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ArticleJournal of gastroenterology2011

Early activation of interferon-stimulated genes in human liver allografts: relationship with acute rejection and histological outcome.

Rosalba Minisini, Paola Giarda, Glenda Grossi, Davide Bitetto, Pierluigi Toniutto, Edmondo Falleti, Claudio Avellini, Giuseppa Occhino, Carlo Fabris, Mario Pirisi

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Article in Journal of gastroenterology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Rosalba MinisiniDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, Via G. Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy. rosalba.minisini@med.unipmn.it
Paola Giarda
Glenda Grossi
Davide Bitetto
Pierluigi Toniutto
Edmondo Falleti
Claudio Avellini
Giuseppa Occhino
Carlo Fabris
Mario Pirisi
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · ITUniversity of Udine · IT

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backgroundInnate immunity mechanisms have been shown to play a paramount role in organ transplantation. Our aim was to investigate the hypothesis that activation of the interferon system may affect clinically relevant outcomes, such as acute rejection and/or early fibrosis progression, after liver transplantation.

methodsWe studied 71 consecutive recipients (57 males; 25 with hepatitis C) who underwent two per protocol graft biopsies: the first, within 60 days after the transplant operation (median 24) and the second, after 1 year. The mRNA expression for five interferon-stimulated genes (Mx1, OAS2, PKR, IRF7A, IFI16) was measured on the first biopsy specimens. The main outcome measures were acute rejection during the first post-transplant year and fibrosis progression at the second biopsy.

resultsOn multivariate analysis, the independent predictors of gene expression were hepatitis C (Mx1, OAS2, PKR and IFI16), donor age (IFI16) and recipient gender (IRF7A) (P < .05 for all). During the first post-transplant year, 19/71 patients (27%) had acute cellular rejection. At multivariate analysis, acute cellular rejection was independently predicted by high IRF7A mRNA expression. At the end of follow-up, 25 patients had some degree of fibrosis (F2 or higher in seven cases). On multivariate analysis, hepatitis C etiology, recipient age, and OAS2 overexpression were independent predictors of early fibrosis progression.

conclusionsIn the early postoperative period of liver transplantation, interferon-stimulated gene activation is dependent on hepatitis C recurrence (the main factor responsible for early fibrosis progression) and donor age, and is related to the risk of acute cellular rejection.

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Liver Transplantation2',5'-Oligoadenylate SynthetaseAge FactorsBiopsyFemaleGraft RejectionGTP-Binding ProteinsHepatitis CHumansInterferon Regulatory Factor-7InterferonsLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedMyxovirus Resistance ProteinsNuclear Proteins2',5'-Oligoadenylate SynthetaseGTP-Binding ProteinsIFI16 protein, humanInterferon Regulatory Factor-7InterferonsIRF7 protein, humanMyxovirus Resistance ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPhosphoproteinsPROKR1 protein, humanReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRNA, Messenger

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