Leveraging omics to understand the molecular basis of acute-on-chronic liver failure

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a complex syndrome that develops in patients with acutely decompensated cirrhosis. In this condition, dysbalanced immune function and excessive systemic inflammation are closely associated with organ failure and high short-term mortality. In this review, we d...

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Main Author: Clària Joan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2021-08-01
Series:Advances in Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2021-0023
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description Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a complex syndrome that develops in patients with acutely decompensated cirrhosis. In this condition, dysbalanced immune function and excessive systemic inflammation are closely associated with organ failure and high short-term mortality. In this review, we describe how omic technologies have contributed to the characterization of the hyperinflammatory state in patients with acutely decompensated cirrhosis developing ACLF, with special emphasis on the role of metabolomics, lipidomics and transcriptomics in profiling the triggers (pathogen- and damage-associated molecular patterns [PAMPs and DAMPs]) and effector molecules (cytokines, chemokines, growth factors and bioactive lipid mediators) that lead to activation of the innate immune system. This review also describes how omic approaches can be invaluable tools to accelerate the identification of novel biomarkers that could guide the implementation of novel therapies/interventions aimed at protecting these patients from excessive systemic inflammation and organ failure.
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spelling doaj.art-243b33dc5bea4bff99154417dbd1183d2023-06-12T06:17:16ZengDe GruyterAdvances in Laboratory Medicine2628-491X2021-08-012451652710.1515/almed-2021-0023Leveraging omics to understand the molecular basis of acute-on-chronic liver failureClària Joan0Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Service, Hospital Clínic – IDIBAPS, Barcelona, SpainAcute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a complex syndrome that develops in patients with acutely decompensated cirrhosis. In this condition, dysbalanced immune function and excessive systemic inflammation are closely associated with organ failure and high short-term mortality. In this review, we describe how omic technologies have contributed to the characterization of the hyperinflammatory state in patients with acutely decompensated cirrhosis developing ACLF, with special emphasis on the role of metabolomics, lipidomics and transcriptomics in profiling the triggers (pathogen- and damage-associated molecular patterns [PAMPs and DAMPs]) and effector molecules (cytokines, chemokines, growth factors and bioactive lipid mediators) that lead to activation of the innate immune system. This review also describes how omic approaches can be invaluable tools to accelerate the identification of novel biomarkers that could guide the implementation of novel therapies/interventions aimed at protecting these patients from excessive systemic inflammation and organ failure.https://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2021-0023advanced liver diseasebioactive lipid mediatorsimmunometabolismimmunosuppressionsystemic inflammation
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Leveraging omics to understand the molecular basis of acute-on-chronic liver failure
Advances in Laboratory Medicine
advanced liver disease
bioactive lipid mediators
immunometabolism
immunosuppression
systemic inflammation
title Leveraging omics to understand the molecular basis of acute-on-chronic liver failure
title_full Leveraging omics to understand the molecular basis of acute-on-chronic liver failure
title_fullStr Leveraging omics to understand the molecular basis of acute-on-chronic liver failure
title_full_unstemmed Leveraging omics to understand the molecular basis of acute-on-chronic liver failure
title_short Leveraging omics to understand the molecular basis of acute-on-chronic liver failure
title_sort leveraging omics to understand the molecular basis of acute on chronic liver failure
topic advanced liver disease
bioactive lipid mediators
immunometabolism
immunosuppression
systemic inflammation
url https://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2021-0023
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