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Plasma Inflammatory Biomarkers Associated with Advanced Liver Fibrosis in HIV–HCV-Coinfected Individuals
Background: HIV and HCV coinfection leads to accelerated liver fibrosis, in which microbial translocation and systemic inflammation might play important roles. Objective: This study aimed to provide an extensive profile of the plasma microbial translocation and inflammation biomarkers associated wit...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766690/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33348839 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249474 |
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author | Chen, Xiaochen Liu, Xing Duan, Song Tang, Renhai Zhou, Sujuan Ye, Runhua Yang, Yuecheng Wang, Jibao Yao, Shitang He, Na |
author_facet | Chen, Xiaochen Liu, Xing Duan, Song Tang, Renhai Zhou, Sujuan Ye, Runhua Yang, Yuecheng Wang, Jibao Yao, Shitang He, Na |
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description | Background: HIV and HCV coinfection leads to accelerated liver fibrosis, in which microbial translocation and systemic inflammation might play important roles. Objective: This study aimed to provide an extensive profile of the plasma microbial translocation and inflammation biomarkers associated with advanced liver fibrosis among HIV–HCV-coinfected patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 343 HIV–HCV-coinfected patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) from a rural prefecture of Yunnan province in Southwest China. The plasma concentrations of sCD14 and 27 cytokines and chemokines were assayed and compared against advanced or mild levels of liver fibrosis. Results: Of the 343 HIV–HCV-coinfected patients, 188 (54.8%) had severe or advanced liver fibrosis (FIB-4 > 3.25). The patients with advanced liver fibrosis (FIB-4 > 3.25 vs. FIB-4 ≤ 3.25) had higher plasma levels of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-12, IL-15, IL-17, granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), Interferon-γ (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), IL-4, IL-10, IL-13, fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-basic), and Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). Multivariable logistic regression models showed that advanced liver fibrosis was associated with an increased plasma level of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-7, IL-12, IL-17, GM-CSF, IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-10, MCP-1, Eotaxin, and FGF-basic, with FGF-basic continuing to be positively and significantly associated with advanced liver fibrosis, after Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.92; 95%CI: 1.32–2.81; p = 0.001). Plasma sCD14 was also significantly associated with advanced liver fibrosis (aOR = 1.13; 95%CI: 1.01–1.30; p = 0.049). Conclusions: HIV–HCV-coinfected patients are living with a high prevalence of advanced liver fibrosis which coexists with a mixture of elevated plasma inflammation and microbial translocation biomarkers. The significant associations of advanced liver fibrosis with FGF-basic and sCD14 may reveal pathogenic mechanisms and potential clinical intervention targets for liver fibrosis in HCV–HIV coinfection. |
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spelling | pubmed-77666902020-12-28 Plasma Inflammatory Biomarkers Associated with Advanced Liver Fibrosis in HIV–HCV-Coinfected Individuals Chen, Xiaochen Liu, Xing Duan, Song Tang, Renhai Zhou, Sujuan Ye, Runhua Yang, Yuecheng Wang, Jibao Yao, Shitang He, Na Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: HIV and HCV coinfection leads to accelerated liver fibrosis, in which microbial translocation and systemic inflammation might play important roles. Objective: This study aimed to provide an extensive profile of the plasma microbial translocation and inflammation biomarkers associated with advanced liver fibrosis among HIV–HCV-coinfected patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 343 HIV–HCV-coinfected patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) from a rural prefecture of Yunnan province in Southwest China. The plasma concentrations of sCD14 and 27 cytokines and chemokines were assayed and compared against advanced or mild levels of liver fibrosis. Results: Of the 343 HIV–HCV-coinfected patients, 188 (54.8%) had severe or advanced liver fibrosis (FIB-4 > 3.25). The patients with advanced liver fibrosis (FIB-4 > 3.25 vs. FIB-4 ≤ 3.25) had higher plasma levels of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-12, IL-15, IL-17, granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), Interferon-γ (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), IL-4, IL-10, IL-13, fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-basic), and Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). Multivariable logistic regression models showed that advanced liver fibrosis was associated with an increased plasma level of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-7, IL-12, IL-17, GM-CSF, IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-10, MCP-1, Eotaxin, and FGF-basic, with FGF-basic continuing to be positively and significantly associated with advanced liver fibrosis, after Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.92; 95%CI: 1.32–2.81; p = 0.001). Plasma sCD14 was also significantly associated with advanced liver fibrosis (aOR = 1.13; 95%CI: 1.01–1.30; p = 0.049). Conclusions: HIV–HCV-coinfected patients are living with a high prevalence of advanced liver fibrosis which coexists with a mixture of elevated plasma inflammation and microbial translocation biomarkers. The significant associations of advanced liver fibrosis with FGF-basic and sCD14 may reveal pathogenic mechanisms and potential clinical intervention targets for liver fibrosis in HCV–HIV coinfection. MDPI 2020-12-17 2020-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7766690/ /pubmed/33348839 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249474 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Chen, Xiaochen Liu, Xing Duan, Song Tang, Renhai Zhou, Sujuan Ye, Runhua Yang, Yuecheng Wang, Jibao Yao, Shitang He, Na Plasma Inflammatory Biomarkers Associated with Advanced Liver Fibrosis in HIV–HCV-Coinfected Individuals |
title | Plasma Inflammatory Biomarkers Associated with Advanced Liver Fibrosis in HIV–HCV-Coinfected Individuals |
title_full | Plasma Inflammatory Biomarkers Associated with Advanced Liver Fibrosis in HIV–HCV-Coinfected Individuals |
title_fullStr | Plasma Inflammatory Biomarkers Associated with Advanced Liver Fibrosis in HIV–HCV-Coinfected Individuals |
title_full_unstemmed | Plasma Inflammatory Biomarkers Associated with Advanced Liver Fibrosis in HIV–HCV-Coinfected Individuals |
title_short | Plasma Inflammatory Biomarkers Associated with Advanced Liver Fibrosis in HIV–HCV-Coinfected Individuals |
title_sort | plasma inflammatory biomarkers associated with advanced liver fibrosis in hiv–hcv-coinfected individuals |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766690/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33348839 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249474 |
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