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ArticleLiver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver2020

Genetic variants of innate immunity receptors are associated with mortality in cirrhotic patients with bacterial infection.

Jelte J Schaapman, Àlex Amoros, Johan J van der Reijden, Wim Laleman, Stefan Zeuzem, Rafael Bañares, Rajiv Jalan, Vicente Arroyo, Joan Clària, Hein W Verspaget and 1 more

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Article in Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Exploring the Relationship Between NOD2 Risk Variants and First Decompensation Events in Cirrhotic Patients With Varices.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025
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  2. Mechanisms of immunity in acutely decompensated cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025
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  6. Genetic variants of innate immunity receptors are associated with mortality in cirrhotic patients with bacterial infection.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Jelte J SchaapmanLeiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0691-4818
Àlex AmorosEuropean Foundation for the study of Chronic Liver Failure, Barcelona, Spain.
Johan J van der ReijdenLeiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Wim LalemanUZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-0842-7813
Stefan ZeuzemUniversitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Rafael BañaresGregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0412-8437
Rajiv JalanUniversity College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
Vicente ArroyoEuropean Foundation for the study of Chronic Liver Failure, Barcelona, Spain.
Joan ClàriaEuropean Foundation for the study of Chronic Liver Failure, Barcelona, Spain.
Hein W VerspagetLeiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Minneke J CoenraadLeiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Leiden University Medical Center · NLEuropean Foundation for the Study of Chronic Liver Failure · ESGoethe University Frankfurt · DEHospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón · ESThe Royal Free Hospital · GBUniversitair Ziekenhuis Leuven · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

aimsAcute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is characterized by acute decompensation of cirrhosis (AD), organ failure(s) and high risk of short-term mortality with bacterial infection frequently as precipitating event. Innate immune pattern recognition receptors and members of the lectin pathway of complement activation are crucial to the innate immune response to pathogens. The aim of this study was to investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of innate immune components are associated with the occurrence of bacterial infections or mortality in patients with cirrhosis hospitalized for AD or ACLF.

methodsTwenty-one innate immunity SNPs with known functional implications were genotyped in 826 AD/ACLF patients included in the CANONIC study. Associations between baseline characteristics of the patients, the occurrence of bacterial infections and survival rate at 90 days of follow-up in relation to the innate immunity genetic variants were analysed.

resultsThe NOD2-G908R genetic variant was associated with mortality (HR 2.25, P = .004) independently of age and MELD Score. This association was also found in a predefined subgroup analysis in patients with bacterial infections (HR 2.78, P < .001) along with MBL_Yx (HR 1.72, P = .008) and MASP2_371 (HR 1.67, P = .012) genetic variants. None of the analysed SNPs were significantly associated with the occurrence of acute bacterial infections or spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in particular.

conclusionsInnate immune system-specific NOD2-G908R, MBL_Yx and MASP2_371 genetic variants were independently associated with increased risk of short-term mortality in AD/ACLF patients with bacterial infection.

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Acute-On-Chronic Liver FailureBacterial InfectionsPeritonitisHumansImmunity, InnateLiver CirrhosisMannose-Binding Protein-Associated Serine ProteasesNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinMannose-Binding Protein-Associated Serine ProteasesMASP2 protein, humanNOD2 protein, humanNod2 Signaling Adaptor Proteinacute-on-chronic liver failurebacterial infectionend-stage liver diseaseinnate immunitysingle nucleotide polymorphism

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PMID31991025
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