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ArticleBMC gastroenterology2022

Relationship of circulating total bilirubin, UDP-glucuronosyltransferases 1A1 and the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study.

Xuefeng Ma, Xu Zheng, Shousheng Liu, Likun Zhuang, Mengke Wang, Yifen Wang, Yongning Xin, Shiying Xuan

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Xuefeng Ma *Department of Infectious Disease, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, 1 Jiaozhou Road, Qingdao, 266011, Shandong Province, China.
Xu Zheng *Department of Laboratory Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266011, China.
Shousheng LiuClinical Research Center, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
Likun ZhuangClinical Research Center, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
Mengke WangDepartment of Infectious Disease, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, 1 Jiaozhou Road, Qingdao, 266011, Shandong Province, China.
Yifen WangDepartment of Infectious Disease, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, 1 Jiaozhou Road, Qingdao, 266011, Shandong Province, China.
Yongning XinDepartment of Infectious Disease, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, 1 Jiaozhou Road, Qingdao, 266011, Shandong Province, China. xinyongning@163.com.
Shiying XuanDepartment of Infectious Disease, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, 1 Jiaozhou Road, Qingdao, 266011, Shandong Province, China. xuansydxy@163.com.
Qingdao Municipal Hospital · CNQingdao University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31770837
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to investigate the correlation of circulating total bilirubin (TB) and UGT1A1 with NAFLD in Chinese Han population.

methods172 adults were enrolled from the Qingdao Municipal Hospital from May 2019 to October 2020. All individuals were examined with MRI-PDFF and divided into no steatosis, mild steatosis, moderate steatosis, and severe steatosis groups according to the MRI-PDFF values. The biochemical indexes and UGT1A1 were measured.

resultsThere was no significant difference of circulating TB and UGT1A1 levels between NAFLD group and controls. In the moderate steatosis and severe steatosis groups, the circulating TB levels were higher than that in control group (all P < 0.05). In addition, circulating TB levels were weak positively associated with liver fat fraction in NAFLD patients (ρ = 0.205, P = 0.001). There was no significant correlation between circulating UGT1A1 levels with liver fat fraction in patients with NAFLD (ρ = 0.080, P = 0.179), but positively correlation was found in patients with severe steatosis (ρ = 0.305, P = 0.026).

conclusionsThe circulating TB levels were significant high in patients with moderate and severe steatosis. Circulating TB levels were weakly associated with liver fat fraction in patients with NAFLD, and the circulating UGT1A1 levels were positively correlated with liver fat fraction in NAFLD patients with severe steatosis.

trial registrationChiCTR, ChiCTR1900022744. Registered 24 April 2019 - Retrospectively registered, http://www.chictr.org.cn/edit.aspx?pid=38304&htm=4 .

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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAdultBilirubinCross-Sectional StudiesGlucuronosyltransferaseHumansLiverMagnetic Resonance ImagingUGT1A1 EnzymeBilirubinGlucuronosyltransferaseUGT1A1 EnzymeBilirubinMagnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fractionNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseUDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1

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