Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Vitamin D Receptor Genetic Polymorphisms are Associated With Prognosis of Acute Pancreatitis
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Yu Liu1, Yangxi Chen1, Lei Guo1
1Departments of Geriatrics.
Objectives:
This study investigated the relationship between serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels, vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms, and the prognosis of acute pancreatitis (AP).
Methods:
This prospective observation study included patients with AP admitted to the Jinling Hospital between January 2018 and December 2019. Clinical information, laboratory tests, and single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the VDR gene were collected.
Results:
A total of 508 AP patients were included, with a mean age of 44.81 ± 13.80 years. Among them, 158 (31.10%) cases developed sepsis, 211 (41.54%) cases had serious AP, and 47 (9.25%) patients died before discharge. The multivariate regression analysis showed that VD deficiency was an independent risk factor for the occurrence of sepsis (OR=3.768, 95% CI: 2.368-5.997, P <0.001), progression of AP patients to serious AP (OR=4.297, 95% CI: 2.806-6.582, P <0.001), and in-hospital mortality in AP patients (OR=2.406, 95% CI: 1.162-4.984, P =0.018). SNPs of VDR associated with sepsis, serious AP, or in-hospital death were identified, including rs12721375, rs2853559, rs11168287, rs2853559, and rs11168283 (all P <0.05). The Generalized Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction model analysis revealed that a 4-order model (rs11168283, rs11168287, rs2853559, and 25(OH)D) was the best model for predicting death ( P <0.01).
Conclusions:
VD deficiency and VDR genetic polymorphisms are associated with AP prognosis in Chinese Han patients with AP. VDR genetic polymorphism may influence the outcomes of AP patients by affecting the levels of inflammatory cytokines.
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