Gastrointestinal toxicity, systemic inflammation, and liver biochemistry in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Karina Jordan; Peter Pontoppidan; Hilde Hylland Uhlving; Katrine Kielsen; Douglas G. Burrin; Sarah Weischendorff; Ib J Christensen; Marianne H. Jørgensen; Carsten Heilmann; Henrik Sengeløv; Klaus Müller

doi:10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.03.021

Gastrointestinal toxicity, systemic inflammation, and liver biochemistry in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Karina Jordan^*, Peter Pontoppidan, Hilde Hylland Uhlving, Katrine Kielsen, Douglas G. Burrin, Sarah Weischendorff, Ib J Christensen, Marianne H. Jørgensen, Carsten Heilmann, Henrik Sengeløv, Klaus Müller

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Liver toxicity is frequently seen in relation to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), but pathogenesis and the risk factors are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between liver toxicity, gastrointestinal toxicity, and levels of immune-regulating cytokines during the early post-transplantation period. We prospectively included 81 children and adults undergoing HSCT after myeloablative conditioning. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), total bilirubin levels, and international normalized ratio were measured longitudinally until 3 months after the transplantation and related to levels of inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein [CRP], IL-6, and IL-10) and to plasma citrulline as a marker of intestinal toxicity during the first 3 weeks after HSCT. The majority of patients experienced ALT levels above the normal range (45 U/L) with significant increases at 3 months after HSCT. Increased levels of total bilirubin were observed in 26% during the 3-month period. Citrulline levels decreased significantly to a nadir at day 7 (B = .23; 95% confidence interval [CI], .12 to .35; P < .0001), but citrulline levels at nadir were not associated with parameters of liver toxicity. However, a faster reconstitution of mucosa with higher citrulline levels at day +21 correlated with lower bilirubin levels 3 months after HSCT (r = -.26, P = .034) and increased overall survival (hazard ratio, .88; 95% CI, .79 to .97; P = .008) Increased levels of CRP and IL-6 at day 7 after HSCT correlated positively with ALT and bilirubin, and in the multivariate analysis, IL-6 at day 7 appeared to be the only predicting risk factor for increased mean bilirubin during the early post-transplantation phase (B = .01; 95% CI, .01 to .02; P = .001) as well as maximum levels of bilirubin (B = .3; 95% CI, .12 to .48; P= .001) and occurrence of sinusoidal obstruction syndrome during the first 3 months after HSCT (odds ratio, 1.003; 95% CI, 1.001 to 1.005; P = .002). The results of this study indicate that liver toxicity after HSCT is associated with an increased inflammatory response mounted during the phase of maximal gastrointestinal toxicity in the early phase after transplantation.

Original language	English
Journal	Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume	23
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	1170-1176
Number of pages	7
ISSN	1083-8791
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.03.021
Publication status	Published - Jul 2017

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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Hepatotoxicity
Inflammation

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Jordan, K., Pontoppidan, P., Uhlving, H. H., Kielsen, K., Burrin, D. G., Weischendorff, S., Christensen, I. J., Jørgensen, M. H., Heilmann, C., Sengeløv, H., & Müller, K. (2017). Gastrointestinal toxicity, systemic inflammation, and liver biochemistry in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 23(7), 1170-1176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.03.021

Gastrointestinal toxicity, systemic inflammation, and liver biochemistry in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. / Jordan, Karina; Pontoppidan, Peter; Uhlving, Hilde Hylland et al.

In: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Vol. 23, No. 7, 07.2017, p. 1170-1176.

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Jordan, K, Pontoppidan, P, Uhlving, HH, Kielsen, K, Burrin, DG, Weischendorff, S, Christensen, IJ, Jørgensen, MH, Heilmann, C, Sengeløv, H & Müller, K 2017, 'Gastrointestinal toxicity, systemic inflammation, and liver biochemistry in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation', Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, vol. 23, no. 7, pp. 1170-1176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.03.021

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