AIM: To investigate the relationship among pretreatment serum CXC chemokine ligand 10(CXCL10),thyroid peroxidase antibody(TPOAb) levels and thyroid dysfunction(TD) in Chinese hepatitis C patients.METHODS: One hundred ...AIM: To investigate the relationship among pretreatment serum CXC chemokine ligand 10(CXCL10),thyroid peroxidase antibody(TPOAb) levels and thyroid dysfunction(TD) in Chinese hepatitis C patients.METHODS: One hundred and thirty-nine treatmentnaive genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C patients with no history of TD or treatment with thyroid hormones were enrolled in this study.Patients underwent peginterferon alfa-2a/ribavirin(Peg IFNα-2a/RBV) treatment for 48 wk,followed by detection of clinical factors at each follow-up point.Hepatitis C virus(HCV) antibodies were analyzed using microsomal chemiluminescence,and serum HCV RNA was measured by real-time PCR assay at 0,4,12,24 and 48 wk after the initiation of therapy and 24 wk after the end of therapy.To assess thyroid function,serum thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH),free thyroxine(FT4),free triodothyronine(FT3) and TPOAb/thyroglobulin antibody(TGAb) levels were determined using chemiluminescent immunoassays every 3 mo.Serum CXCL10 levels were determined at baseline.RESULTS: The prevalence of TD was 18.0%.Twentyone(84.0%) out of twenty-five patients exhibited normal thyroid function at week 24 after therapy.The rate of sustained virological response to Peg IFNα-2a/RBV in our study was 59.0%(82/139),independent of thyroid function.Pretreatment serum CXCL10 levels were significantly increased in patients with euthyroidstatus compared with patients with TD(495.2 ± 244.2 pg/m L vs 310.0 ± 163.4 pg/m L,P = 0.012).Patients with TD were more frequently TPOAb-positive than non-TD(NTD) patients(24.2% vs 12.3%,P = 0.047) at baseline.Three of the one hundred and fifteen patients without TPOAb at baseline developed TD at the end of treatment(37.5% vs 2.6%,P = 0.000).Female patients exhibited an increased risk for developing TD compared with male patients(P = 0.014).CONCLUSION: Lower pretreatment serum CXCL10 levels are associated with TD,and TD prevalence increases in female patients and patients who are positive for TPOAb at baseline.展开更多
Background:The ultimate goal of hepatitis B treatment is hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg)seroclearance.Several factors have been suggested to be associated with the rate of HBsAg reduction in antiviral-naive or lami...Background:The ultimate goal of hepatitis B treatment is hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg)seroclearance.Several factors have been suggested to be associated with the rate of HBsAg reduction in antiviral-naive or lamivudine therapy cohorts.However,there are few studies evaluating the factors during long-term entecavir(ETV)therapy.In the present study,we aimed to evaluate the factors to predict the outcome of ETV therapy for 7 years.Methods:A total of 47 chronic hepatitis B(CHB)patients treated with ETV monotherapy were included in this study.Liver biochemistry,hepatitis B virus(HBV)serological markers,serum HBV DNA,and HBsAg titers were tested at baseline,3 months,6 months,and yearly from 1 to 7.The associations between factors and HBsAg reduction were assessed using multivariate tests with repeated measure analysis of variance.Results:At baseline,serum HBsAg levels showed a positive correlation with baseline HBV DNA levels(r=0.625,P〈0.001).The mean HBsAg titers after ETV treatment were significantly lower than the baseline titers(P ranges from 0.025 to 0.000,000,6).The HBsAg reduction rate during the 1st year was greater compared to after 1 year of treatment(P〈0.05).Multivariate test showed that hepatitis B e antigen(HBeAg)seroclearance and/or HBsAg reduction≥0.5 log10 IU/ml at 6 months had a high negative predictive value(96.77%)for HBsAg seroclearance(P=0.002,P=0.012,respectively).Conclusions:The HBsAg reduction rate during the 1st year was greater than that after 1 year of treatment.Further,HBeAg status and HBsAg levels at month 6 are the optimal factors for the early prediction of HBsAg seroclearance after long-term ETV therapy in CHB patients.展开更多
基金Supported by National Major Project for Infectious Diseases Control,No.2012ZX10002003-004-003National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81373056PhD Program Foundation of Ministry of Education of China,No.20090001110081
文摘AIM: To investigate the relationship among pretreatment serum CXC chemokine ligand 10(CXCL10),thyroid peroxidase antibody(TPOAb) levels and thyroid dysfunction(TD) in Chinese hepatitis C patients.METHODS: One hundred and thirty-nine treatmentnaive genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C patients with no history of TD or treatment with thyroid hormones were enrolled in this study.Patients underwent peginterferon alfa-2a/ribavirin(Peg IFNα-2a/RBV) treatment for 48 wk,followed by detection of clinical factors at each follow-up point.Hepatitis C virus(HCV) antibodies were analyzed using microsomal chemiluminescence,and serum HCV RNA was measured by real-time PCR assay at 0,4,12,24 and 48 wk after the initiation of therapy and 24 wk after the end of therapy.To assess thyroid function,serum thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH),free thyroxine(FT4),free triodothyronine(FT3) and TPOAb/thyroglobulin antibody(TGAb) levels were determined using chemiluminescent immunoassays every 3 mo.Serum CXCL10 levels were determined at baseline.RESULTS: The prevalence of TD was 18.0%.Twentyone(84.0%) out of twenty-five patients exhibited normal thyroid function at week 24 after therapy.The rate of sustained virological response to Peg IFNα-2a/RBV in our study was 59.0%(82/139),independent of thyroid function.Pretreatment serum CXCL10 levels were significantly increased in patients with euthyroidstatus compared with patients with TD(495.2 ± 244.2 pg/m L vs 310.0 ± 163.4 pg/m L,P = 0.012).Patients with TD were more frequently TPOAb-positive than non-TD(NTD) patients(24.2% vs 12.3%,P = 0.047) at baseline.Three of the one hundred and fifteen patients without TPOAb at baseline developed TD at the end of treatment(37.5% vs 2.6%,P = 0.000).Female patients exhibited an increased risk for developing TD compared with male patients(P = 0.014).CONCLUSION: Lower pretreatment serum CXCL10 levels are associated with TD,and TD prevalence increases in female patients and patients who are positive for TPOAb at baseline.
基金This study was supported by the grants from the 12th Five-Year Plan,the National Natural Science Foundation of China,the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission of Major Projects
文摘Background:The ultimate goal of hepatitis B treatment is hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg)seroclearance.Several factors have been suggested to be associated with the rate of HBsAg reduction in antiviral-naive or lamivudine therapy cohorts.However,there are few studies evaluating the factors during long-term entecavir(ETV)therapy.In the present study,we aimed to evaluate the factors to predict the outcome of ETV therapy for 7 years.Methods:A total of 47 chronic hepatitis B(CHB)patients treated with ETV monotherapy were included in this study.Liver biochemistry,hepatitis B virus(HBV)serological markers,serum HBV DNA,and HBsAg titers were tested at baseline,3 months,6 months,and yearly from 1 to 7.The associations between factors and HBsAg reduction were assessed using multivariate tests with repeated measure analysis of variance.Results:At baseline,serum HBsAg levels showed a positive correlation with baseline HBV DNA levels(r=0.625,P〈0.001).The mean HBsAg titers after ETV treatment were significantly lower than the baseline titers(P ranges from 0.025 to 0.000,000,6).The HBsAg reduction rate during the 1st year was greater compared to after 1 year of treatment(P〈0.05).Multivariate test showed that hepatitis B e antigen(HBeAg)seroclearance and/or HBsAg reduction≥0.5 log10 IU/ml at 6 months had a high negative predictive value(96.77%)for HBsAg seroclearance(P=0.002,P=0.012,respectively).Conclusions:The HBsAg reduction rate during the 1st year was greater than that after 1 year of treatment.Further,HBeAg status and HBsAg levels at month 6 are the optimal factors for the early prediction of HBsAg seroclearance after long-term ETV therapy in CHB patients.
