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P-66 COULD PROTEIN CONTENT OF URINARY EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES BE USEFUL TO DETECT CIRRHOSIS IN ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE?

Alcohol abuse has a high impact on the mortality and morbidity related to a great number of diseases and is responsible for the development of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). It remains challenging to detect and evaluate its severity, which is crucial for prognosis. In this work, we studied if urinar...

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Published in:Annals of hepatology 2021-09, Vol.24, p.100429, Article 100429
Main Authors: Gonzalez, E., Azkargorta, M., Garcia-Vallicrosa, C., Prieto-Elordui, J., Elortza, F., Blanco-Sampascual, S., Falcon-Perez, J.M.
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Language:English
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Summary:Alcohol abuse has a high impact on the mortality and morbidity related to a great number of diseases and is responsible for the development of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). It remains challenging to detect and evaluate its severity, which is crucial for prognosis. In this work, we studied if urinary EVs (uEVs) could serve in diagnose and evaluate cirrhosis in ALD. uEVs characterization by cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM), Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) and Western blotting (WB) was performed in a cohort of 21 controls and 21 cirrhotic patients. Then, proteomics of urinary EVs (uEVs) was carried out in a second cohort of 6 controls and 8 patients in order to identify new putative biomarkers for cirrhosis in ALD. uEVs concentration, size and composition were altered in cirrhotic patients. A total of 1304 proteins were identified in uEVs, and 90 of them were found to be altered in cirrhotic patients. uEVs could be considered as a tool and a supplier of new biomarkers for ALD, whose application would be especially relevant in chronic patients. Yet, further research is necessary to obtain more relevant result in clinical terms.
ISSN:1665-2681
2659-5982
DOI:10.1016/j.aohep.2021.100429