2024
Faecal proteomics links neutrophil degranulation with mortality in patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis
Kreimeyer H, Gonzalez C, Fondevila M, Hsu C, Hartmann P, Zhang X, Stärkel P, Bosques-Padilla F, Verna E, Abraldes J, Brown R, Vargas V, Altamirano J, Caballería J, Shawcross D, Louvet A, Lucey M, Mathurin P, Garcia-Tsao G, Bataller R, Investigators A, Gonzalez D, Schnabl B. Faecal proteomics links neutrophil degranulation with mortality in patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis. Gut 2024, gutjnl-2024-332730. PMID: 39033024, DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2024-332730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-associated hepatitisShort-term survivalMulticentre cohortSeverity of ALDAlcohol-associated liver diseaseIndependent validation cohortInduce gut dysbiosisNon-invasive markerAlcohol-use disordersNeutrophil degranulationPrediction of short-term survivalPrognostic effectHepatic neutrophilsValidation cohortBacterial translocationNeutrophil granulesMPO levelsLiver diseaseFecal biomarkersTandem mass tagPatientsGut dysbiosisLiver damageDisease severityNeutrophils
2020
Intestinal Virome in Patients With Alcoholic Hepatitis
Jiang L, Lang S, Duan Y, Zhang X, Gao B, Chopyk J, Schwanemann LK, Ventura‐Cots M, Bataller R, Bosques‐Padilla F, Verna EC, Abraldes JG, Brown RS, Vargas V, Altamirano J, Caballería J, Shawcross DL, Ho SB, Louvet A, Lucey MR, Mathurin P, Garcia‐Tsao G, Kisseleva T, Brenner DA, Tu XM, Stärkel P, Pride D, Fouts DE, Schnabl B. Intestinal Virome in Patients With Alcoholic Hepatitis. Hepatology 2020, 72: 2182-2196. PMID: 32654263, PMCID: PMC8159727, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-associated liver diseaseAlcohol use disorderAlcoholic hepatitisDisease severityEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreFecal samplesLiver Disease scoreMulticenter observational studyVirus-like particlesHigher median ModelIntestinal viromeLiver diseaseSevere manifestationsAntibiotic treatmentObservational studyDisease scoreUse disordersPatientsHigh mortalityViral diversityGut bacteriaViral microbiomeMortalitySeverityHepatitisIntestinal Fungal Dysbiosis and Systemic Immune Response to Fungi in Patients With Alcoholic Hepatitis
Lang S, Duan Y, Liu J, Torralba MG, Kuelbs C, Ventura‐Cots M, Abraldes JG, Bosques‐Padilla F, Verna EC, Brown RS, Vargas V, Altamirano J, Caballería J, Shawcross D, Lucey MR, Louvet A, Mathurin P, Garcia‐Tsao G, Ho SB, Tu XM, Bataller R, Stärkel P, Fouts DE, Schnabl B. Intestinal Fungal Dysbiosis and Systemic Immune Response to Fungi in Patients With Alcoholic Hepatitis. Hepatology 2020, 71: 522-538. PMID: 31228214, PMCID: PMC6925657, DOI: 10.1002/hep.30832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodiesSerum anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodiesAlcoholic hepatitisSystemic immune responsesAlcohol use disorderASCA levelsLiver diseaseNonalcoholic controlsImmune responseUse disordersAlcohol-associated liver diseaseAlcohol-related liver diseaseHigher ASCA levelsIntestinal Fungal DysbiosisOvergrowth of CandidaAdjusted hazard ratioCohort of patientsChronic alcohol consumptionIntestinal microbiota compositionIU/mLCerevisiae antibodiesFecal mycobiotaHepatitis cohortHazard ratioSteroid treatment