Gene profiling of Toll-like receptor signalling pathways in neutrophils of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure.

J Transl Med

State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.

Published: November 2021

Objectives: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) on neutrophils play a crucial role in detecting pathogens and organ/tissue injury in acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). However, little is known about the exact mechanisms and potential signalling pathways. The aim of this study was to investigate alterations in TLR signalling pathways in neutrophils of ACLF patients.

Methods: Twenty-seven patients with compensated cirrhosis (n = 9), decompensated cirrhosis (n = 9) and ACLF (n = 9) were enrolled in the study. Neutrophils were isolated, and alterations in TLR signalling pathways were evaluated using an RT Profiler™ PCR Array. The fold change for each gene (2()) was compared among the groups. Genes with a fold change ratio of ≥ 2 or ≤ 0.5 along with a p value of < 0.05 were considered to be differentially expressed.

Results: A total of 17 genes were upregulated in neutrophils from patients with compensated cirrhosis and were mainly distributed in adaptors, TLR-interacting proteins and downstream pathways. Six genes were detected in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. A trend of downregulation of genes in the TLR signalling pathway was observed in neutrophils of patients with cirrhosis and ACLF. TLR3, IFNG, IL1B, TBK1, CCL2 and LTA were downregulated in neutrophils. Moreover, CD14 and IL10 were upregulated in neutrophils of ACLF patients.

Conclusions: TLR signalling pathway genes were differentially regulated in neutrophils between cirrhosis and ACLF. In ACLF patients, defective expression of TLR3 and IFN, along with enhanced CD14 and IL10 expression, was characterized by transcriptional alterations of neutrophils.

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