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ArticleAnnals of gastroenterology2017

Bacterial load and cytokine profile in patients with cirrhosis following therapy with proton pump inhibitors: a prospective cohort study.

Christos Triantos, Maria Kalafateli, Panagiota I Spantidea, Dimitrios Goukos, Efstratios Koutroumpakis, Christos Konstantakis, Stelios F Assimakopoulos, Charalambos Gogos, Athanasia Mouzaki, Georgios Daikos and 1 more

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Article in Annals of gastroenterology, 2017. 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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Christos TriantosDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Patras (Christos Triantos, Maria Kalafateli, Efstratios Koutroumpakis, Christos Konstantakis, Konstantinos Thomopoulos).
Maria KalafateliDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Patras (Christos Triantos, Maria Kalafateli, Efstratios Koutroumpakis, Christos Konstantakis, Konstantinos Thomopoulos).
Panagiota I SpantideaDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras (Panagiota Spadidea, Athanasia Mouzaki).
Dimitrios GoukosDepartment of Propedeutic Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Athens (Dimitrios Goukos, Georgios Daikos).
Efstratios KoutroumpakisDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Patras (Christos Triantos, Maria Kalafateli, Efstratios Koutroumpakis, Christos Konstantakis, Konstantinos Thomopoulos).
Christos KonstantakisDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Patras (Christos Triantos, Maria Kalafateli, Efstratios Koutroumpakis, Christos Konstantakis, Konstantinos Thomopoulos).
Stelios F AssimakopoulosDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras (Stelios Assimakopoulos, Charalambos Gogos), Greece.
Charalambos GogosDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras (Stelios Assimakopoulos, Charalambos Gogos), Greece.
Athanasia MouzakiDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras (Panagiota Spadidea, Athanasia Mouzaki).
Georgios DaikosDepartment of Propedeutic Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Athens (Dimitrios Goukos, Georgios Daikos).
Konstantinos ThomopoulosDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Patras (Christos Triantos, Maria Kalafateli, Efstratios Koutroumpakis, Christos Konstantakis, Konstantinos Thomopoulos).
General University Hospital of Patras · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to explore the presence of bacterial products and the cytokine profile in outpatients with cirrhosis before and after short-term (4-8 weeks) administration of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).

methodsSeventeen patients with cirrhosis-male/female: 12/5; age: median 59.2 years (49-65); etiology: HBV±HDV 23.5%, HCV 17.7%, alcohol 41.2%, other 17.6%; Child-Pugh score: median 7.5 (5-12); Model for End-stage Liver Disease: 10.5 (7-21); ascites (%): 3 (17.7)-attending the outpatient clinics were included. None had hepatocellular carcinoma. Indications for PPIs were: esophagitis (n=6, 35.3%), peptic ulcer (n=10, 58.6%) and other (n=1, 5.9%). Bacterial DNA in serum and the levels of endotoxin, lipopolysaccharide binding protein, transforming growth factor-β, interleukin -1β, -6, -8, -12, -10, tumor necrosis factor-α and nitric oxide were assessed at baseline (time 1) and at the end of treatment (time 2). The Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to evaluate significant differences in the parameters assayed before and after PPI administration.

resultsNo patients developed infection during the study period. Bacterial DNA was not detected before or after treatment. No significant differences were observed between the concentrations of any indices between times 1 and 2 (P>0.05). Subgroup analysis according to Child-Pugh stage yielded similar results.

conclusionShort-term administration of PPIs had no effect on bacterial DNA, bacterial products or cytokine concentrations in patients with liver cirrhosis.

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Bacterial translocationcytokine profileinfectionliver cirrhosisproton pump inhibitors

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