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Cançado GGL, Gomes NMDF, Couto CA, Cançado ELR, Terrabuio DRB, Villela-Nogueira CA, Braga MH, Nardelli MJ, Faria LC, Oliveira EMG, Rotman V, Oliveira MB, Cunha SMCFD, Mazo DFDC, Mendes LSC, Ivantes CAP, Codes L, Borges VFDAE, Pace FHDL, Pessôa MG, Signorelli IV, Coral GP, Bittencourt PL, Fucuta P, Filho RJDC, Ferraz MLG. A new and simple score to predict adequate and deep response to ursodeoxycholic acid in patients with primary biliary cholangitis: the ALP-A score. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 36:628-635. [PMID: 38555601 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000002744] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is the standard treatment for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), but a significant proportion of patients do not respond adequately, leading to increased risk of adverse outcomes. This study aims to develop a new and straightforward predictive score to identify PBC patients likely to achieve a complete response to UDCA. METHODS A logistic regression analysis was conducted using a derivation cohort of PBC patients to identify pre-treatment variables associated with response to UDCA. This analysis led to the development of the ALP-A score, calculated as: Age at diagnosis divided by (alkaline phosphatase at diagnosis/upper limit of normal). ALP-A score accuracy was evaluated using the area under the ROC curve, validated with a large external cohort from Brazil. Additionally, the correlation between the ALP-A score and the previously validated UDCA response score (URS) was assessed. RESULTS ALP-A score had good predictive power for adequate (AUC 0.794; 95% CI, 0.737-0.852) and deep (0.76; 95% CI, 0.69-0.83) UDCA response at 1 year of treatment. A cutoff score of 17 and 23 points was determined to be the optimal threshold for distinguishing adequate and deep responders, respectively, from non-responders. ALP-A score demonstrated a sensitivity of 73%, specificity of 71%, positive predictive value of 65%, negative predictive value of 78%, and overall accuracy of 72% for biochemical response. The URS displayed similar discriminative ability (AUC 0.798; 95% CI, 0.741-0.855). CONCLUSION ALP-A score performs comparably to URS but offers the great advantage of simplicity for routine clinical use. It serves as a valuable tool to identify PBC patients less likely to respond to UDCA treatment, facilitating early consideration of alternative therapeutic approaches.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guilherme Grossi Lopes Cançado
- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Hospital da Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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- Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho e Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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- Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho e Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
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- Ambulatório Municipal de Hepatites Virais de São José dos Campos, São José dos Campos, São Paulo
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- Divisão de Gastroenterologia (Gastrocentro), Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo
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- Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
- Hospital Português, Salvador, Bahia
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- Serviço de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo
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- Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Gastroenterologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo
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Braga MH, Cançado GGL, Bittencourt PL, Couto CA, Guedes LV, Lima AMC, Ferraz MLG, Villela-Nogueira CA, Nardelli MJ, Faria LC, Gomes NMDF, Oliveira EMG, Rotman V, Oliveira MB, da Cunha SMCF, Cunha-Silva M, Mendes LSC, Ivantes CAP, Codes L, de Almeida E Borges VF, Pace FHDL, Pessoa MG, Signorelli IV, Coral GP, Filho JG, Chagas AL, Terrabuio DRB, Cançado ELR. Risk factors for cancer in patients with primary biliary cholangitis and autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cholangitis overlap syndrome. Ann Hepatol 2023; 28:101105. [PMID: 37088418 DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2023.101105] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and PBC overlap syndrome (AIH/PBC) have been associated with a higher risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and extra-hepatic malignancy (EHM). This study aims to assess potential risk factors associated with cancer development in PBC and AIH/PBC. MATERIALS AND METHODS The Brazilian Cholestasis Study Group database was reviewed to compare clinical and laboratory features of PBC patients with HCC and EHM with those without cancer. RESULTS Among the 752 PBC patients enrolled, 64 of them with AIH/PBC, 87 cancers were identified in 72 patients, including 20 cases of HCC and 67 of EHM. Patients with HCC had a higher prevalence of cirrhosis (95% vs. 32.5% of those subjects without cancer, p=<0.001), smoking (55% vs. 12.3%, p=<0.001), CREST syndrome (30% vs 7.6%, p=0.003) and prior azathioprine (30% vs 8%, p= 0.005) and prednisone (35% vs 14%, p= 0.018) use, whereas patients with EHM had a higher prevalence of smoking (42.3% vs 12.4% of those subjects without cancer, p= <0.001), AMA positivity (96.6% vs 80.1%, p=<0.001), azathioprine therapy (21% vs 7.9%, p= 0.01) and concurrent other autoimmune diseases. In multivariate analysis, cirrhosis, obesity and prior azathioprine therapy were independent risk factors for HCC, while Sjogren syndrome and psoriasis were associated with EHM. Fibrates reduced EHM risk. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of EHM is higher when compared to HCC in PBC patients. Cirrhosis, obesity, prior azathioprine use, and concurrent autoimmune diseases were significantly associated with cancer in PBC.
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- Michelle Harriz Braga
- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.; Hospital da Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil..
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- Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil;; Hospital Português, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Gastroenterologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho e Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho e Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Ambulatório Municipal de Hepatites Virais de São José dos Campos, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Divisão de Gastroenterologia (Gastrocentro), Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Gastroenterologia, Endoscopia e Proctologia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.; Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Serviço de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio Moraes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Cançado GGL, Couto CA, Terrabuio DRB, Cançado ELR, Villela-Nogueira CA, Ferraz MLG, Braga MH, Nardelli MJ, Faria LC, de Faria Gomes NM, Oliveira EMG, Rotman V, Oliveira MB, da Cunha SMCF, Cunha-Silva M, Mendes LSC, Ivantes CAP, Codes L, de Almeida E Borges VF, de Lima Pace FH, Pessoa MG, Guedes LV, Signorelli IV, Coral GP, Levy C, Bittencourt PL. Response to Ursodeoxycholic Acid May Be Assessed Earlier to Allow Second-Line Therapy in Patients with Unresponsive Primary Biliary Cholangitis. Dig Dis Sci 2023; 68:514-520. [PMID: 35989386 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-022-07654-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Response to ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) has been traditionally assessed 1 to 2 years after treatment initiation. With the development of new drugs, some patients may benefit from an earlier introduction of second-line therapies. AIMS This study aims to identify whether well-validated response criteria could correctly identify individuals likely to benefit from add-on second-line therapy at 6 months. METHODS Analysis of a multicenter retrospective cohort which included only patients with clear-cut PBC. RESULTS 206 patients with PBC (96.6% women; mean age 54 ± 12 years) were included. Kappa concordance was substantial for Toronto (0.67), Rotterdam (0.65), Paris 1 (0.63) and 2 (0.63) criteria at 6 and 12 months, whereas Barcelona (0.47) and POISE trial (0.59) criteria exhibited moderate agreement. Non-response rates to UDCA was not statistically different when assessed either at 6 or 12 months using Toronto, Rotterdam or Paris 2 criteria. Those differences were even smaller or absent in those subjects with advanced PBC. Mean baseline alkaline phosphatase was 2.73 ± 1.95 times the upper limit of normal (× ULN) among responders versus 5.05 ± 3.08 × ULN in non-responders (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS After 6 months of treatment with UDCA, the absence of response by different criteria could properly identify patients who could benefit from early addition of second-line therapies, especially in patients with advanced disease or high baseline liver enzymes levels.
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- Guilherme Grossi Lopes Cançado
- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Professor Alfredo Balena 110, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30130-100, Brazil.
- Hospital da Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Professor Alfredo Balena 110, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30130-100, Brazil
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho e Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Gastroenterologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Professor Alfredo Balena 110, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30130-100, Brazil
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Professor Alfredo Balena 110, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30130-100, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho e Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Ambulatório Municipal de Hepatites Virais de São José dos Campos, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Divisão de Gastroenterologia (Gastrocentro), Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Hospital Português, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto de Gastroenterologia, Endoscopia e Proctologia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Serviço de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio Moraes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Hospital Português, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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Freire MP, Rinaldi M, Terrabuio DRB, Furtado M, Pasquini Z, Bartoletti M, de Oliveira TA, Nunes NN, Lemos GT, Maccaro A, Siniscalchi A, Laici C, Cescon M, D Albuquerque LAC, Morelli MC, Song ATW, Abdala E, Viale P, Filho ADPC, Giannella M. Prediction models for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales carriage at liver transplantation: A multicenter retrospective study. Transpl Infect Dis 2022; 24:e13920. [PMID: 35942941 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13920] [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: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) colonisation at liver transplantation (LT) increases the risk of CRE infection after LT, which impacts on recipients' survival. Colonization status usually becomes evident only near LT. Thus, predictive models can be useful to guide antibiotic prophylaxis in endemic centres. AIMS This study aimed to identify risk factors for CRE colonisation at LT in order to build a predictive model. METHODS Retrospective multicentre study including consecutive adult patients who underwent LT, from 2010 to 2019, at two large teaching hospitals. We excluded patients who had CRE infections within 90 days before LT. CRE screening was performed in all patients on the day of LT. Exposure variables were considered within 90 days before LT and included cirrhosis complications, underlying disease, time on the waiting list, MELD and CLIF-SOFA scores, antibiotic use, intensive care unit and hospital stay, and infections. A machine learning model was trained to detect the probability of a patient being colonized with CRE at LT. RESULTS A total of 1544 patients were analyzed, 116 (7.5%) patients were colonized by CRE at LT. The median time from CRE isolation to LT was 5 days. Use of antibiotics, hepato-renal syndrome, worst CLIF sofa score, and use of beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor increased the probability of a patient having pre-LT CRE. The proposed algorithm had a sensitivity of 66% and a specificity of 83% with a negative predictive value of 97%. CONCLUSIONS We created a model able to predict CRE colonization at LT based on easy-to-obtain features that could guide antibiotic prophylaxis.
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- Maristela Pinheiro Freire
- Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital das Clínicas, Department of Gastroenterology of University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Division of Liver and Gastrointestinal Transplant, Hospital das Clínicas, Department of Surgery, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Statistics Department, Paraíba State University Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna Sant'Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna Sant'Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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- Division of Liver and Gastrointestinal Transplant, Hospital das Clínicas, Department of Surgery, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of General Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna Sant'Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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Cançado GGL, Braga MH, Ferraz MLG, Villela-Nogueira CA, Terrabuio DRB, Cançado ELR, Nardelli MJ, Faria LC, de Faria Gomes NM, Oliveira EMG, Rotman V, Oliveira MB, da Cunha SMCF, Cunha-Silva M, Mendes LSC, Ivantes CAP, Codes L, de Almeida E Borges VF, de Lima Pace FH, Pessoa MG, Signorelli IV, Coral GP, Bittencourt PL, Levy C, Couto CA. Anti-mitochondrial Antibody-Negative Primary Biliary Cholangitis Is Part of the Same Spectrum of Classical Primary Biliary Cholangitis. Dig Dis Sci 2022; 67:3305-3312. [PMID: 34181166 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-07122-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease in which anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA) are the diagnostic hallmark. Whether AMA-negative PBC patients represent a different phenotype of disease is highly debated. AIMS The purpose of our study was to compare AMA-positive and AMA-negative PBC patients in a large non-white admixed Brazilian cohort. METHODS The Brazilian Cholestasis Study Group multicentre database was reviewed to assess demographics, clinical features and treatment outcomes of Brazilian PBC patients, stratifying data according to AMA status. RESULTS A total of 464 subjects (95.4% females, mean age 56 ± 5 years) with PBC were included. Three hundred and eighty-four (83%) subjects were AMA-positive, whereas 80 (17%) had AMA-negative PBC. Subjects with AMA-negative PBC were significantly younger (52.2 ± 14 vs. 59.6 ± 11 years, p = 0.001) and had their first symptom at an earlier age (43.2 ± 13 vs. 49.5 ± 12 years, p = 0.005). Frequency of type 2 diabetes was significantly increased in subjects with AMA-negative PBC (22.5% vs. 12.2%, p = 0.03). Lower IgM (272.2 ± 183 vs. 383.2 ± 378 mg/dL, p = 0.01) and triglycerides (107.6 ± 59.8 vs.129.3 ± 75.7 mg/dL, p = 0.025) and higher bilirubin (3.8 ± 13.5 vs. 1.8 ± 3.4 mg/dL, p = 0.02) levels were also observed in this subgroup. Response to ursodeoxycholic acid varied from 40.5 to 63.3% in AMA-positive and 34 to 62.3% in AMA-negative individuals, according to different response criteria. Outcomes such as development of liver-related complications, death and requirement for liver transplantation were similar in both groups. CONCLUSIONS AMA-negative PBC patients are similar to their AMA-positive counterparts with subtle differences observed in clinical and laboratory features.
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- Guilherme Grossi Lopes Cançado
- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Professor Alfredo Balena 110, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30130-100, Brazil.
- Hospital da Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Gastroenterologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho e Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Professor Alfredo Balena 110, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30130-100, Brazil
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Professor Alfredo Balena 110, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30130-100, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho e Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Ambulatório Municipal de Hepatites Virais de São José Dos Campos, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Divisão de Gastroenterologia (Gastrocentro), Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Hospital Português, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto de Gastroenterologia, Endoscopia e Proctologia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Serviço de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio Moraes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Hospital Português, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Professor Alfredo Balena 110, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30130-100, Brazil
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Cançado GGL, Braga MH, Ferraz MLG, Villela-Nogueira CA, Terrabuio DRB, Cançado ELR, Nardelli MJ, Faria LC, Gomes NMDF, de Oliveira EMG, Rotman V, de Oliveira MB, da Cunha SMCF, Mazo DFDC, Mendes LSC, Ivantes CAP, Codes L, de Almeida E Borges VF, Pace FHDL, Pessoa MG, Signorelli IV, Coral GP, Bittencourt PL, Levy C, Couto CA. Clinical features and treatment outcomes of primary biliary cholangitis in a highly admixed population. Ann Hepatol 2022; 27:100546. [PMID: 34600142 DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2021.100546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Little is known about primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in non-whites. The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical features and outcomes of PBC in a highly admixed population. MATERIAL AND METHODS The Brazilian Cholestasis Study Group multicentre database was reviewed to assess demographics, clinical features and treatment outcomes of Brazilian patients with PBC. RESULTS 562 patients (95% females, mean age 51 ± 11 years) with PBC were included. Concurrent autoimmune diseases and overlap with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) occurred, respectively, in 18.9% and 14%. After a mean follow-up was 6.2 ± 5.3 years, 32% had cirrhosis, 7% underwent liver transplantation and 3% died of liver-related causes. 96% were treated with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and 12% required add-on therapy with fibrates, either bezafibrate, fenofibrate or ciprofibrate. Response to UDCA and to UDCA/fibrates therapy varied from 39%-67% and 42-61%, respectively, according to different validated criteria. Advanced histological stages and non-adherence to treatment were associated with primary non-response to UDCA, while lower baseline alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels correlated with better responses to both UDCA and UDCA/fibrates. CONCLUSIONS Clinical features of PBC in highly admixed Brazilians were similar to those reported in Caucasians and Asians, but with inferior rates of overlap syndrome with AIH. Response to UDCA was lower than expected and inversely associated with histological stage and baseline AST and ALP levels. Most of patients benefited from add-on fibrates, including ciprofibrate. A huge heterogeneity in response to UDCA therapy according to available international criteria was observed and reinforces the need of global standardization.
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- Guilherme Grossi Lopes Cançado
- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Professor Alfredo Balena 110, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Hospital da Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho e Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Professor Alfredo Balena 110, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Professor Alfredo Balena 110, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho e Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Ambulatório Municipal de Hepatites Virais de São José dos Campos, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Divisão de Gastroenterologia (Gastrocentro), Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Hospital Português, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto de Gastroenterologia, Endoscopia e Proctologia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Serviço de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio Moraes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Hospital Português, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
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- Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Professor Alfredo Balena 110, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Ono SK, Andraus W, Terrabuio DRB, Cobello-Júnior V, Arai L, Ducatti L, Haddad LBDP, D’Albuquerque LAC, Carrilho FJ. Technological Innovation in Outpatient Assistance for Chronic Liver Disease and Liver Transplant Patients During the Coronavirus Disease Outbreak: A Method to Minimize Transmission. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2020; 75:e1946. [PMID: 32490936 PMCID: PMC7233680 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2020/e1946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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- Suzane Kioko Ono
- Divisao de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia Clinica, Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Transplante de Orgaos Digestivos, Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- *Corresponding author. E-mail:
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- Divisao de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia Clinica, Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Nucleo Especializado em Tecnologia da Informacao NETI, Hospital das
Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Transplante de Orgaos Digestivos, Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Transplante de Orgaos Digestivos, Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Transplante de Orgaos Digestivos, Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia Clinica, Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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Linhares LMC, Oliveira CP, Alvares-da-Silva MR, Stefano JT, Barbeiro HV, Barbeiro DF, Terrabuio DRB, Abdala E, Soriano FG, Carrilho FJ, Farias AQ, Siddiqui MS, D'Albuquerque LAC. Evolution of Biomarkers of Atherogenic Risk in Liver Transplantation Recipients. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:3650-3655. [PMID: 30586839 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is a major contributing factor to long-term mortality after liver transplantation (LT). METHODS This study evaluated the evolution of atherogenic risk in liver transplant recipients (LTRs). Thirty-six subjects were prospectively enrolled at 12 months and followed for 48 months after liver transplantation. Serum biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction (sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1), chronic inflammation (serum amyloid A), and oxidative stress (myeloperoxidase) were measured at 12 and 48 months after LT. Additionally, at 12 months all patients underwent a cardiac computed tomography (CT) scan and a coronary artery calcium score (CACS). RESULTS The prevalence of risk factors of metabolic syndrome (MS) increased over the course of the study. The patients' sVCAM-1 and sICAM-1 increased from 1.82 ± 0.44 ng/mL to 9.10 ± 5.82 ng/mL (P < .001) and 0.23 ± 0.09 ng/mL to 2.7 ± 3.3 ng/mL, respectively from month 12 to 48. Serum myeloperoxidase increased from 0.09 ± 0.07 ng/mL to 3.46 ± 3.92 ng/mL (P < .001) over the course of the study. Serum amyloid A also increased from 21.4 ± 40.7 ng/mL at entry to 91.5 ± 143.6 ng/mL at end of study (P < .001). CONCLUSION No association between these biomarkers and MS was noted. The cardiac CT revealed mild and moderate disease in 19% and 25% of the cohort, respectively. No association between serum biomarkers and CACS was noted. Serum biomarkers of atherogenic risk increase rapidly in LTRs and precede coronary plaques.
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- L M C Linhares
- Department of Gastroenterology (LIM-07/LIM-37), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology (LIM-07/LIM-37), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology (LIM-07/LIM-37), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Emergency Medicine (LIM-51), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Emergency Medicine (LIM-51), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology (LIM-07/LIM-37), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology (LIM-07/LIM-37), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Emergency Medicine (LIM-51), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology (LIM-07/LIM-37), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology (LIM-07/LIM-37), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Gastroenterology (LIM-07/LIM-37), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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Bittencourt PL, Cançado ELR, Couto CA, Levy C, Porta G, Silva AEB, Terrabuio DRB, Carvalho Filho RJD, Chaves DM, Miura IK, Codes L, Faria LC, Evangelista AS, Farias AQ, Gonçalves LL, Harriz M, Lopes Neto EPA, Luz GO, Oliveira P, Oliveira EMGD, Schiavon JLN, Seva-Pereira T, Parise ER, Parise ER. Brazilian society of hepatology recommendations for the diagnosis and management of autoimmune diseases of the liver. Arq Gastroenterol 2015; 52 Suppl 1:15-46. [DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032015000500002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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ABSTRACT In order to draw evidence-based recommendations concerning the management of autoimmune diseases of the liver, the Brazilian Society of Hepatology has sponsored a single-topic meeting in October 18th, 2014 at São Paulo. An organizing committee comprised of seven investigators was previously elected by the Governing Board to organize the scientific agenda as well as to select twenty panelists to make a systematic review of the literature and to present topics related to the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cirrhosis and their overlap syndromes. After the meeting, all panelists gathered together for the discussion of the topics and the elaboration of those recommendations. The text was subsequently submitted for suggestions and approval of all members of the Brazilian Society of Hepatology through its homepage. The present paper is the final version of the reviewed manuscript organized in topics, followed by the recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Hepatology.
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