The ratio of plasma interleukin-18 is a sensitive biomarker for acute kidney injury after liver transplantation

  • W. C. Sung
  • , H. P. Yu*
  • , Y. F. Tsai
  • , P. C.H. Chung
  • , C. C. Lin
  • , W. C. Lee
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common after liver transplantation (OLT) and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have shown that interleukin-18 (IL-18) levels are associated with AKI. The purpose of this study was to determine whether plasma IL-18 levels were early predictors for AKI after liver transplantation. Methods Plasma samples were obtained from 26 patients who underwent OLT at induction of anesthesia (T1), 1 hour after the surgical incision (T2), the time of reperfusion (T3), as well as 1 (T4), 2 (T5), and 4 hours (T6) after reperfusion. Samples were also obtained at 24 hours after surgery (T7). The AKI criteria were taken according to the Acute Kidney Injury Network criteria. Results Twelve patients (46%) developed AKI after OLT. The area under the receiver operating curve of plasma IL-18 concentrations (T4/T1) to predict AKI occurrence was 0.842 at T5, 0.905 at T6, 0.726 at T7, and 0.726 at T5 to T7. Conclusion Plasma IL-18 concentrations taken 1 hour after reperfusion were predictive of AKI. Therefore, changing IL-18 ratio may be an early predictor for AKI after OLT.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)816-817
Number of pages2
JournalTransplantation Proceedings
Volume46
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 04 2014
Externally publishedYes

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