Modification of the CD14 receptor is associated with biliary stricture formation
K Friedrich, M Smit, C Rupp, A Wannhoff, K Weiss, W Stremmel, D Gotthardt · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2015 · Heft 08
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Introduction: The pathogenesis of intrahepatic biliary stricture formation in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) or after liver transplantation remains elusive. Methods: We genotyped both a long-term prospective PSC and a liver transplantation cohort (Ltx) for the CD14 – 260C>T (rs2569190), IL-6 – 174C>C (rs1800795), and TNFα -238G>A (rs1800629) polymorphisms. Biliary tissue, bile and whole blood were screened for markers of the innate immune system and bacterial infection. Results: In PSC patients, the CD14 – 260C>T genotype was associated with development of dominant bile duct strictures (p= 0.…