Buhler, Stéphane; Giostra, Emiliano; Gbame, Corinne; de Rham, Casimir; Mullhaupt, Beat; Dufour, Jean-François; Majno, Pietro; Negro, Francesco; Bochud, Pierre-Yves; Villard, Jean (2015). A significant effect of the KIR ligand HLA-C on fibrosis progression in chronic C hepatitis with or without liver transplantation. Liver international, 36(9), n/a-n/a. Blackwell Munksgaard 10.1111/liv.13057
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BACKGROUND & AIMS
The interaction of KIR with their HLA ligands drives the activation and inhibition of natural killer (NK) cells. NK cells could be implicated in the development of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
METHODS
We analysed 206 non-transplanted and 53 liver transplanted patients, selected according to their Metavir fibrosis stage. Several variables such as the number of activator KIR or the HLA ligands were considered in multinomial and logistic regression models. Possible confounding variables were also investigated.
RESULTS
The KIRs were not significant predictors of the fibrosis stage. Conversely, a significant reduction of the HLA-C1C2 genotype was observed in the most advanced fibrosis stage group (F4) in both cohorts. Furthermore, the progression rate of fibrosis was almost 10 times faster in the subgroup of patients after liver transplantation and HLA-C1C2 was significantly reduced in this cohort compared to non-transplanted patients.
CONCLUSION
This study suggests a possible role of KIR and their ligands in the development of liver damage. The absence of C1 and C2 ligands heterozygosity could lead to less inhibition of NK cells and a quicker progression to a high level of fibrosis in patients infected by HCV, especially following liver transplantation. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Hepatology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Hepatologie 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Hepatologie |
UniBE Contributor: |
Dufour, Jean-François |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1478-3223 |
Publisher: |
Blackwell Munksgaard |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Lilian Karin Smith-Wirth |
Date Deposited: |
23 Feb 2016 10:18 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:53 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/liv.13057 |
PubMed ID: |
26717049 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
HLA; KIR; chronic C hepatitis; fibrosis; liver transplantation; natural killer cells |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.77711 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/77711 |
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