Identification of Inflammatory and Fibrotic Biomarkers in PBC and NAFLD Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

In brief

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a progressive autoimmune disease of biliary epithelial cells resulting in biliary cirrhosis. PBC is characterized by a 90% female predominance, high titers of serum anti-mitochondrial autoantibodies (AMA) directed against the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex E2 subunit and evidence from both human and murine models suggests that T-cells, particularly cluster of differentiation (CD) 8+ T cells, are key to the destruction of bile ducts. However, clinical trials of classic immunosuppressive drugs including corticosteroids, azathioprine, methotrexate, and tacrolimus have been largely unsuccessful in altering the disease course. This is a single center, prospective, non-treatment study of the role of immune responses in PBC patients. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its more severe form, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are common, often "silent" liver diseases. NASH resembles alcoholic liver disease, but occurs in people who drink little or no alcohol. The major feature in NASH is fat in the liver, along with inflammation and fibrosis. NASH can be severe and can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Ten to 20 percent of American have NAFLD with NASH affecting 2 to 5 percent of Americans.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02477462

Run by

University of California, Davis

People needed

124

Starts

2015-05-01

Expected to finish

2019-06-06

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of other concomitant liver diseases including viral hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), alcoholic liver disease, Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis, or Gilbert's syndrome.
• Prior liver transplantation
• Use of immunosuppressants within 6 months of Day 0, including azathioprine, prednisone, prednisolone, budesonide, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, methotrexate, or mycophenolate mofetil.
• Use of biologic agents including anti-cell and anti-cytokine therapies within 12 months.
• Inclusion Criteria for Control Subjects
• Absence of liver disease or inflammatory conditions
• 18 years of age and older.
• Exclusion Criteria for Control Subjects
• Presence of concomitant liver diseases including PBC, viral hepatitis, PSC, alcoholic liver disease, Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis, or Gilbert's syndrome.
• Prior liver transplantation
• Use of immunosuppressants within 6 months, including azathioprine, prednisone, prednisolone, budesonide, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, methotrexate, or mycophenolate mofetil.
• Use of biologic agents including anti-cell and anti-cytokine therapies within 12 months.

Where it is running

• University of California Davis Medical Center — Sacramento, California, United States

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