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High Concentrations of Presepsin in the Bile and Its Marked Elevation in Biliary Tract Diseases: A Retrospective Analysis

Version 1 : Received: 15 June 2020 / Approved: 16 June 2020 / Online: 16 June 2020 (09:43:45 CEST)

How to cite: Yamaguchi, T.; Ohira, M.; Kawagoe, N.; Nakamura, S.; Tanaka, S.; Oka, R.; Watanabe, Y.; Sato, Y.; Saiki, A.; Matsuzawa, Y.; Bujo, H.; Terai, K.; Hiruta, N.; Tatsuno, I.; Nakaseko, C.; Kikuchi, H.; Matsuoka, K.; Yokota, H.; Shimizu, N. High Concentrations of Presepsin in the Bile and Its Marked Elevation in Biliary Tract Diseases: A Retrospective Analysis. Preprints 2020, 2020060204. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202006.0204.v1 Yamaguchi, T.; Ohira, M.; Kawagoe, N.; Nakamura, S.; Tanaka, S.; Oka, R.; Watanabe, Y.; Sato, Y.; Saiki, A.; Matsuzawa, Y.; Bujo, H.; Terai, K.; Hiruta, N.; Tatsuno, I.; Nakaseko, C.; Kikuchi, H.; Matsuoka, K.; Yokota, H.; Shimizu, N. High Concentrations of Presepsin in the Bile and Its Marked Elevation in Biliary Tract Diseases: A Retrospective Analysis. Preprints 2020, 2020060204. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202006.0204.v1

Abstract

Presepsin is a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker of sepsis; however, elevated presepsin levels have also been documented without sepsis. This study aims to retrospectively analyze the laboratory parameters and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score affecting presepsin levels in 567 patients. Some patients with elevated presepsin levels exhibited renal dysfunction or elevation of biliary enzymes despite a low SOFA score. The univariate regression analysis revealed a close correlation between presepsin levels and SOFA score, serum creatinine (CRE), blood urea nitrogen, and biliary enzymes. In addition, a multivariate regression analysis revealed that SOFA score, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and CRE independently affected presepsin levels significantly. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) revealed that presepsin levels were significantly higher in patients with hepatobiliary disease. Besides, we found that patients who presented with the dilatation of intra- or extrahepatic bile ducts and the elevation of ALP or total bilirubin exhibited remarkable high presepsin levels in the bile. Furthermore, the presepsin production in the liver’s Kupffer cells was established by immunostaining in patients who received surgical liver resection. Overall, this study elucidates that biliary enzymes’ elevation affects presepsin levels, presepsin exists in high concentrations in the bile, and is positive in Kupffer cells.

Keywords

Presepsin; Sepsis; Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score; alkaline phosphatase (ALP); Bile

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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