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ArticleJournal of inflammation research2021

Susceptibility-Related Cytokine Panel for Prediction of

Can Tu, Ming Niu, Ai-Wu Wei, Jin-Fa Tang, Le Zhang, Jing Jing, Xiao-He Xiao, Jia-Bo Wang

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Article in Journal of inflammation research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Chinese guideline for diagnosis and management of drug-induced liver injury (2023 version)].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2023
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  5. Susceptibility Factor TNF-α Synergizes withJournal of inflammation research · 2025
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  6. New Insights into Herb-Induced Liver Injury.Antioxidants & redox signaling · 2023
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  7. Herb-Induced Liver Injury Related toFrontiers in pharmacology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Can TuBeijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China.
Ming NiuChina Military Institute of Chinese Medicine, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People's Republic of China.
Ai-Wu WeiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450000, People's Republic of China.
Jin-Fa TangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450000, People's Republic of China.
Le ZhangChina Military Institute of Chinese Medicine, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People's Republic of China.
Jing JingChina Military Institute of Chinese Medicine, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People's Republic of China.
Xiao-He XiaoChina Military Institute of Chinese Medicine, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People's Republic of China.
Jia-Bo WangChina Military Institute of Chinese Medicine, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People's Republic of China.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Henan University · CNBeijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNCapital Medical University · CNChinese People's Liberation Army · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDrug-induced liver injury is a common adverse effect in clinical practice, with severe cases resulting in liver failure and even death. Identification and prediction of individuals susceptible to idiosyncratic DILI continues to remain a challenge.

methodsIn this study, we report that cytokines in human serum can be used to identify and predict individuals susceptible to

findingsIn the retrospective pilot study, we compared serum cytokine expression profiles of the PM-DILI group (n=10) and the PM-Tolerant group (n=12) and found 10 cytokines with significant differences. In the replication cohort study, differences in the 10 cytokines between PM-DILI (n =11) and PM-Tolerant (n=13) groups were verified. Among them, 6 cytokines showed no significant differences at two time points, including liver injury and recovery stage of PM-DILI, suggesting that these 6 cytokines have no correlation with PM-DILI, however, they may be related to susceptibility. Furthermore, all the retrospective cohorts were combined, and a PM-DILI susceptibility prediction model was built by screening the 6 cytokines. The combination of (TNF-α and CCL-2) or VEGF showed the highest sensitivity and specificity. Finally, the efficacy of the above 3 cytokine combination models in predicting PM-DILI-susceptible individuals was verified before PM exposure in another independent prospective cohort (n=24), with sensitivity and specificity of 66.7% and 83.3%, respectively.

conclusionThis proof-of-concept study demonstrates that the serum cytokine combination reflecting dysimmunity could be used as a new method to predict PM-DILI, thus providing a new perspective for improving the clinical management of IDILI.

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cytokinedrug-induced liver injuryPolygonum multiflorumpredictionsusceptible individual

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PMID33692634
PMCPMC7939510
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