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Serum miR-181b-5p predicts ascites onset in patients with compensated cirrhosis
Garcia Garcia de Paredes, Ana (Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (Madrid))
Villanueva, Càndid (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Blanco, Carolina (Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (Madrid))
Genescà Ferrer, Joan (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca)
Manicardi, Nicolo (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer)
Garcia-Pagan, Juan Carlos (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer)
Calleja, Jose Luis (Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (Madrid))
Aracil, Carlos (Hospital Arnau de Vilanova (Lleida, Catalunya))
Morillas Cunill, Rosa Ma (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Poca Sans, Maria (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Peñas, Beatriz (Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (Madrid))
Augustin Recio, Salvador (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Abraldes, Juan G. (University of Alberta)
Alvarado-Tapias, Edilmar (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Royo, Félix (Exosomes Laboratory. Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciencies (CIC bioGUNE). Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA))
García-Bermejo, Mª Laura (Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (Madrid))
Falcon-Perez, Juan Manuel (Exosomes Laboratory. Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciencies (CIC bioGUNE). Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA))
Bañares, Rafael (Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM))
Bosch, Jaime (Department of Biomedical Research and University Clinic for Visceral Medicine and Surgery. Inselspital)
Gracia-Sancho, Jordi (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer)
Albillos, Agustín (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Data: 2021
Resum: Background & Aims: Treatment with non-selective beta-blockers (NSBBs) reduces the risk of ascites, which is the most common decompensating event in cirrhosis. This study aimed to assess the ability of a serum microRNA (miRNA) signature to predict ascites formation and the hemodynamic response to NSBBs in compensated cirrhosis. Methods: Serum levels of miR-452-5p, miR-429, miR-885-5p, miR-181b-5p, and miR-122-5p were analyzed in patients with compensated cirrhosis (N = 105). Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) was measured at baseline, after intravenous propranolol, and 1 year after randomization to NSBBs (n = 52) or placebo (n = 53) (PREDESCI trial). miRNAs were analyzed at baseline and at 1 year. Results: Nineteen patients (18%) developed ascites, of whom 17 developed ascites after 1 year. miR-181b-5p levels at 1 year, but not at baseline, were higher in patients that developed ascites. The AUC of miR-181b-5p at 1 year to predict ascites was 0. 7 (95% CI 0. 59-0. 78). miR-429 levels were lower at baseline in acute HVPG responders to NSBBs (AUC 0. 65; 95% CI, 0. 53-0. 76), but levels at baseline and at 1 year were not associated with the HVPG response to NSBBs at 1 year. Conclusions: Serum miR-181b-5p is a promising non-invasive biomarker to identify patients with compensated cirrhosis at risk of ascites development. Lay summary: Ascites marks the transition from the compensated to decompensated stage in cirrhosis and indicates a worsening in prognosis. There are currently no easily accessible tools to identify patients with compensated cirrhosis at risk of developing ascites. We evaluated the levels of novel molecules termed microRNAs in the blood of patients with compensated cirrhosis and observed that miR-181b-5p can predict which patients are going to develop ascites.
Ajuts: Instituto de Salud Carlos III SAF 2017-86343-R
Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI20/01302
Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI18/01901
Instituto de Salud Carlos III CIBEREHD-16PI03
Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI20/00220
Instituto de Salud Carlos III CM18/00091
Nota: Altres ajuts: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER); Gilead Sciences (GLD19/00045).
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Llengua: Anglès
Document: Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria: Ascites ; Beta-blockers ; Cirrhosis ; MicroRNA ; Portal hypertension
Publicat a: JHEP Reports, Vol. 3 Núm. 6 (december 2021) , p. 100368, ISSN 2589-5559

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2021.100368
PMID: 34712934


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