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ArticleJournal of inflammation research2021

Study of the Expression of Inflammatory Factors IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-17 in Liver Failure Complicated by Coagulation Dysfunction and Sepsis.

Lei Li, Ling Chen, Fang Lin, Jinsong Mu, Dan Wang, Wei Zhang, Lai Mi, Yuling Qin, Yuesu Zhou

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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 15 papers.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lei Li *Department of Emergency, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People's Republic of China.
Ling Chen *Department of Emergency, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People's Republic of China.
Fang LinDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People's Republic of China.
Jinsong MuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People's Republic of China.
Dan WangDepartment of Emergency, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People's Republic of China.
Wei ZhangDepartment of Emergency, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People's Republic of China.
Lai MiDepartment of Emergency, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People's Republic of China.
Yuling QinDepartment of Emergency, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People's Republic of China.
Yuesu ZhouDepartment of Emergency, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People's Republic of China.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe present study aims to investigate the cytokines interleukin (IL)-4, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-17 in the peripheral blood of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure combined with sepsis, patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure, and patients with liver cirrhosis; to investigate the changes in the levels of inflammatory factors in cases of coagulation dysfunction in liver failure combined with sepsis; and to discover more typical inflammatory factors for further evaluation by functional experiments.

methodsIn the present study, 41 patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure and sepsis were enrolled as study subjects. These patients were compared with 20 patients with either acute-on-chronic liver failure and liver cirrhosis during the same period. The changes in IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-17 were detected in each group by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and SPSS 17.0 software was adopted for data analysis.

resultsThere were no significant changes in the levels of IL-4 in any of the groups. However, the levels of IL-6, IL-10, and IL-17 were significantly higher in the acute-on-chronic liver failure and sepsis group than in the acute-on-chronic liver failure and the liver cirrhosis groups.

conclusionThe present study shows that when liver failure is accompanied by sepsis, the serum levels of inflammatory factors IL-6, IL-10, and IL-17 are significantly increased. This could be closely correlated with the occurrence and development of coagulation dysfunction and sepsis. These findings provide new ideas for delaying the deterioration of patients with liver failure in clinical practice.

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coagulation dysfunctionexpressioninflammatory factorliver failuresepsis

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