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. 2022 Mar 16;11(6):1638.
doi: 10.3390/jcm11061638.

The Serum Profile of Transferrin Isoforms in Pancreatitis

Agnieszka Mucha  1 , Malgorzata Zaczek  2 , Michal Kralisz  2 , Ewa Gruszewska  3 , Bogdan Cylwik  4 , Anatol Panasiuk  2   5 , Lech Chrostek  3
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The Serum Profile of Transferrin Isoforms in Pancreatitis

Agnieszka Mucha et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Total transferrin concentration changes in acute-phase reactions. Additionally, the alteration of transferrin glycosylation in inflammations can occur. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of pancreatitis on the serum profile of transferrin isoforms. The tested groups consisted of 84 patients with acute pancreatitis and 42 patients with chronic hepatitis. Transferrin isoforms were analyzed by capillary electrophoresis on a MINICAP electrophoretic system (Sebia, France). There was a significant decrease in the concentration of pentasialotransferrin in both acute and chronic pancreatitis, and a significant increase in tetrasialotransferrin in the acute pancreatitis group when compared to the control group. There were no significant changes in transferrin isoforms between the acute and chronic pancreatitis groups, and between the edematous and necrotizing forms of the disease. Considering the etiology of acute pancreatitis, we noticed higher values of bile acids and γ-glutamyltransferase in acute pancreatitis of alcoholic etiology than that in pancreatitis of other etiologies. In conclusion, the alterations in transferrin isoform profile in acute and chronic pancreatitis are not organ specific. Because similar changes were observed in hepatitis, we can conclude that the serum profile of transferrin isoforms is involved in the pathogenesis of the disease.

Keywords: capillary electrophoresis; pancreatitis; transferrin isoforms.

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The concentrations of transferrin isoforms and total transferrin in the control (C), acute pancreatitis (AP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) groups.
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The concentration of bile acids (BA) and the activity of GGT in the acute pancreatitis of alcoholic (A) and other (O) etiologies.
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