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

Abstract 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 a...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:919b5891c00e4dcab5043f0adc69bbe22021-11-14T12:08:16ZGene profiling of Toll-like receptor signalling pathways in neutrophils of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure10.1186/s12967-021-03135-31479-5876https://doaj.org/article/919b5891c00e4dcab5043f0adc69bbe22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-021-03135-3https://doaj.org/toc/1479-5876Abstract 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 RT2 Profiler™ PCR Array. The fold change for each gene (2(−∆∆CT)) 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.Yi ZhangWei WuYijie WangLingjia TongMeng HongQi XiaZhi ChenBMCarticleToll-like receptorsmRNAPathogens and organ/tissue injuryAcute-on-chronic liver failureNeutrophilMedicineRENJournal of Translational Medicine, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Toll-like receptors
mRNA
Pathogens and organ/tissue injury
Acute-on-chronic liver failure
Neutrophil
Medicine
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spellingShingle Toll-like receptors
mRNA
Pathogens and organ/tissue injury
Acute-on-chronic liver failure
Neutrophil
Medicine
R
Yi Zhang
Wei Wu
Yijie Wang
Lingjia Tong
Meng Hong
Qi Xia
Zhi Chen
Gene profiling of Toll-like receptor signalling pathways in neutrophils of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure
description Abstract 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 RT2 Profiler™ PCR Array. The fold change for each gene (2(−∆∆CT)) 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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author Yi Zhang
Wei Wu
Yijie Wang
Lingjia Tong
Meng Hong
Qi Xia
Zhi Chen
author_facet Yi Zhang
Wei Wu
Yijie Wang
Lingjia Tong
Meng Hong
Qi Xia
Zhi Chen
author_sort Yi Zhang
title Gene profiling of Toll-like receptor signalling pathways in neutrophils of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure
title_short Gene profiling of Toll-like receptor signalling pathways in neutrophils of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure
title_full Gene profiling of Toll-like receptor signalling pathways in neutrophils of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure
title_fullStr Gene profiling of Toll-like receptor signalling pathways in neutrophils of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure
title_full_unstemmed Gene profiling of Toll-like receptor signalling pathways in neutrophils of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure
title_sort gene profiling of toll-like receptor signalling pathways in neutrophils of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure
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publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/919b5891c00e4dcab5043f0adc69bbe2
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