases when extrahepatic causes have been primarily excluded. NGS presented the highest diagnosis rate to identify the molecular background of cholestatic liver diseases presenting with a low-GGT PFIC phenotype.
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- Patryk Lipiński
- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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Jabłońska J, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Mikuła T, Kozłowska J, Wiercińska-Drapało A. Hepatopathy of unknown etiology - is liver biopsy a good tool in differential diagnosis? Arch Med Sci 2019; 15:1462-1467. [PMID: 31749874 PMCID: PMC6855172 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2019.82637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Liver biopsy is a well-known method for the diagnosis and evaluation of chronic diffuse liver diseases, especially among patients with "hepatopathy of unknown origin". MATERIAL AND METHODS In the years 2014-2015 we performed 259 liver biopsies in 28 patients (22 females, 6 males, aged 18-65 years, mean: 45 years) with an initial diagnosis of "hepatopathy of unknown origin". The liver biopsies of these 28 patients were revised by two independent pathologists. RESULTS Histopathological features of autoimmune conditions were found in 11 cases, steatohepatitis with/without Mallory bodies in 7, simple steatosis without inflammation in 2 cases. In the other 8 cases the histopathological features were non-specific but pointed to vanishing bile duct syndrome, hemochromatosis, acute inflammation or fibrosis without inflammation. Surprisingly, only mild fibrosis without inflammatory infiltrates was present in one patient with a high titer of antinuclear antibodies (ANA > 1 : 3200). Mild cholestasis with bilirubinostasis was found in 4 cases. One patient had prominent lobular iron deposits and is now under observation for hemochromatosis. Vanishing bile duct syndrome as ductopenia without any signs of inflammation was found in one patient with suspicion of primary biliary cirrhosis. In one liver biopsy specimen we found normal liver architecture without inflammation or steatosis in a patient with elevated ALT and GGT, negative for viral antibodies and autoantibodies. CONCLUSIONS Liver biopsy - despite the increasing access to new, non-invasive methods - remains a useful method in the differential diagnosis of liver diseases.
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- Joanna Jabłońska
- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Virology, National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Chmielewski T, Kuśmierczyk M, Fiecek B, Roguska U, Lewandowska G, Parulski A, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Tylewska-Wierzbanowska S. Tick-borne pathogens Bartonella spp., Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Coxiella burnetii and Rickettsia spp. may trigger endocarditis. ADV CLIN EXP MED 2019; 28:937-943. [PMID: 31374162 DOI: 10.17219/acem/94159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Infections caused by tick-borne pathogens such as Bartonella spp., Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., Coxiella burnetii, and Rickettsia spp. are capable of causing serious lesions of the mitral and aortic valves, leading to a need for valve replacement. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to determine whether such cases are sporadic or frequent. An additional goal was to establish effective diagnostic methods to detect these infections. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study involved 148 patients undergoing valve replacement. Blood samples were drawn for serological testing. Samples of the removed mitral and aortic valves were tested with polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS Specific antibodies to Bartonella spp. were detected in 47 patients (31.7%) and in 1 of the healthy controls (1%) (p < 0.05). Antibodies to B. burgdorferi spirochetes were found in 18 of the patients (12.2%) and in 6 blood donors from the control group (5.8%) (p < 0.1). Antibodies to Rickettsia spp. were detected in 12 (8.1%) and to C. burnetii phase I and II antigens in the serum of 1 patient. All the participants in the control group were seronegative to C. burnetii and Rickettsia spp. antigens. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for detection of Bartonella spp., B. burgdorferi s.l., C. burnetii and Rickettsia spp. DNA in the valve samples were all negative. Inflammation foci with mononuclear lymphoid cells in the aortic and mitral valves were seen in sections stained with hematoxiline and eozine. In sections dyed using the indirect immunofluorescence method with hyperimmune sera, Bartonella spp. and Rickettsia spp. were found. CONCLUSIONS The results obtained indicate that laboratory diagnostics for patients with heart disorders should be expanded to include tests detecting tick-borne zoonoses such as bartonelloses, Lyme borreliosis, rickettsioses and Q fever.
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- Tomasz Chmielewski
- Laboratory of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirichetes, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantology of the National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Laboratory of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirichetes, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warszawa, Poland
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- Laboratory of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirichetes, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warszawa, Poland
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- Laboratory of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirichetes, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantology of the National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Virology, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warszawa, Poland
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- Laboratory of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirichetes, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warszawa, Poland
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Śliżewska K, Cukrowska B, Smulikowska S, Cielecka-Kuszyk J. The Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on Performance and the Histopathological Changes in Liver and Kidneys in Broiler Chickens Fed Diets with Aflatoxin B₁. Toxins (Basel) 2019; 11:E112. [PMID: 30781814 PMCID: PMC6409979 DOI: 10.3390/toxins11020112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The aim of the study was to investigate the toxic effects of aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁) and efficacy of a probiotic preparation containing L. reuteri, L. plantarum, L. pentosus, L. rhamnosus and L. paracasei and Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeasts to ameliorate their effects in broiler chickens. A total of 168 one-day-old female Ross 308 broilers were randomly allocated to six groups. Three wheat and soybean meal-based diets were prepared: Control diet and diets contaminated with 1 or 5 mg/kg AFB₁ supplied in moldy wheat. All diets were unsupplemented or supplemented with probiotic, cold pelleted and fed from 1 to 35 day of life. Feeding diet with 1 mg AFB₁/kg did not affect performance, but a diet with 5 mg AFB₁ resulted in a significant reduction of feed intake and BWG, both diets induced liver and kidneys enlargement. The probiotic supplementation of the diets partially ameliorated those negative effects and resulted in a significant increase of AFB₁ excretion. It was accompanied by the reduced level of AFB₁ residues in the liver from 8.9 to 3.7 and from 11.8 to 5.9 µg/kg, in kidneys from 7.9 to 2.5 and from 13.7 to 4.1 µg/kg in birds fed the less and more contaminated diets, respectively. AFB₁ exposure caused many severe histopathological changes in the liver and kidneys of broilers, probiotic supplementation significantly reduced the changes of these organs. It may be concluded that the probiotic supplementation can be used to alleviate the negative effects of contamination of broiler feed with AFB₁ on bird health and product security.
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- Katarzyna Śliżewska
- Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, Lodz University of Technology, 171/173 Wolczanska Street, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland.
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- The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, 05-110 Jablonna, Poland.
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland.
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Janowski K, Goliszek M, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Jankowska I, Pawłowska J. Congenital hepatic fibrosis in a 9-year-old female patient - a case report. Clin Exp Hepatol 2017; 3:176-179. [PMID: 29062909 PMCID: PMC5649488 DOI: 10.5114/ceh.2017.70299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder, clinically characterized by hepatic fibrosis and portal hypertension. CHF results from ductal plate malformation (DPM) of the intrahepatic bile ducts. Four clinical forms can be observed: portal hypertensive, cholangitic, mixed and latent. CHF is one of the "fibropolycystic diseases" which also include several conditions with a variety of intrahepatic bile duct dilatation and associated periportal fibrosis such as Caroli disease, autosomal recessive and dominant polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD or ADPKD), Ivemark, Jeune, Joubert, Bardet-Biedl, Meckel-Gruber and Arima syndromes. Most of them are accompanied by progressive cystic degeneration of the kidneys. We present the case of a 9-year-old female patient with CHF with nonspecific clinical manifestation and a review of the literature.
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- Kamil Janowski
- The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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Pac M, Bernatowska EA, Kierkuś J, Ryżko JP, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Jackowska T, Mikołuć B. Gastrointestinal disorders next to respiratory infections as leading symptoms of X-linked agammaglobulinemia in children - 34-year experience of a single center. Arch Med Sci 2017; 13:412-417. [PMID: 28261296 PMCID: PMC5332446 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2016.60338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Respiratory tract infections constitute the most frequent manifestation of X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA). There are not many papers elucidating gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), in such patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the occurrence of gastrointestinal disorders and IBD compared to respiratory tract infections in XLA individuals. MATERIAL AND METHODS Of 1563 patients with primary immunodeficiencies diagnosed in the Department of Immunology, the Children's Memorial Health Institute (CMHI), 66 boys had a provisional diagnosis of agammaglobulinemia. Forty-four subjects fulfilled definitive ESID (European Society for Immunodeficiencies) diagnostic criteria of XLA. A retrospective analysis of medical history of XLA patients was undertaken. RESULTS Recurrent respiratory tract infections, particularly bronchitis (73%) and pneumonia (59%), were the most common symptoms of XLA. The GI disorders constituted the next main manifestation (63.6%), followed by upper respiratory tract infections. Twenty-six of 28 XLA patients with GI disorders complained of diarrhea, which was resolved generally after immunoglobulin therapy introduction. Single but prolonged episodes of Campylobacter jejuni diarrhea were reported in two individuals. Inflammatory bowel disease of mild to moderate activity was diagnosed in 1 patient, and local enteritis of mild activity in another one. CONCLUSIONS Gastrointestinal disorders were one of the main manifestations of XLA, reported almost as often as lower respiratory tract infections. The most common GI symptom was diarrhea, which usually resolved after immunoglobulin therapy was started. Infections caused by Giardia lamblia were reported occasionally. Inflammatory bowel disease was diagnosed quite exceptionally, which presumably may be connected with normal T cell immunity.
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- Malgorzata Pac
- Department of Immunology, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Disorders, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Disorders, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Center of Postgraduate Education, Department of Pediatrics, Bielański Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
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Czubkowski P, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Rurarz M, Kamińska D, Markiewicz-Kijewska M, Pawłowska J. The limited prognostic value of liver histology in children with biliary atresia. Ann Hepatol 2016; 14:902-9. [PMID: 26436363 DOI: 10.5604/16652681.1171781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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UNLABELLED Background and rationale for the study. The aim of the study was to determine the prognostic value of histopathological findings with special care to the severity of liver fibrosis at the moment of hepatoportoenterostomy (HPE) in children with biliary atresia (BA). We performed analysis of 142 wedge liver biopsies taken at the time of HPE. All patients were operated by the same surgical team between 1995 and 2007. According to the outcome 6 months after HPE patients were divided into prognostic groups: group 1-bilirubin level < 2 mg% (n = 65), group 2-bilirubin level > 2 mg% (n = 77). Liver biopsies were re-evaluated according to the extended histopathological protocol and then were compared between the prognostic groups. Survival with native liver (SNL) estimates were performed in regard to severity of liver fibrosis. RESULTS Survival with native liver estimates after 2, 5 and 10 years in patients after successful operation were 96%, 91%, 75% vs. 30%, 11%, and 5% if operation failed (p < 0.001). There was no difference between groups in the following variables: fibrosis (p = 0.69), portal inflammation (p = 0.99), lobular inflammation (p = 0.95), cholangiolitis (p = 0.23), accumulation of bile pigments (zone 1:p = 0.49; zone 2:p = 0.51; zone 3:p = 0.48), bile plugs in canaliculi (p = 0.12), bile plugs in ducts (p = 0.32), bilirubinostasis in hepatocytes (p = 0.45), bile ductular proliferation (p = 0.59), ductal plate malformation (p = 0.12), focal necrosis (p = 0.44), giant cell transformation (p = 0.45), haematopoesis (p = 0.52), ductopenia (p = 0.46), microabscesses (p = 0.49), ballooning of hepatocytes (p = 0.08). The actuarial 5/10-year SNL was not dependent on severity of liver fibrosis (log-rank test p = 0.84). The severity of fibrosis corresponded neither with the age at HPE nor with the laboratory findings before operation but increased the risk of portal hypertension. CONCLUSION Liver histology at the time of HPE is of limited value in prognosis making in BA.
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- Piotr Czubkowski
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute. Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute. Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute. Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute. Warsaw, Poland
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Litwińczuk-Hajduk J, Bernat-Karpińska M, Kowrach M, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Piątkiewicz P. Autoimmunity markers in subjects with diabetes. J Pre Clin Clin Res 2016. [DOI: 10.5604/18982395.1208185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Konopka E, Grzywnowicz M, Oralewska B, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Trojanowska I, Cukrowska B. Clinical utility of quantitative multi-antibody Polycheck immunoassays in the diagnosis of coeliac disease. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2016; 7:254-260. [PMID: 27158541 PMCID: PMC4848248 DOI: 10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i2.254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Revised: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To evaluate the clinical utility of multi-antibody strategies in the diagnosis of coeliac disease (CD), the new quantitative Polycheck immunoassays were analysed.
METHODS: Polycheck Celiac Panels (PCPs) are immunoenzyme screening assays for the quantitative measurement of coeliac-specific immunoglobulin class G (IgG) or class A (IgA) in serum. Lines of relevant antigens are coated together with five IgG or IgA standard lines used for the standard curve as positive control. PCP IgA consists of human recombinant human tissue transglutaminase (tTG) and deamidated gliadin peptides (DGP) as targets to detect IgA antibodies. PCP IgG consists of tTG, DGP and IF (intrinsic factor) antigens to detect antibodies in IgG class. PCPs were performed on 50 CD patients, including 6 cases with selective IgA deficiency, and 50 non-coeliac controls. CD diagnosis was performed according to the ESPGHAN recommendations: The presence of specific anti-tTG-IgA or anti-DGP-IgG (in the case of IgA deficiency) antibodies, typical histopathological changes in duodenal mucosa described in Marsh-Oberhüber classification as at least grade 2. The diagnosis of the majority of the control subjects was functional gastrointestinal disorders. The PCP results were compared with reference EliA Celikey.
RESULTS: The usage of PCPs led to the correct identification of all CD patients. In our study, PCPs showed 100% agreement with the histopathological results. PCP IgA test showed a 98% concordance and correlated positively (R = 0.651, P = 0.0014) with EliA Celikey test. The highest specificity and positive predictive value (both 100%) were observed for the detection of Polycheck anti-tTG-IgA antibodies. The highest sensitivity and negative predictive value (both 100%) were achieved by Polycheck anti-DGP-IgG antibody detection. The best performance (98% sensitivity and negative predictive value, 100% specificity and positive predictive value, diagnostic accuracy - AU ROC 99%) was observed for the strategy of using both PCP IgA and IgG and determining positive outcomes of the test with two or more coeliac-specific antibodies detected. The majority of coeliac patients had multiple antibodies. All four antibodies were detected in 7 (14%) cases, 19 children (38%) were positive for three antibodies and 23 (46%) were positive for two antibodies.
CONCLUSION: The present study showed that detection of coeliac-specific antibodies with multi-antibody PCPs is effective and efficacious in the diagnosis of CD.
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Wiernicka A, Szymanska S, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Dadalski M, Kierkus J. Histological healing after infliximab induction therapy in children with ulcerative colitis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:10654-10661. [PMID: 26457025 PMCID: PMC4588087 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i37.10654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2015] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To verify the impact of induction therapy with infliximab (IFX) on mucosal healing in children with ulcerative colitis (UC).
METHODS: The study included all UC pediatric patients treated with IFX at our center over the last 10 years. The data were collected from patients’ medical charts and analyzed retrospectively. A total of 16 patients with UC underwent colonoscopy with sample collection before and after three IFX injections. Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index (PUCAI) was used to assess the clinical condition; endoscopic features were classified according to the Baron scale; and histological changes were evaluated according to the protocol of The British Society of Gastroenterology and Geboes Index. Clinical response was defined as a ≥ 20-point reduction in PUCAI index, and clinical remission as PUCAI index < 10 points. Endoscopic mucosal remission was defined as completely normal (score 0) on the Baron scale. Histological remission was defined as grade 0 in the Geboes Index. To assess correlation between variables, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used.
RESULTS: Clinical remission (PUCAI < 10) at week 8 was achieved in 68.75% of investigated subjects. Endoscopic mucosal remission at week 8 (Baron 0) was observed in 12.5% of patients. Histological remission (Geboes 0) after induction therapy with IFX was noticed in 18.75% cases. A general histological improvement, expressed by normal surface and crypt architecture, number of crypts, and lamina propria cellularity, was observed in six (37.5%) patients; there was no improvement in nine (56.25%) individuals, and worsening was observed in one (3.75%) case. Changes were not related to UC location. A reduction of inflammatory process was observed in 10 (62.5%) patients; there were no changes in four (25%) individuals, and the inflammation became more severe in two (12.5 %) cases. Simultaneous clinical, endoscopic and histological improvement of parameters assessing disease activity at week 8 was noticed in six (37.5%) patients. 55.5% of investigated patients with normal mucosa seen on endoscopy showed no inflammation on histology. A Baron score of 2 and 3 showed a good correlation with histology results (78.2% of patients with a Geboes Index ≥ 3).
CONCLUSION: IFX has a positive histological effect in more than one-third of UC patients. IFX reduces intestinal inflammation and improves clinical condition.
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Góra-Gębka M, Woźniak M, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Korpal-Szczyrska M, Sznurkowska K, Zagierski M, Jankowska I, Plata-Nazar K, Kamińska B, Liberek A. Graves' disease, Celiac disease and liver function abnormalities in a patient--clinical manifestation and diagnostic difficulties. Acta Biochim Pol 2014. [DOI: 10.18388/abp.2014_1897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Autoimmune diseases due to probable common pathogenesis tend to coexist in some patients. Complex clinical presentation with diverse timing of particular symptoms and sophisticated treatment with numerous side effects, may cause diagnostic difficulties, especially in children. The paper presents diagnostic difficulties and pitfalls in a child with Graves' disease, celiac disease and liver function abnormalities.
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Góra-Gębka M, Woźniak M, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Korpal-Szczyrska M, Sznurkowska K, Zagierski M, Jankowska I, Plata-Nazar K, Kamińska B, Liberek A. Graves' disease, Celiac disease and liver function abnormalities in a patient--clinical manifestation and diagnostic difficulties. Acta Biochim Pol 2014; 61:281-284. [PMID: 24904927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2013] [Revised: 03/12/2014] [Accepted: 04/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Autoimmune diseases due to probable common pathogenesis tend to coexist in some patients. Complex clinical presentation with diverse timing of particular symptoms and sophisticated treatment with numerous side effects, may cause diagnostic difficulties, especially in children. The paper presents diagnostic difficulties and pitfalls in a child with Graves' disease, celiac disease and liver function abnormalities.
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- Magdalena Góra-Gębka
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Eating Disorders Children's Memorial Hospital in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology and Endocrinology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Eating Disorders Children's Memorial Hospital in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Health Sciences with Subfaculty of Nursing Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
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Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Jabłońska J, Chmielewski T, Dunal-Szczepaniak M, Siennicka J. Autoantibodies spectrum in HCV and HBV infected patients. J Pre Clin Clin Res 2014. [DOI: 10.26444/jpccr/71450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Woźniewicz B, Czarnowska E, Kubicka K, Ziółkowska L, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Zaleska T. Coexistence of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and chronic myocarditis in children. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s100570050003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Siennicka J, Jabłońska J, Rek O, Godzik P, Rabczenko D, Madaliński K. Is interleukin-8 an additional to histopathological changes diagnostic marker in HCV-infected patients with cryoglobulinemia? Hepatol Int 2011; 5:934-40. [DOI: 10.1007/s12072-011-9268-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2010] [Accepted: 03/04/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Godzik P, Komorowski M, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Madaliński K. [Inhibitors of hepatitis C virus--therapeutic possibilities]. Przegl Epidemiol 2010; 64:479-484. [PMID: 21473061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The search for new drugs against HCV contains new ways to obtain pro-drugs which inhibit translation and block viral proteins, and inhibit host proteins important in HCV-induced pathogenesis. This group of agents are serine protease NS3 inhibitors (telaprevir, boceprevir, R-7227, TMC-435, SCH 900518, GS-9256). The most advanced studies are developed with telaprevir and boceprevir; at present their effect in combined therapy with PegIFN-alpha and RBV in the III clinical phase is tested. The sustained viral response (SVR) was achieved at the level of 60-75%. This group of agents contains also inhibitors of NS5A domain, e.g. PPI-461 which shows antiviral and cytotoxic activity. The following prodrugs are NS3 helicase inhibitors, e.g. p14 peptide, whose IC50 equals 725 nM. Studies are continued on viral entry inhibitors (ITX-5061), therapeutic vaccines (IC-41, civaci, TG-4040, CT-1011, GI-5005) and immunomodulating preparations (ANA-773, IMO-3649, NOV-205). The agents acting on host proteins are a.o. cyclophilin inhibitors. The most advanced studies concern DEBIO 025 preparation which after phase I and II, underwent phase III of clinical studies in February 2010. Since 5 years there is a possibility to investigate the effects of these comounds in vitro with the use of Huh-7 line infected with HCV. These investigations allow to estimate the antiviral effectiveness and cytotoxicity of agents, and resistance of viral strains.
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- Paulina Godzik
- Pracownia Immunopatologii Zakazeń Wirusami Hepatotropowymi Zakładu Wirusologii, Narodoweg Instytutu Zdrowia Publicznego-Państwowego Zakładu Higieny, Warszawa
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Godzik P, Komorowski M, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Madaliński K. [Inhibitors of hepatitis C virus--current standards and status of investigations]. Przegl Epidemiol 2010; 64:473-478. [PMID: 21473060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The current standard of chronic hepatitis C therapy is the combined use of pegylated IFN-alpha 2a (PegIFN-alpha) and rybavirin (RBV). The new form of interferon, IFN-alpha 2b, was also introduced with no better results. Overall, the effectiveness of therapy with the use of the above scheme is not satisfactory. Thus the search for new therapeutic agents for hepatitis C is ongoing. These studies have the goal to find new preparations inhibiting the replication cycle of HCV. The new analogue of RBV, eg. tarybavirin was introduced, with lesser side effects, but the same effectiveness. The activity of new agents relies upon the inhibition of the most important enzymes of the HCV replication cycle: RNA polymerase, protease and helicase. Polymerase NS5 inhibitors are divided into nucleoside (R-7128) and nonnucleoside (ANA-598, GS 9190, VCH-759, VX-222). The intensive studies on the R-7128 analogue are ongoing. The effects of action of particular compounds in the I and II studies were summarized. The promised prodrug is nonnucleoside polymerase inhibitor, ANA-598 which when administrated to patients, gave 75% SVR. The combined administration of the newly described agents is the basis of specifically targeted antiviral therapies for HCV (STAT-C). These therapies allow to achieve better effectiveness of treatment, its shortening, the diminishment and limitation of side effects.
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- Paulina Godzik
- Pracownia Immunopatologii Zakazeń Wirusami Hepatotropowymi Zakładu Wirusologii, Narodowego Instytutu Zdrowia Publicznego-Państwowego Zakładu Higieny, Warszawa
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Walewska-Zielecka B, Madalinski K, Jablonska J, Godzik P, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Litwinska B. Composition of inflammatory infiltrate and its correlation with HBV/HCV antigen expression. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14:4040-6. [PMID: 18609688 PMCID: PMC2725343 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.4040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To study the composition of liver inflammatory infiltrate in biopsy material from patients chronically infected with hepatotropic viruses and to evaluate the correlation of inflammatory infiltrate with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral antigen expression in chronic B and C hepatitis.
METHODS: The phenotype of inflammatory cells was evaluated by the EnVision system, using a panel of monoclonal antibodies. HBV and HCV antigens were detected with the use of monoclonal anti-HBs, polyclonal anti-HBc and anti-HCV antibodies, respectively.
RESULTS: The cellular composition of liver inflammatory infiltrate was similar in the patients with B and C hepatitis: ~50%-60% of cells were T helper lymphocytes. Approximately 25% were T cytotoxic lymphocytes; B lymphocytes comprised 15% of inflammatory infiltrate; other cells, including NK, totalled 10%. Expression of HLA antigens paralleled inflammatory activity. Portal lymphadenoplasia was found more often in hepatitis C (54.5%) than in hepatitis B (30.6%). Expression of HBcAg was found more often in chronic B hepatitis of moderate or severe activity. Overall inflammatory activity in HBV-infected cases did not correlate with the intensity of HBsAg expression in hepatocytes. Inflammatory infiltrates accompanied the focal expression of HCV antigens. A direct correlation between antigen expression and inflammatory reaction in situ was noted more often in hepatitis C than B.
CONCLUSION: Irrespective of the etiology and activity of hepatitis, components of the inflammatory infiltrate in liver were similar. Overall inflammatory activity did not correlate with the expression of HBsAg and HCVAg; HBcAg expression, however, accompanied chronic hepatitis B of moderate and severe activity.
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Strautnieks SS, Byrne JA, Pawlikowska L, Cebecauerová D, Rayner A, Dutton L, Meier Y, Antoniou A, Stieger B, Arnell H, Ozçay F, Al-Hussaini HF, Bassas AF, Verkade HJ, Fischler B, Németh A, Kotalová R, Shneider BL, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, McClean P, Whitington PF, Sokal E, Jirsa M, Wali SH, Jankowska I, Pawłowska J, Mieli-Vergani G, Knisely AS, Bull LN, Thompson RJ. Severe bile salt export pump deficiency: 82 different ABCB11 mutations in 109 families. Gastroenterology 2008; 134:1203-14. [PMID: 18395098 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 245] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2007] [Accepted: 12/24/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Patients with severe bile salt export pump (BSEP) deficiency present as infants with progressive cholestatic liver disease. We characterized mutations of ABCB11 (encoding BSEP) in such patients and correlated genotypes with residual protein detection and risk of malignancy. METHODS Patients with intrahepatic cholestasis suggestive of BSEP deficiency were investigated by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and sequencing of ABCB11. Genotypes sorted by likely phenotypic severity were correlated with data on BSEP immunohistochemistry and clinical outcome. RESULTS Eighty-two different mutations (52 novel) were identified in 109 families (9 nonsense mutations, 10 small insertions and deletions, 15 splice-site changes, 3 whole-gene deletions, 45 missense changes). In 7 families, only a single heterozygous mutation was identified despite complete sequence analysis. Thirty-two percent of mutations occurred in >1 family, with E297G and/or D482G present in 58% of European families (52/89). On immunohistochemical analysis (88 patients), 93% had abnormal or absent BSEP staining. Expression varied most for E297G and D482G, with some BSEP detected in 45% of patients (19/42) with these mutations. Hepatocellular carcinoma or cholangiocarcinoma developed in 15% of patients (19/128). Two protein-truncating mutations conferred particular risk; 38% (8/21) of such patients developed malignancy versus 10% (11/107) with potentially less severe genotypes (relative risk, 3.7 [confidence limits, 1.7-8.1; P = .003]). CONCLUSIONS With this study, >100 ABCB11 mutations are now identified. Immunohistochemically detectable BSEP is typically absent, or much reduced, in severe disease. BSEP deficiency confers risk of hepatobiliary malignancy. Close surveillance of BSEP-deficient patients retaining their native liver, particularly those carrying 2 null mutations, is essential.
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- Sandra S Strautnieks
- Institute of Liver Studies, King's College London School of Medicine at King's College Hospital, London, England.
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Jankowska I, Socha P, Pawlowska J, Teisseyre M, Gliwicz D, Czubkowski P, Kalicinski P, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Socha J. Recurrence of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis after liver transplantation in a 13-yr-old boy. Pediatr Transplant 2007; 11:796-8. [PMID: 17910660 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2007.00767.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the most severe form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of our study was to highlight NASH as a rare but possible problem in children. We present a case of 13-yr-boy with a well-established diagnosis of liver cirrhosis secondary to NASH, who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) at the age of 13 years. Six months after transplantation recurrence of NASH in the graft was diagnosed. In the treatment metformin was used with good effect.
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- Irena Jankowska
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Immunology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
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Jankowska I, Pawłowska J, Teisseyre M, Kaliciński P, Kamiński A, Czubkowski P, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Kluge P, Pronicki M, Socha J. Prevention of de Novo Hepatitis B Virus Infection by Vaccination and High Hepatitis B Surface Antibodies Level in Children Receiving Hepatitis B Virus Core Antibody-Positive Living Related Donor Liver: Case Reports. Transplant Proc 2007; 39:1511-2. [PMID: 17580175 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2006] [Accepted: 11/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection from donors negative for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) but positive for antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) have been reported. The aim of our study was to evaluate the outcomes of recipients who received liver grafts from living related donors with serological evidence of previous exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBsAg-negative/anti-HBc-positive) after recipient vaccination against HBV before and after liver transplantation.
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- I Jankowska
- Departments of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Immunology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, Warsaw, Poland
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Knisely AS, Strautnieks SS, Meier Y, Stieger B, Byrne JA, Portmann BC, Bull LN, Pawlikowska L, Bilezikçi B, Ozçay F, László A, Tiszlavicz L, Moore L, Raftos J, Arnell H, Fischler B, Németh A, Papadogiannakis N, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Jankowska I, Pawłowska J, Melín-Aldana H, Emerick KM, Whitington PF, Mieli-Vergani G, Thompson RJ. Hepatocellular carcinoma in ten children under five years of age with bile salt export pump deficiency. Hepatology 2006; 44:478-86. [PMID: 16871584 DOI: 10.1002/hep.21287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 364] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rare in young children. We attempted to see if immunohistochemical and mutational-analysis studies could demonstrate that deficiency of the canalicular bile acid transporter bile salt export pump (BSEP) and mutation in ABCB11, encoding BSEP, underlay progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC)--or "neonatal hepatitis" suggesting PFIC--that was associated with HCC in young children. We studied 11 cases of pediatric HCC in the setting of PFIC or "neonatal hepatitis" suggesting PFIC. Archival liver were retrieved and immunostained for BSEP. Mutational analysis of ABCB11 was performed in leukocyte DNA from available patients and parents. Among the 11 nonrelated children studied aged 13-52 months at diagnosis of HCC, 9 (and a full sibling, with neonatal hepatitis suggesting PFIC, of a tenth from whom liver was not available) had immunohistochemical evidence of BSEP deficiency; the eleventh child did not. Mutations in ABCB11 were demonstrated in all patients with BSEP deficiency in whom leukocyte DNA could be studied (n = 7). These mutations were confirmed in the parents (n = 14). With respect to the other 3 children with BSEP deficiency, mutations in ABCB11 were demonstrated in all 5 parents in whom leukocyte DNA could be studied. Thirteen different mutations were found. In conclusion, PFIC associated with BSEP deficiency represents a previously unrecognized risk for HCC in young children. Immunohistochemical evidence of BSEP deficiency correlates well with demonstrable mutation in ABCB11.
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- A S Knisely
- Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
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Dzierzanowska-Fangrat K, Woynarowski M, Szczygielska I, Jozwiak P, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Dzierzanowska D, Madalinski K. Hepatitis B virus genotypes in children with chronic hepatitis B in Poland. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006; 18:655-8. [PMID: 16702856 DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200606000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To analyse the distribution of HBV genotypes in Polish children with chronic hepatitis B, and to assess the relation between the viral genotype and the severity of liver damage. METHODS Serum samples from children with chronic hepatitis B were used for biochemical and serological testing, and for determination of HBV genotypes by a nested-multiplex-polymerase chain reaction. Liver biopsies were obtained for histological assessment, which was performed according to the Batts and Ludwig scoring system of chronic hepatitis. RESULTS Of 78 children with chronic hepatitis B, 74 had an identifiable HBV genotype: 86.5% were infected with genotype A, and 13.5% were carriers of genotype D. The frequency of HBeAg clearance and the levels of alanine aminotransferase and serum aspartate transaminase were comparable in both genotype groups. There was no correlation between the HBV genotype and either activity of liver inflammation or liver fibrosis. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that the distribution of HBV genotypes in Polish children with chronic HBV infection reflects the general prevalence of HBV genotypes in Europe. The course of chronic hepatitis B in children is not significantly influenced by viral genotypes A or D.
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Jankowska I, Pawłowska J, Nachulewicz P, Teisseyre M, Liberek A, Dzik E, Kmiotek J, Kościesza A, Kalicinski P, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Stefanowicz P, Czubkowski P, Socha J. [Focal nodular hyperplasia - own experiences]. Med Wieku Rozwoj 2006; 10:417-27. [PMID: 16825712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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INTRODUCTION focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a benign tumour of the liver, often discovered incidentally. It occurs mainly in women between 25-44 years old. Though it is rarefy reported in children the evidence has been growing in the recent years. THE AIM of our work was to show our experience of focal nodular hyperplasia in pediatric cases. MATERIAL AND METHODS 10 children, aged 6-17 years, were hospitalized in the Children's Memorial Health Institute between 2000 and 2005, with provisional diagnosis of focal nodular hyperplasia. In all children radiological examination was performed. In some cases laparotomy and operative liver biopsy was carried out. RESULTS only in 3 children diagnosis of FNH was made from radiological examination. 6 children needed laparotomy and operative liver biopsy. Although operative resection of FNH lesions was carried out in some patients, the authors observed recurrence of hepatic lesions. CONCLUSIONS our experiences confirm that nowadays the conservative approach should to be standard procedure in children with FNH. Only in doubtful cases laparotomy is recommended.
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- Irena Jankowska
- Klinika Gastroenterologii, Hepatologii i Immunologii, Instytut Pomnik Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka, Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 03-740 Warszawa, Poland
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Woynarowski M, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Kałuzyński A, Omulecka A, Sobaniec-Łotowska M, Stolarczyk J, Szczepański W. Inter-observer variability in histopathological assessment of liver biopsies taken in a pediatric open label therapeutic program for chronic HBV infection treatment. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12:1713-7. [PMID: 16586539 PMCID: PMC4124345 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i11.1713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To our knowledge, the inter-observer variability of the liver biopsy findings in HBV-infected children have not been studied as yet. Hence, we aimed to compare different pathologist’s assessment of grading and staging in liver biopsies obtained from children prior to interferon treatment.
METHODS: We collected 920 biopsies from 11 medical centers. The biopsies were independently reviewed by 6 pathologists from academic centers who assessed Batts-Ludwig score for grading and staging. Satisfactory agreement among observers was defined as at least 60% of observers having the same opinion. Satisfactory dispersion between maximal and minimal score for the same biopsy specimen was defined as a maximum 1 point.
RESULTS: Satisfactory inter-observer agreement for grading was obtained in 51.6% and for staging in 75.7% of biopsies. Satisfactory dispersion for grading scores was observed in 44.5% and for staging in 72.7% of cases.
CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrates that: (1) pathologists differ in their assessment of grading and staging of liver biopsies; (2) inter-observer variability for staging is lower than that for grading; and (3) regardless of the inter-observer variability of assessments, the majority of children with chronic HBV infection have mild to moderate inflammation and mild to moderate fibrosis.
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- Marek Woynarowski
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Immunology, Children's Health Memorial Institute, Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland.
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Pawłowska J, Kaliciński P, Dzierzanowska-Fangrat K, Grenda R, Socha J, Woynarowski M, Cielecka-Kuszyk J. [Management of children with HBV or HCV infection before and after liver and/or kidney transplantation]. Przegl Epidemiol 2006; 60:685-92. [PMID: 17682749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this article is to present current guidelines for the management of children with hepatitis B or C before and after liver and/or renal transplantation. METHODS Analysis of: (1) recommendations on treatment of hepatitis B and C issued by Polish Expert Groups, and (2) National Health Fund treatment programs for 2005 and 2006. RESULTS Specific guidelines for treatment of children with HBV or HCV infections qualified for liver and/or kidney transplantation are discussed. CONCLUSIONS National Health Fund treatment programs for 2005 and 2006 do not allow to treat transplant children according to the recommendations.
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- Joanna Pawłowska
- Klinika Gastroenterologii, Hepatologii i Immunologii, Instytut Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka w Warszawie.
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Jankowska I, Pawlowska J, Teisseyre M, Kalicinski P, Kaminski A, Czubkowski P, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Kluge P, Wozniak M, Oldakowska-Jedynak U, Socha J. Autoimmune hepatitis in transplanted liver. Transplant Proc 2004; 36:3077-82. [PMID: 15686699 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.11.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Liver transplantation is recognized as the appropriate treatment for end-stage liver disease. Four patients undergoing liver transplantation for classical end-stage liver disease developed de novo autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) in the graft. Recurrence of AIH after orthotopic liver transplantation and after reduction in immunosuppressive treatment is reported in one other patient. Markedly elevated serum transaminases were observed, together with an elevated serum IgG and/or globulin fraction and histological feature typical of AIH on liver biopsy.
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- I Jankowska
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Immunology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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Pawlowska J, Teisseyre M, Jankowska I, Kamiński A, Kaliciński P, Markiewicz M, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Kluge P. Toxic liver injury of transplanted liver: a case report of a 15-year-old boy. Transplant Proc 2002; 34:628. [PMID: 12009645 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02868-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- J Pawlowska
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-736 Warsaw, Poland
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Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Dura W, Czarnowska E, Pawłowska J, Woźniak M, Woynarowski M. [Apoptosis and hepatic cell proliferation in autoimmune hepatitis and chronic viral hepatitis C in children: analysis of APO-1/Fas (CD95), bcl-2 and Ki67 expression]. Med Wieku Rozwoj 1999; 3:225-33. [PMID: 10910654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Hepatocyte damage in autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and chronic viral hepatitis C (CVH) is attributed to an immune response. We analysed liver biopsy specimens from 4 children with AIH type I, 3 children with AIH type II and 2 children with CVH, using ApopDetek in situ hybridisation method and Mabs anti CD95, Ki67, bcl-2 by means of APAAP technique. The histological appearance of apoptotic bodies in both conditions was similar. The proliferation activity of the hepatocytes was elevated in cases of CVH and less extensive in AIH. Immunohistochemical analysis suggested that the liver damage in AIH and CVH could be mediated by CD95 system as a mechanism of T-cell mediated cytotoxicity.
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- J Cielecka-Kuszyk
- Zakład Patologii IP-CZD, Instytut Pomnik-Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka w Warszawie
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Trzebicka A, Daszkiewicz P, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Grajkowska W. [A case of gigantic orbital meningoencephalocele in a newborn]. Klin Oczna 1998; 99:201-4. [PMID: 9456568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A case of a gigantic orbital meningoencephalocele in a neonate treated successfully by staged correction is presented. Correction of this congenital malformation enabled a more normal further development of brain and face, and also resulted in a much more acceptable cosmetic appearance. All this had a positive influence on psychomotor development of this child. An overview of pertinent literature is included.
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- A Trzebicka
- Kliniki Okulistyki, Instytut Pomnik-Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka w Warszawie
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Grajkowska W, Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Jóźwiak S, Roszkowski M, Drabik K. [Immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies of subependymal giant cell astrocytomas in children with tuberous sclerosis]. Neurol Neurochir Pol 1997; 31:509-21. [PMID: 9446043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Ten cases of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma associated with sclerosis tuberosa were reevaluated in order to assess their phenotyping and biologic features. All tumours were multifocal, located within lateral ventricles, often overlying the head of the caudate nucleus or protruding into the third ventricle. The phenotype of SGCA disclosed a complex pattern: giant cells were GFAP positive, some of them were stained with antibodies against neurofilament and NSE. Ultrastructurally, the cells of SGCA contained frequent dense bodies, numerous intermediate filaments and microtubules. Biologically SGCA is not malignant, although its appearance may suggest otherwise. No patient had an apparent recurrence within 3-5 years of observation.
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- W Grajkowska
- Zakładu Patomorfologii, Instytut Pomnik Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka w Warszawie
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Cielecka-Kuszyk J, Husein N, Nałecz A, Kluge P, Rejman E. [A case of cancer of the liver in an 8-year-old child with post-inflammatory liver cirrhosis]. Pediatr Pol 1987; 62:245-8. [PMID: 2823209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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