MERTK Signalling in Monocytes/Macrophages in Patients With Liver Disease

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is to investigate MER receptor tyrosine kinase (MERTK) signalling cascade on monocytes and tissue macrophages in respect to innate immune function of the cells in patients with cirrhosis at different stages of disease (Child A, B, C, acute decompensation, acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF)) and in comparison to patients with acute liver failure and to healthy controls.

Clinical Trial Description

MER receptor tyrosine kinase (MERTK) signalling cascade becomes activated on monocytes/macrophages during disease progression of liver cirrhosis from Child Pugh A to B/C, corresponding to early stages of decompensation, and before the receptor expression is increased. Factors involved in activation of the MERTK signalling cascade might be microbial products such as bacterial deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and other toll-like receptor (TLR)-ligands, MERTK ligands and cytokines, as shown elevated in cirrhotic patients. Given the observation that MERTK levels peak on the day of admission with organ failure and decrease in patients surviving the episode of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), MERTK Inhibition at a time during progression of cirrhosis but before manifestation of acute decompensation with no cirrhosis (AD) or ACLF might prevent infectious complications, decompensation and improve survival in patients with cirrhosis. This study is to investigate MER receptor tyrosine kinase (MERTK) signalling cascade on monocytes and tissue macrophages in respect to innate immune function of the cells in patients with cirrhosis at different stages of disease (Child A, B, C, acute decompensation, acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF)) and in comparison to patients with acute liver failure and to healthy controls. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT04116242
Study type	Observational
Source	University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Contact	Christine Bernsmeier, PD Dr. Dr.
Phone	+41 61 77 77575
Email	C.Bernsmeier@unibas.ch
Status	Recruiting
Phase
Start date	August 27, 2015
Completion date	December 2022

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