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This study investigated whether baseline neutrophil-associated proteomic signatures and histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) levels are associated with IS withdrawal outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Within an institutional IS withdrawal program (n = 77), 59 recipients had evaluable outcomes by the follow-up cut-off (June 30, 2025). Among these, 31 pLT recipients underwent planned IS withdrawal (primary analytic cohort), and baseline plasma from 10 patients was analyzed via liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) proteomics to identify tolerance-associated proteins and pathways. HDAC1 was subsequently quantified by ELISA in 39 recipients with baseline plasma available. The diagnostic performance of HDAC1 in distinguishing immune-tolerant (IT) from non-immune-tolerant (NIT) outcomes was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. To corroborate tissue-level consistency, HDAC1 expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in baseline liver biopsy sections from 10 recipients (5 IT and 5 NIT) selected from the planned withdrawal cohort.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Proteomic profiling revealed distinct baseline differences enriched in neutrophil-related functions, including pathways linked to degranulation and neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation. HDAC1 was identified as a key candidate marker, with significantly lower baseline levels observed in the IT group. In the validation cohort, plasma HDAC1 demonstrated moderate discriminative performance for baseline risk stratification (AUC = 0.81). Furthermore, IHC analysis of baseline liver biopsies showed lower intrahepatic HDAC1 staining in IT recipients compared to the NIT group, consistent with the systemic plasma findings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Baseline neutrophil-linked proteomic signals and diminished HDAC1 expression are associated with successful IS withdrawal in pLT recipients. These findings support HDAC1 as a hypothesis-generating candidate biomarker for baseline risk stratification and provide a clinically oriented framework to refine patient selection and enhance early monitoring during IS minimization and withdrawal protocols.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fimmu.2026.1800926","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,26]],"date-time":"2026-03-26T05:19:41Z","timestamp":1774502381000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Neutrophil-associated plasma proteomics identifies HDAC1 as a baseline biomarker of immune tolerance during immunosuppressant withdrawal after pediatric liver transplantation: a single-center cohort study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Ruofan","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"First Central Hospital of Tianjin Medical University","place":["Tianjin, 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