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ArticleClinical and translational gastroenterology2025

Downregulated Expression of Serum Exosome-Derived miR-375-3p Alleviates Interface Hepatitis and Promotes Fibrosis Regression in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B.

Ran Xu, Sihao Wang, Quanwei He, Wei Han, Shujuan Gong, Liping Yan, Jiagan Huang, Xiaoyan Zhan, Zhaofang Bai, Jiangtao Liu and 2 more

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Ran XuDepartment of Hepatology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Sihao WangMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Quanwei HeMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Wei HanDepartment of Hepatology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Shujuan GongDepartment of Hepatology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Liping YanFaculty of Liver Disease of Chinese PLA General Hospital, the Fifth Medical of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jiagan HuangFaculty of Liver Disease of Chinese PLA General Hospital, the Fifth Medical of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Xiaoyan ZhanFaculty of Liver Disease of Chinese PLA General Hospital, the Fifth Medical of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zhaofang BaiFaculty of Liver Disease of Chinese PLA General Hospital, the Fifth Medical of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jiangtao LiuFaculty of Liver Disease of Chinese PLA General Hospital, the Fifth Medical of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yan ChenFaculty of Liver Disease of Chinese PLA General Hospital, the Fifth Medical of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yongping YangMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.

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Beijing Municipal Social Science Foundation 7212101National Science and Technology Infrastructure Program 2018ZX10725506State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases Z221100007422002
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Abstract

introductionChronic liver inflammation leads to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Serum alanine aminotransferase is the most widely used indicator of liver inflammatory injury, but it does not accurately reflect the extent of chronic liver inflammation. The role of exosomes in chronic liver inflammation and fibrosis has gained significant interest. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between serum exosome-derived miRNAs and chronic liver inflammation injury in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with significant fibrosis, and to evaluate their potential clinical value.

methodsUsing serum samples collected from healthy adults and patients with paired histological CHB and significant fibrosis. Transcriptome analysis was conducted to identify dysregulated exosome-derived miRNAs associated with chronic liver inflammation. These were validated by lipopolysaccharide/D-galactosamine-induced acute liver injury in mice and CCl 4 -induced cirrhosis in rat models, and 80 CHB patients with paired histological after a 72-week treatment.

resultsExosome-derived miR-375-3p was positively associated with interface hepatitis, as determined by transcriptomic screening. Its upregulation was associated with severe interface hepatitis in the mouse and rat models. In the validation cohort, a high proportion of patients in the high-expression group demonstrated severe interface hepatitis (85%, P = 0.022), whereas the low-expression group showed a higher proportion of interface hepatitis improvement (80%, P = 0.002) and regression of fibrosis (70%, P < 0.001). DISCUSSION: The expression level of serum exosome-derived miR-375-3p was positively associated with interface hepatitis and is independently associated with the prognosis of interface hepatitis and fibrosis in patients with CHB and significant fibrosis.

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ExosomesHepatitis B, ChronicLiver CirrhosisMicroRNAsAdultAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansLiverMaleMiceMiddle AgedRatsMicroRNAsMIRN375 microRNA, humanchronic liver inflammationexosome-derived miRNAinterface hepatitisliver fibrosisoutcome

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