Association between Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio and Herpes Zoster Infection in 1688 Living Donor Liver Transplantation Recipients at a Large Single Center
- Abstract
- Liver transplantation (LT) is closely associated with decreased immune function, a contributor to herpes zoster (HZ). However, risk factors for HZ in living donor LT (LDLT) remain unknown. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and immune system function are reportedly correlated. This study investigated the association between NLR and HZ in 1688 patients who underwent LDLT between January 2010 and July 2020 and evaluated risk factors for HZ and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). The predictive power of NLR was assessed through the concordance index and an integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) analysis. Of the total cohort, 138 (8.2%) had HZ. The incidence of HZ after LT was 11.2 per 1000 person-years and 0.1%, 1.3%, 2.9%, and 13.5% at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years, respectively. In the Cox regression analysis, preoperative NLR was significantly associated with HZ (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 1.05; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02-1.09; p = 0.005) and PHN (HR, 1.08; 95% CI, 1.03-1.13; p = 0.001). Age, sex, mycophenolate mofetil use, and hepatitis B virus infection were risk factors for HZ versus age and sex for PHN. In the IDI analysis, NLR was discriminative for HZ and PHN (p = 0.020 and p = 0.047, respectively). Preoperative NLR might predict HZ and PHN in LDLT recipients.
- Author(s)
- 심지훈; 문영진; 김성훈; 김경선; 이주승; 송준걸; 황규삼
- Issued Date
- 2021
- Type
- Article
- Keyword
- herpes zoster; liver transplantation; living donor; neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio; postherpetic
- DOI
- 10.3390/biomedicines9080963
- URI
- https://oak.ulsan.ac.kr/handle/2021.oak/7288
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- Publisher
- BIOMEDICINES
- Location
- 스위스
- Language
- 영어
- ISSN
- 2227-9059
- Citation Volume
- 9
- Citation Number
- 8
- Citation Start Page
- 0
- Citation End Page
- 0
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