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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2020

Endothelin-1/Nitric Oxide Ratio as a Predictive Factor of Response to Therapy With Terlipressin and Albumin in Patients With Type-1 Hepatorenal Syndrome.

Ahmed Abdel-Razik, Nasser Mousa, Mostafa Abdelsalam, Ahmed Abdelwahab, Mona Tawfik, Ahmed M Tawfik, Ahmad S Hasan, Rania Elhelaly, Niveen El-Wakeel, Waleed Eldars

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Ahmed Abdel-RazikTropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Nasser MousaTropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Mostafa AbdelsalamNephrology and Dialysis Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Ahmed AbdelwahabNephrology and Dialysis Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Mona TawfikNephrology and Dialysis Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Ahmed M TawfikDiagnostic & Interventional Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Ahmad S HasanClinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Rania ElhelalyClinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Niveen El-WakeelMedical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Waleed EldarsMedical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

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background and purposePredictors of response to type-1 hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) therapy are urgently needed. This study's purpose is to evaluate the proposed predictors in these patients.

methodsForty-two type-1 HRS patients with cirrhosis were treated with albumin and terlipressin. Clinical, biochemical, and demographic parameters taken at the onset of therapy and changes in endothelin-1/nitric oxide (ET-1/NO) ratio during therapy were analyzed to check their predictive value.

resultsResponse to treatment (serum creatinine level <1.5 mg/dL at the end of therapy) was shown in 20 patients (48%). Independent predictive variables of response to therapy were early reduction of ET-1/NO ratio ≥0.15 at day 3 of therapy and serum bilirubin baseline <8 mg/dL (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, 0.751;

conclusionsEarly reduction of ET-1/NO ratio and lower serum bilirubin baseline can predict response to type-1 HRS therapy with albumin and terlipressin. Alternative therapy should be investigated for nonresponder type-1 HRS patients.

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albuminendothelin-1endothelin-1/nitric oxide ratiohepatorenal syndromeliver cirrhosisnitric oxideterlipressin

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