Abstract:Objective To study the changes in serum levels of CXCL9, thromboxane A2 (TXA2) and prostacyclin (PGI2) before and after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension, and their correlation with the prognosis. Methods Totally 75 patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension who were treated by TIPS in the hospital from January 2013 to December 2014 were selected as the subjects. The median survival time was 910 days. Survival time of 35 cases was longer than or equal to 910 days and that of the other 40 cases was shorter than 910 days. The liver function indexes, portal pressure, portal blood flow index and the levels of serum CXCL9, TXA2 and PGI2 were recorded before and after operation. According to the median survival time, the patients were grouped. Serum levels of CXCL9, TXA2 and PGI2 were compared between the survival time ≥ 910 d group and the survival time < 910 d group. The correlation between the above indexes and the prognosis was analyzed by Spearman correlation analysis. Results The alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) decreased and albumin (ALB) increased 2 weeks after operation (P < 0.05). The portal pressure, portal blood flow index and serum levels of CXCL9, TXA2 and PGI2 decreased 1 week after operation (P < 0.05). Serum levels of CXCL9, TXA2 and PGI2 in the survival time ≥ 910 d group [(290.95 ± 83.51) pg/ml, (89.12 ± 16.35) ng/L, (121.93 ± 29.56) ng/L] were lower than those in the survival time < 910 d group [(340.12 ± 96.59) pg/ml, (121.26 ± 23.08) ng/L, (159.83 ± 32.65) ng/L] (P < 0.05). Spearman correlation analysis showed that the preoperative serum levels of CXCL9, TXA2 and PGI2 were negatively correlated with the prognosis of patients (P < 0.05). Conclusions TIPS can improve the liver function and decrease the portal pressure in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. After operation, serum levels of CXCL9, TXA2 and PGI2 decrease. Preoperative serum levels of CXCL9, TXA2 and PGI2 are closely related to the prognosis.