Language
English
Publication Date
2-1-2023
Journal
Hepatology
DOI
10.1002/hep.32777
PMID
36069569
PMCID
PMC10151059
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
5-1-2023
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Author MSS
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Detailed investigation of the biological pathways leading to hepatic fibrosis and identification of liver fibrosis biomarkers may facilitate early interventions for pediatric cholestasis.
APPROACH AND RESULTS: A targeted enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based panel of nine biomarkers (lysyl oxidase, tissue inhibitor matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 1, connective tissue growth factor [CTGF], IL-8, endoglin, periostin, Mac-2-binding protein, MMP-3, and MMP-7) was examined in children with biliary atresia (BA; n = 187), alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1AT; n = 78), and Alagille syndrome (ALGS; n = 65) and correlated with liver stiffness (LSM) and biochemical measures of liver disease. Median age and LSM were 9 years and 9.5 kPa. After adjusting for covariates, there were positive correlations among LSM and endoglin ( p = 0.04) and IL-8 ( p < 0.001) and MMP-7 ( p < 0.001) in participants with BA. The best prediction model for LSM in BA using clinical and lab measurements had an R2 = 0.437; adding IL-8 and MMP-7 improved R2 to 0.523 and 0.526 (both p < 0.0001). In participants with A1AT, CTGF and LSM were negatively correlated ( p = 0.004); adding CTGF to an LSM prediction model improved R2 from 0.524 to 0.577 ( p = 0.0033). Biomarkers did not correlate with LSM in ALGS. A significant number of biomarker/lab correlations were found in participants with BA but not those with A1AT or ALGS.
CONCLUSIONS: Endoglin, IL-8, and MMP-7 significantly correlate with increased LSM in children with BA, whereas CTGF inversely correlates with LSM in participants with A1AT; these biomarkers appear to enhance prediction of LSM beyond clinical tests. Future disease-specific investigations of change in these biomarkers over time and as predictors of clinical outcomes will be important.
Keywords
Humans, Child, Liver, Matrix Metalloproteinase 7, Endoglin, Interleukin-8, Cholestasis, Liver Cirrhosis, Liver Diseases, Biomarkers, Alagille Syndrome, Elasticity Imaging Techniques, Alagille syndrome, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, biliary atresia, cholestasis, cirrhosis, non-invasive, pediatric liver disease
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Leung, Daniel H; Devaraj, Sridevi; Goodrich, Nathan P; et al., "Serum Biomarkers Correlated with Liver Stiffness Assessed in a Multicenter Study of Pediatric Cholestatic Liver Disease" (2023). Faculty and Staff Publications. 1251.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/1251
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