1
|
Dondossola D, Lonati C, Pini A, Bignamini D, Zanella A, Lombardi R, Scaravilli V, La Mura V, Forzenigo L, Biondetti P, Grasselli G, Fracanzani A, Paleari C, Cespiati A, Todaro S, Cattaneo E, Di Feliciantonio M, Sigon G, Valsecchi C, Guzzardella A, Battistin M, Iuculano F. Portal hypertension-like pattern in coronavirus disease 2019 acute respiratory distress syndrome. J Crit Care 2024; 82:154759. [PMID: 38461659 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2024.154759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Although respiratory failure is the most common feature in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), abdominal organ involvement is likewise frequently observed. To investigate visceral and thoracic circulation and abdominal organ damage in COVID-19 patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A monocentric observational study was carried on. In COVID-19 patients affected by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (n = 31) or mild pneumonia (n = 60) thoracoabdominal circulation was evaluated using Doppler-ultrasound and computed tomography. The study also included non-COVID-19 patients affected by ARDS (n = 10) or portal hypertension (n = 10) for comparison of the main circulatory changes. RESULTS Patients affected by COVID-19 ARDS showed hyperdynamic visceral flow and increased portal velocity, hepatic artery resistance-index, and spleen diameter relative to those with mild-pneumonia (p = 0.001). Splanchnic circulatory parameters significantly correlated with the main respiratory indexes (p < 0.001) and pulmonary artery diameter (p = 0.02). The chest and abdominal vascular remodeling pattern of COVID-19 ARDS patients resembled the picture observed in the PH group, while differed from that of the non-COVID ARDS group. A more severe COVID-19 presentation was associated with worse liver dysfunction and enhanced inflammatory activation; these parameters both correlated with abdominal (p = 0.04) and chest imaging measures (p = 0.03). CONCLUSION In COVID-19 ARDS patients there are abdominal and lung vascular modifications that depict a portal hypertension-like pattern. The correlation between visceral vascular remodeling, pulmonary artery enlargement, and organ damage in these critically ill patients is consistent with a portal hyperlfow-like syndrome that could contribute to the peculiar characteristics of respiratory failure in these patients. CLINICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT our data suggest that the severity of COVID-19 lung involvement is directly related to the development of a portal hyperflow-like syndrome. These observations should help in defining the need for a closer monitoring, but also to develop dedicated therapeutic strategies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Daniele Dondossola
- General and Liver Transplant Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20019 Milan, Italy; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi of Milan, 20019 Milan, Italy.
| | - Caterina Lonati
- Center for Preclinical Research, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20019 Milan, Italy
| | - Alessia Pini
- Department of Statistical Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
| | - Daniela Bignamini
- Medicine and Metabolic Disease Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20019 Milan, Italy
| | - Alberto Zanella
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi of Milan, 20019 Milan, Italy; Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan 20019, Italy
| | - Rosa Lombardi
- Medicine and Metabolic Disease Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20019 Milan, Italy
| | - Vittorio Scaravilli
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan 20019, Italy
| | - Vincenzo La Mura
- Internal Medicine, Hemostasis and Thrombosis Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan 20019, Italy; Department of Biomedical Science for Health, Università degli Studi of Milan, 20019 Milan, Italy
| | - Laura Forzenigo
- Division of Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan 20019, Italy
| | - Pierpaolo Biondetti
- Division of Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan 20019, Italy
| | - Giacomo Grasselli
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi of Milan, 20019 Milan, Italy; Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan 20019, Italy
| | - Anna Fracanzani
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi of Milan, 20019 Milan, Italy; Medicine and Metabolic Disease Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20019 Milan, Italy
| | - Chiara Paleari
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan 20019, Italy
| | - Annalisa Cespiati
- Medicine and Metabolic Disease Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20019 Milan, Italy
| | - Serena Todaro
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan 20019, Italy
| | - Emanuele Cattaneo
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan 20019, Italy
| | - Marianna Di Feliciantonio
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan 20019, Italy
| | - Giordano Sigon
- Medicine and Metabolic Disease Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20019 Milan, Italy
| | - Carlo Valsecchi
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan 20019, Italy
| | - Amedeo Guzzardella
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan 20019, Italy
| | - Michele Battistin
- Center for Preclinical Research, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20019 Milan, Italy
| | - Federica Iuculano
- Medicine and Metabolic Disease Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20019 Milan, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Cogliati C, Ceriani E, Gambassi G, De Matteis G, Perlini S, Perrone T, Muiesan ML, Salvetti M, Leidi F, Ferrara F, Sabbà C, Suppressa P, Fracanzani A, Montano N, Fiorelli E, Tripepi G, Gori M, Pitino A, Pietrangelo A. Phenotyping congestion in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction: The Decongestion duRing therapY for acute decOmpensated heart failure in HFpEF vs HFrEF- DRY-OFF study. Eur J Intern Med 2022; 97:69-77. [PMID: 34844795 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
AIMS To evaluate pulmonary and intravascular congestion at admission and repeatedly during hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in HFrEF and HFpEF patients using lung (LUS) and inferior vena cava (IVC) ultrasound. METHODS AND RESULTS Three-hundred-fourteen patients (82±9 years; HFpEF =172; HFrEF=142) admitted to Internal Medicine wards for ADHF were enrolled in a multi-center prospective study. At admission HFrEF presented higher indexes of pulmonary and intravascular congestion (LUS-score: 0.9 ± 0.4 vs 0.7 ± 0.4; p<0.01; IVC end-expiratory diameter: 21.6 ± 5.1 mm vs 20±5.5 mm, p<0.01; IVC collapsibility index 24.4 ± 17.4% vs 30.9 ± 21.1% p<0.01) and higher Nt-proBNP values (8010 vs 3900 ng/l; p<0.001). At discharge, HFrEF still presented higher B-scores (0.4 ± 4 vs 0.3 ± 0.4; p = 0.023), while intravascular congestion improved to a greater extent, thus IVC measurements were similar in the two groups. No differences in diuretic doses, urine output, hemoconcentration, worsening renal function were found. At 90-days follow up HF readmission/death did not differ in HFpEF and HFrEF (28% vs 31%, p = 0,48). Residual congestion was associated with HF readmission/death considering the whole population; while intravascular congestion predicted readmission/death in the HFrEF, no association between sonographic indexes and the outcome was found in HFpEF. CONCLUSIONS Serial assessment of pulmonary and intravascular congestion revealed a higher burden of fluid overload in HFrEF and, conversely, a greater reduction in intravascular venous congestion with diuretic treatment. Although other factors beyond EF could play a role in congestion/decongestion patterns, our data may be relevant for further phenotyping HF patients, considering the importance of decongestion optimization in the clinical approach.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- C Cogliati
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, ASST Fatebenefratelli- Sacco, Italy
| | - E Ceriani
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, ASST Fatebenefratelli- Sacco, Italy.
| | - G Gambassi
- Department of Medicine and Traslational Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
| | - G De Matteis
- Department of Internal Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
| | - S Perlini
- Emergency Department, Fondazione IRCCS, Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
| | - T Perrone
- Internal Medicine 1, Fondazione IRCCS, Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
| | - M L Muiesan
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia-ASST Spedali Civili Brescia, Brescia, Italy
| | - M Salvetti
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia-ASST Spedali Civili Brescia, Brescia, Italy
| | - F Leidi
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, ASST Fatebenefratelli- Sacco, Italy
| | - F Ferrara
- Department of Internal and Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Modena, Italy
| | - C Sabbà
- Division of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, DIM Department, University of Bari, Italy
| | - P Suppressa
- Division of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, DIM Department, University of Bari, Italy
| | - A Fracanzani
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy
| | - N Montano
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Health Community, University of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy
| | - E Fiorelli
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Health Community, University of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy
| | - G Tripepi
- Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC-CNR), Section of Reggio Calabria, Italy
| | - M Gori
- Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC-CNR), Section of Rome, Italy
| | - A Pitino
- Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC-CNR), Section of Rome, Italy
| | - A Pietrangelo
- Department of Internal and Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Modena, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Costantino G, Furlan L, Bracco C, Cappellini MD, Casazza G, Nunziata V, Cogliati CB, Fracanzani A, Furlan R, Gambassi G, Manetti R, Manna R, Piccoli A, Pignone AM, Podda G, Salvatore T, Sella S, Squizzato A, Tresoldi M, Perticone F, Pietrangelo A, Corazza GR, Montano N. Impact of implementing a Choosing Wisely educational intervention into clinical practice: The CW-SIMI study (a multicenter-controlled study). Eur J Intern Med 2021; 93:71-77. [PMID: 34353705 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of an educational intervention based on the Italian Society of Internal Medicine Choosing Wisely (CW-SIMI) recommendations. DESIGN Multicenter, interventional, controlled study. SETTING Twenty-three acute-care hospital wards in Italy. PARTICIPANTS 303 Physicians working in internal medicine wards. INTERVENTION An online educational course. MAIN OUTCOMES The rate of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) prescriptions, the number of days of central venous catheter (CVC) usage, and the duration of intravenous (IV) antibiotic prescriptions evaluated at one month (T1) and at six months (T2) after course completion. Patients admitted and discharged during a 30-day period before the educational intervention (T0, one year before T2) were considered the comparison group. RESULTS A total of 232 physicians completed the course, while 71 did not attend the course. Data from 608, 662, and 555 patients were analyzed at T0, T1, and T2, respectively. The rate of PPI prescriptions declined at one month (RR: 0.67, 95% CI: 0.52-0.87, p = 0.0005) and at six months (RR: 0.62, 95% CI: 0.46-0.84, p = 0.003), and the number of days of CVC usage was reduced at six months (9.13 days at T0 vs. 5.52 days at T2, p = 0.007). The duration of IV antibiotic prescriptions displayed a decreasing trend (7.94 days at T0 vs. 7.42 days at T2, p = 0.081). CONCLUSIONS A simple online educational intervention based on the CW-SIMI recommendations was associated with a clinically relevant reduction in the usage of PPIs and CVCs. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings and a possible benefit on patients' outcomes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Giorgio Costantino
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e di Comunità, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
| | - Ludovico Furlan
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
| | | | | | - Giovanni Casazza
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche "L. Sacco", Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
| | - Vanessa Nunziata
- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e di Comunità, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
| | - Chiara Beatrice Cogliati
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche "L. Sacco", Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
| | - Anna Fracanzani
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy; Medicina Interna a indirizzo fisiopatologico, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milano, Italy
| | - Raffaello Furlan
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS. Dept of Biomedical Sciences-Humanitas University, Rozzano, Italy
| | - Giovanni Gambassi
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS. Dept of Biomedical Sciences-Humanitas University, Rozzano, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
| | - Roberto Manetti
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Sperimentali, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
| | - Raffaele Manna
- Institute of Internal Medicine, Periodic Fever and Rare Diseases Research Centre, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
| | - Alfonso Piccoli
- Medicina Interna, Istituto Clinico San Rocco di Istituti Ospedalieri Bresciani GSD, Italy
| | - Alberto Moggi Pignone
- Dipartimento Assistenziale Integrato di Emergenza ed Accettazione, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria careggi, Firenze, Italy
| | - GianMarco Podda
- Medicina III, San Paolo, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Dipartimento di Scienza della Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
| | - Teresa Salvatore
- UOC di Medicina Interna, Azienda Ospedaliera dell'Università degli Studi Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
| | - Stefania Sella
- Dipartimento di Medicina, Clinica Medica 1, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
| | | | - Moreno Tresoldi
- Medicina Generale e delle Cure Avanzate IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
| | | | - Antonello Pietrangelo
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno-Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy
| | - Gino Roberto Corazza
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Terapia Medica, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
| | - Nicola Montano
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e di Comunità, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Buch S, Sharma A, Ryan E, Datz C, Griffiths WJH, Way M, Buckley TWM, Ryan JD, Stewart S, Wright C, Dongiovanni P, Fracanzani A, Zwerina J, Merle U, Weiss KH, Aigner E, Krones E, Dejaco C, Fischer J, Berg T, Valenti L, Zoller H, McQuillin A, Hampe J, Stickel F, Morgan MY. Variants in PCSK7, PNPLA3 and TM6SF2 are risk factors for the development of cirrhosis in hereditary haemochromatosis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2021; 53:830-843. [PMID: 33565643 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cirrhosis develops in <10% of individuals homozygous for the C282Y variant in the homeostatic iron regulator (HFE) gene. Carriage of PCSK7:rs236918 is associated with an increased risk of cirrhosis in this population. AIM To determine if genetic variants significantly associated with the risk of alcohol- and NAFLD-related cirrhosis also modulate the cirrhosis risk in C282Y homozygotes. METHODS Variants in PCSK7, PNPLA3, TM6SF2, MBOAT7 and HSD17B13 were genotyped in 1319 C282Y homozygotes, from six European countries, of whom 171 (13.0%) had cirrhosis. Genotypic and allelic associations with the risk for developing cirrhosis were assessed, adjusting for age and sex. Fixed effects meta-analyses of the adjusted summary data for each country were performed. Post hoc association testing was undertaken in the 131 (76.6%) cases and 299 (26.0%) controls with available liver histology. RESULTS Significant associations were observed between PCSK7:rs236918 (OR = 1.52 [95% CI 1.06-2.19]; P = 0.022; I2 = 0%); PNPLA3:rs738409 (OR = 1.60 [95% CI 1.22-2.11]; P = 7.37 × 10-4 ; I2 = 45.5%) and TM6SF2:rs58542926 (OR = 1.94 [95% CI 1.28-2.95]; P = 1.86 × 10-3 ; I2 = 0%) and the cirrhosis risk in C282Y homozygotes. These findings remained significant in the subpopulation with available liver histology. The population-attributable fractions were 5.6% for PCSK7:rs236918, 13.8% for PNPLA3:rs738409, 6.5% for TM6SF2:rs58542926 and 24.0% for carriage of all three variants combined. CONCLUSIONS The risk of cirrhosis associated with carriage of PCSK7:rs236918 was confirmed in this much larger population of C282Y homozygotes. In addition, PNPLA3:rs738409 and TM6SF2:rs58542926 were established as significant additional risk factors. More detailed genetic testing of C282Y homozygotes would allow risk stratification and help guide future management.
Collapse
|
5
|
Di Mauro S, Scamporrino A, Petta S, Urbano F, Filippello A, Ragusa M, Di Martino MT, Scionti F, Grimaudo S, Pipitone RM, Privitera G, Di Pino A, Scicali R, Valenti L, Dongiovanni P, Fracanzani A, Rabuazzo AM, Craxì A, Purrello M, Purrello F, Piro S. Serum coding and non-coding RNAs as biomarkers of NAFLD and fibrosis severity. Liver Int 2019; 39:1742-1754. [PMID: 31169972 PMCID: PMC6771597 DOI: 10.1111/liv.14167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS In patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), liver biopsy is the gold standard to detect non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and stage liver fibrosis. We aimed to identify differentially expressed mRNAs and non-coding RNAs in serum samples of biopsy-diagnosed mild and severe NAFLD patients with respect to controls and to each other. METHODS We first performed a whole transcriptome analysis through microarray (n = 12: four Control: CTRL; four mild NAFLD: NAS ≤ 4 F0; four severe NAFLD NAS ≥ 5 F3), followed by validation of selected transcripts through real-time PCRs in an independent internal cohort of 88 subjects (63 NAFLD, 25 CTRL) and in an external cohort of 50 NAFLD patients. A similar analysis was also performed on liver biopsies and HepG2 cells exposed to oleate:palmitate or only palmitate (cellular model of NAFL/NASH) at intracellular/extracellular levels. Transcript correlation with histological/clinical data was also analysed. RESULTS We identified several differentially expressed coding/non-coding RNAs in each group of the study cohort. We validated the up-regulation of UBE2V1, BNIP3L mRNAs, RP11-128N14.5 lncRNA, TGFB2/TGFB2-OT1 coding/lncRNA in patients with NAS ≥ 5 (vs NAS ≤ 4) and the up-regulation of HBA2 mRNA, TGFB2/TGFB2-OT1 coding/lncRNA in patients with Fibrosis stages = 3-4 (vs F = 0-2). In in vitro models: UBE2V1, RP11-128N14.5 and TGFB2/TGFB2-OT1 had an increasing expression trend ranging from CTRL to oleate:palmitate or only palmitate-treated cells both at intracellular and extracellular level, while BNIP3L was up-regulated only at extracellular level. UBE2V1, RP11-128N14.5, TGFB2/TGFB2-OT1 and HBA2 up-regulation was also observed at histological level. UBE2V1, RP11-128N14.5, BNIP3L and TGFB2/TGFB2-OT1 correlated with histological/biochemical data. Combinations of TGFB2/TGFB2-OT1 + Fibrosis Index based on the four factors (FIB-4) showed an Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 0.891 (P = 3.00E-06) or TGFB2/TGFB2-OT1 + Fibroscan (AUC = 0.892, P = 2.00E-06) improved the detection of F = 3-4 with respect to F = 0-2 fibrosis stages. CONCLUSIONS We identified specific serum coding/non-coding RNA profiles in severe and mild NAFLD patients that possibly mirror the molecular mechanisms underlying NAFLD progression towards NASH/fibrosis. TGFB2/TGFB2-OT1 detection improves FIB-4/Fibroscan diagnostic performance for advanced fibrosis discrimination.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Stefania Di Mauro
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine, Garibaldi‐Nesima HospitalUniversity of CataniaCataniaItaly
| | - Alessandra Scamporrino
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine, Garibaldi‐Nesima HospitalUniversity of CataniaCataniaItaly
| | - Salvatore Petta
- Section of Gastroenterology, Di.Bi.M.I.SUniversity of PalermoPalermoItaly
| | - Francesca Urbano
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine, Garibaldi‐Nesima HospitalUniversity of CataniaCataniaItaly
| | - Agnese Filippello
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine, Garibaldi‐Nesima HospitalUniversity of CataniaCataniaItaly
| | - Marco Ragusa
- Department of BioMedical Sciences and BioTechnologySection of Biology and Genetics Giovanni Sichel, Unit of Molecular, Genome and Complex Systems BioMedicineCataniaItaly,Oasi Research Institute - IRCCSTroina94018Italy
| | - Maria T. Di Martino
- Department of Experimental and Clinical MedicineMagna Graecia UniversityCatanzaroItaly
| | - Francesca Scionti
- Department of Experimental and Clinical MedicineMagna Graecia UniversityCatanzaroItaly
| | - Stefania Grimaudo
- Section of Gastroenterology, Di.Bi.M.I.SUniversity of PalermoPalermoItaly
| | | | - Graziella Privitera
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine, Garibaldi‐Nesima HospitalUniversity of CataniaCataniaItaly
| | - Antonino Di Pino
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine, Garibaldi‐Nesima HospitalUniversity of CataniaCataniaItaly
| | - Roberto Scicali
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine, Garibaldi‐Nesima HospitalUniversity of CataniaCataniaItaly
| | - Luca Valenti
- Translational MedicineUniversity of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Pad MarangoniMilanItaly
| | - Paola Dongiovanni
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Section of Internal MedicineUniversity of Milan, Fondazione Ca' Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore PoliclinicoMilanItaly
| | - Anna Fracanzani
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Section of Internal MedicineUniversity of Milan, Fondazione Ca' Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore PoliclinicoMilanItaly
| | - Agata M. Rabuazzo
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine, Garibaldi‐Nesima HospitalUniversity of CataniaCataniaItaly
| | - Antonio Craxì
- Section of Gastroenterology, Di.Bi.M.I.SUniversity of PalermoPalermoItaly
| | - Michele Purrello
- Department of BioMedical Sciences and BioTechnologySection of Biology and Genetics Giovanni Sichel, Unit of Molecular, Genome and Complex Systems BioMedicineCataniaItaly
| | - Francesco Purrello
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine, Garibaldi‐Nesima HospitalUniversity of CataniaCataniaItaly
| | - Salvatore Piro
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine, Garibaldi‐Nesima HospitalUniversity of CataniaCataniaItaly
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Petta S, Valenti L, Marchesini G, Di Marco V, Licata A, Cammà C, Barcellona MR, Cabibi D, Donati B, Fracanzani A, Grimaudo S, Parrinello G, Pipitone RM, Torres D, Fargion S, Licata G, Craxì A. PNPLA3 GG genotype and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. PLoS One 2013; 8:e74089. [PMID: 24069270 PMCID: PMC3775795 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Background and Aim To evaluate if the presence of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with NAFLD, could be related to gene variants influencing hepatic fat accumulation and the severity of liver damage. Methods We recorded anthropometric, metabolic and histological data(Kleiner score) of 162 consecutive, biopsy-proven Sicilian NAFLD patients. Intima-media thickness(IMT), IMT thickening(IMT≥1 mm) and carotid plaques(focal thickening of >1.3 mm at the level of common carotid artery) were evaluated using ultrasonography. IL28B rs12979860 C>T, PNPLA3 rs738409 C>G, GCKR rs780094 C>T, LYPLAL1 rs12137855 C>T, and NCAN rs2228603 C>T single nucleotide polymorphisms were also assessed. The results were validated in a cohort of 267 subjects with clinical or histological diagnosis of NAFLD from Northern Italy, 63 of whom had follow-up examinations. Results Carotid plaques, IMT thickening and mean maximum IMT were similar in the two cohorts, whereas the prevalence of diabetes, obesity, NASH, and PNPLA3 GG polymorphism(21%vs.13%, p = 0.02) were significantly higher in the Sicilian cohort. In this cohort, the prevalence of carotid plaques and IMT thickening was higher in PNPLA3 GG compared to CC/CG genotype(53%vs.32%, p = 0.02; 62%vs.28%, p<0.001, respectively). These associations were confirmed at multivariate analyses (OR2.94;95%C.I. 1.12–7.71, p = 0.02, and OR4.11;95%C.I. 1.69–9.96, p = 0.002, respectively), although have been observed only in patients <50years. Also in the validation cohort, PNPLA3 GG genotype was independently associated with IMT thickening in younger patients only (OR: 6.00,95%C.I. 1.36–29, p = 0.01), and to IMT progression (p = 0.05) in patients with follow-up examinations. Conclusion PNPLA3 GG genotype is associated with higher severity of carotid atherosclerosis in younger patients with NAFLD. Mechanisms underlying this association, and its clinical relevance need further investigations.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Salvatore Petta
- Di.Bi.M.I.S, Sezione di Gastroenterologia, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italia
- * E-mail:
| | - Luca Valenti
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Section Internal Medicine, Università degli Studi, Fondazione Ca’ Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
| | - Giulio Marchesini
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Gastroenterologia, “Alma Mater Studiorum,” Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
| | - Vito Di Marco
- Di.Bi.M.I.S, Sezione di Gastroenterologia, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italia
| | - Anna Licata
- Di.Bi.M.I.S, Sezione di Gastroenterologia, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italia
| | - Calogero Cammà
- Di.Bi.M.I.S, Sezione di Gastroenterologia, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italia
| | | | - Daniela Cabibi
- Dipartimento di Patologia umana, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italia
| | - Benedetta Donati
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Section Internal Medicine, Università degli Studi, Fondazione Ca’ Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
| | - Anna Fracanzani
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Section Internal Medicine, Università degli Studi, Fondazione Ca’ Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
| | - Stefania Grimaudo
- Di.Bi.M.I.S, Sezione di Gastroenterologia, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italia
| | - Gaspare Parrinello
- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (Di.Bi.M.I.S), Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italia
| | | | - Daniele Torres
- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (Di.Bi.M.I.S), Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italia
| | - Silvia Fargion
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Section Internal Medicine, Università degli Studi, Fondazione Ca’ Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
| | - Giuseppe Licata
- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (Di.Bi.M.I.S), Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italia
| | - Antonio Craxì
- Di.Bi.M.I.S, Sezione di Gastroenterologia, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italia
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Al-Serri A, Anstee QM, Valenti L, Nobili V, Leathart JBS, Dongiovanni P, Patch J, Fracanzani A, Fargion S, Day CP, Daly AK. The SOD2 C47T polymorphism influences NAFLD fibrosis severity: evidence from case-control and intra-familial allele association studies. J Hepatol 2012; 56:448-54. [PMID: 21756849 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2011] [Revised: 05/19/2011] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a complex disease trait where genetic variations and environment interact to determine disease progression. The association of PNPLA3 with advanced disease has been consistently demonstrated but many other modifier genes remain unidentified. In NAFLD, increased fatty acid oxidation produces high levels of reactive oxygen species. Manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), encoded by the SOD2 gene, plays an important role in protecting cells from oxidative stress. A common non-synonymous polymorphism in SOD2 (C47T; rs4880) is associated with decreased MnSOD mitochondrial targeting and activity making it a good candidate modifier of NAFLD severity. METHODS The relevance of the SOD2 C47T polymorphism to fibrotic NAFLD was assessed by two complementary approaches: we sought preferential transmission of alleles from parents to affected children in 71 family trios and adopted a case-control approach to compare genotype frequencies in a cohort of 502 European NAFLD patients. RESULTS In the family study, 55 families were informative. The T allele was transmitted on 47/76 (62%) possible occasions whereas the C allele was transmitted on only 29/76 (38%) occasions, p=0.038. In the case control study, the presence of advanced fibrosis (stage>1) increased with the number of T alleles, p=0.008 for trend. Multivariate analysis showed susceptibility to advanced fibrotic disease was determined by SOD2 genotype (OR 1.56 (95% CI 1.09-2.25), p=0.014), PNPLA3 genotype (p=0.041), type 2 diabetes mellitus (p=0.009) and histological severity of NASH (p=2.0×10(-16)). CONCLUSIONS Carriage of the SOD2 C47T polymorphism is associated with more advanced fibrosis in NASH.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ahmad Al-Serri
- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|