PMID- 35603224 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220524 LR - 20220716 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 13 DP - 2022 TI - Association of Inflammatory Cytokines With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. PG - 880298 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2022.880298 [doi] LID - 880298 AB - BACKGROUND: Inflammatory cytokines have been considered to be significant factors contributing to the development and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, the role of inflammatory cytokines in NAFLD remains inconclusive. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the association between inflammatory cytokines and NAFLD. METHODS: PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, and EMBASE databases were searched until 31 December 2021 to identify eligible studies that reported the association of inflammatory cytokine with NAFLD and its subtypes. We pooled odds ratios (ORs) and hazard risk (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and conducted heterogeneity tests. Sensitivity analysis and analysis for publication bias were also carried out. RESULTS: The search in the databases identified 51 relevant studies that investigated the association between 19 different inflammatory cytokines and NAFLD based on 36,074 patients and 47,052 controls. The results of the meta-analysis showed significant associations for C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) with NAFLD (ORs of 1.41, 1.08, 1.50, 1.15 and 2.17, respectively). In contrast, we observed non-significant associations for interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), insulin-like growth factor (IGF-II), interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-5 (IL-5), interleukin-7 (IL-7), interleukin-8 (IL-8), interleukin-10 (IL-10), interleukin-12 (IL-12), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1(MCP-1), and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) with NAFLD. Our results also showed that CRP, IL-1beta, and TNF-alpha were significantly associated with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and hepatic fibrosis. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicated that increased CRP, IL-1beta, IL-6, TNF-alpha, and ICAM-1 concentrations were significantly associated with increased risks of NAFLD. These inflammatory mediators may serve as biomarkers for NAFLD subjects and expect to provide new insights into the aetiology of NAFLD as well as early diagnosis and intervention. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Duan, Pan, Luo, Xiao, Li, Bestman and Luo. FAU - Duan, Yamei AU - Duan Y AD - Department of Maternal and Child Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Pan, Xiongfeng AU - Pan X AD - Department of Maternal and Child Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Luo, Jiayou AU - Luo J AD - Department of Maternal and Child Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Xiao, Xiang AU - Xiao X AD - Department of Maternal and Child Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Li, Jingya AU - Li J AD - Department of Maternal and Child Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Bestman, Prince L AU - Bestman PL AD - Department of Maternal and Child Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Luo, Miyang AU - Luo M AD - Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20220506 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 126547-89-5 (Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1) RN - 9007-41-4 (C-Reactive Protein) SB - IM MH - C-Reactive Protein MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 MH - Interleukin-6 MH - *Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/pathology MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha PMC - PMC9122097 OTO - NOTNLM OT - hepatic fibrosis OT - hepatic steatosis OT - inflammatory cytokines OT - non-alcoholic fatty liver disease OT - non-alcoholic steatohepatitis COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/05/24 06:00 MHDA- 2022/05/25 06:00 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2022/05/23 04:36 PHST- 2022/02/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/04/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/05/23 04:36 [entrez] PHST- 2022/05/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/05/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2022.880298 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2022 May 6;13:880298. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.880298. eCollection 2022.