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Imoto K, Tanaka M, Goya T, Azuma Y, Hioki T, Aoyagi T, Takahashi M, Kurokawa M, Kato M, Kohjima M, Ogawa Y. Acute kidney injury is an unfavorable prognostic factor in acute liver failure and is associated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e35931. [PMID: 37960809 PMCID: PMC10637497 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000035931] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of acute liver failure (ALF); but its pathogenesis is unknown. ALF was divided into 2 subgroups; ALF with hepatic coma, which corresponds to ALF in the US and Europe, and ALF without hepatic coma. AKI has been shown to worsen the prognosis of ALF patients with hepatic coma; however, its prognostic significance in ALF without hepatic coma remains unknown. A single-center retrospective study of 174 patients with ALF was performed. AKI was defined according to KDIGO criteria. AKI developed in 29 (66.0%) of 44 ALF patients with hepatic coma and 27 (38.5%) of 130 ALF patients without hepatic coma. Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) was found to be significantly associated with AKI incidence in ALF patients (P < .001). Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) was found to be significantly associated with the presence and severity of AKI (P = .0039 and P = .0140, respectively). On multivariate analysis, TNF-α was an independent risk factor linked with AKI (P = .0103). Even in the absence of hepatic coma, the transplant-free survival rate of ALF was significantly associated with the presence and severity of AKI. Even when hepatic coma is absent, AKI complicated in ALF is strongly associated with TNF-α and worsens the transplant-free survival rate. Before the onset of hepatic coma, plasma exchange, or extracorporeal blood purification to remove inflammatory cytokines should be considered in ALF patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Koji Imoto
- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
| | - Yuki Azuma
- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
| | - Tomonobu Hioki
- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
| | - Tomomi Aoyagi
- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
| | - Motoi Takahashi
- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
| | - Miho Kurokawa
- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
- Graduate School of Nutritional Sciences, Nakamura Gakuen University, Jonan-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
| | - Yoshihiro Ogawa
- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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