期刊
JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
卷 54, 期 6, 页码 1224-1229出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.08.023
关键词
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; Apoptosis; Noninvasive diagnosis
资金
- NCRR NIH HHS [M01 RR018390] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [R01 DK082451, R01 DK076852, R01 DK082451-03, R01 DK082451-02] Funding Source: Medline
Background & Aims: The extrinsic death receptor-mediated pathway of apoptosis is involved in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) development. Our aims were to create and validate a noninvasive prediction model for NASH diagnosis based on specific circulating markers of apoptosis. Methods: Our initial cohort consisted of 95 consecutive patients undergoing a liver biopsy for clinically suspected NASH. Blood was obtained from each patient at the time of liver biopsy. Plasma caspase 3 generated cytokeratin-18 fragments (CK-18), soluble Fas (sFas), and soluble Fas ligand (sFasL) were measured. Histology was assessed by an experienced hepatopathologist. The validation cohort consisted of 82 consecutive patients that underwent liver biopsy at the time of bariatric surgery. Results: Patients with NASH had significantly higher levels of CK-18 and sFas than patients in the not NASH group [median (25th, 75th percentile): 508 (280, 846) U/L versus 176 (131, 224) U/L (p<0.001), and 11.8 (7.8, 12.5) ng/ml versus 5.9 (4.8, 8.3) ng/ml (p<0.001), respectively]. A significant positive correlation was revealed between the apoptosis markers and liver histopathology independent of other metabolic factors. A prediction model was generated including CK-18 fragments and sFas levels that showed an AUC of 0.93 and 0.79 in the initial and validation cohorts, respectively. A cutoff value using this model predicted NASH with a sensitivity and specificity of 88% and 89%, respectively. Conclusions: Quantification of circulating levels of two apoptotic markers accurately predicts the presence of NASH, supporting the potential usefulness of these markers in clinical practice for noninvasive diagnosis of NASH. (C) 2010 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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