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ArticleWorld journal of pediatrics : WJP2018

Association of T-helper cell cytokine level with age in patients with biliary atresia: a preliminary study.

Fu-Bang Li, Xiao-Li Shu, Wei-Zhong Gu, Xiao-Xia Zhao, Shou-Jiang Huang, Hong Zhao, Ke-Rong Peng, Jin-Fa Tou

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Article in World journal of pediatrics : WJP, 2018. 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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Fu-Bang LiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Xiao-Li ShuLaboratory of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Wei-Zhong GuDepartment of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Xiao-Xia ZhaoDepartment of General Surgery, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Shou-Jiang HuangDepartment of General Surgery, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Hong ZhaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Ke-Rong PengDepartment of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Jin-Fa TouDepartment of General Surgery, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. toujinfa@zju.edu.cn.
Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

Funding

Public Projects of Science Technology Department of Zhejiang Province 2014C33167
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe pathogenesis of biliary atresia (BA) is associated with an inflammatory process involving the biliary tree. This study aimed to investigate the association of T-helper cell cytokine levels with age in patients with BA.

methodsTwenty-eight patients with BA were divided into three groups according to their age (< 2 months, 2-3 months, and ≥ 3 months). All the patients underwent Kasai portoenterostomy. Blood samples were collected from the patients preoperatively, and the liver tissue specimens were obtained during surgery. We detected serum levels of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-12p70, interferon (IFN)-γ, IL-6, IL-10, and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 and liver expression of IL-1β, IL-6, and TGF-β1.

resultsThe serum levels of IL-1β, IL-12p70, IL-6, and IL-10 in patients aged ≥ 3 months were significantly higher than those in patients aged < 2 months. There were no significant age-related differences in the IL-1β, IL-6 and TGF-β1 expression levels in the liver tissue of patients with BA.

conclusionsThe serum levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10 and IL-12p70 showed significant age-related differences in patients with BA. Interpretation of the role of cytokines in BA needs to take patient's age into consideration.

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Age FactorsAnalysis of VarianceBiliary AtresiaBiomarkersChinaCohort StudiesCytokinesDisease ProgressionEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospitals, UniversityHumansImmunohistochemistryInfantMaleBiomarkersCytokinesBiliary atresiaCytokinesPathogenesisT-helper cell

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