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World J Hepatol. Dec 18, 2016; 8(35): 1569-1575
Published online Dec 18, 2016. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i35.1569
Published online Dec 18, 2016. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i35.1569
Immune function biomarker QuantiFERON-monitor is associated with infection risk in cirrhotic patients
Siddharth Sood, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3050, Australia
Siddharth Sood, Peter William Angus, Paul John Gow, Adam Gareth Testro, Liver Transplant Unit Victoria, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia
Lijia Yu, Kumar Visvanathan, Innate Immune Laboratory, University of Melbourne, St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
Author contributions: Sood S and Testro AG designed the research, recruited participants, performed the research and wrote the paper; Yu L and Visvanathan K performed the research; Angus PW and Gow PJ analysed the data and helped write the paper.
Institutional review board statement: Approval was granted from the Austin Human Research Ethics Committee prior to this study being undertaken.
Clinical trial registration statement: As an observational study, this trial was not prospectively registered.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed consent prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Siddharth Sood, MBBS, BMedSci, PhD, Head of Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3050, Australia. siddharth.sood@mh.org.au
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Received: July 12, 2016
Peer-review started: July 14, 2016
First decision: September 7, 2016
Revised: October 6, 2016
Accepted: October 22, 2016
Article in press: October 24, 2016
Published online: December 18, 2016
Peer-review started: July 14, 2016
First decision: September 7, 2016
Revised: October 6, 2016
Accepted: October 22, 2016
Article in press: October 24, 2016
Published online: December 18, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: QuantiFERON-Monitor (QFM) is a net immune function biomarker that measures interferon-γ after stimulation of the innate and adaptive immune systems and is based on a readily available pathology platform. Measuring QFM in cirrhotic patients provides an objective marker of their immune dysfunction, which has otherwise been difficult to quantify. Low QFM is significantly associated with the risk of pre-transplant infection, and very low QFM may be associated with increased risk of mortality.