Variations in serum sphingolipid levels associate with liver fibrosis progression and poor treatment outcome in hepatitis C virus but not hepatitis B virus infection

Hepatology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 812-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgios Grammatikos ◽  
Nerea Ferreiros ◽  
Dimitra Bon ◽  
Stephanie Schwalm ◽  
Julia Dietz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Liver Fibrosis ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
Fibrosis Progression ◽  
B Virus ◽  
Poor Treatment ◽  
Poor Treatment Outcome

scholarly journals Liver Fibrosis Progression and Mortality in Hepatitis B– and C–Coinfected Persons Treated With Directly Acting Antiviral Agents: Results From ERCHIVES

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 664-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeel A Butt ◽  
Peng Yan ◽  
Samia Aslam ◽  
Abdul-Badi Abou-Samra ◽  
Kenneth E Sherman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Liver Fibrosis ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Confidence Intervals ◽  
Antiviral Agents ◽  
Virologic Response ◽  
Fibrosis Progression ◽  
B Virus

Abstract For persons with baseline Fibrosis-4 1.46–3.25, cirrhosis incidence/1000 patient-years was 49.3 among hepatitis B virus (HBV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfected and 18.2 among HCV monoinfected (P = .03). Cirrhosis risk was numerically higher but statistically nonsignificant among HBV/HCV coinfected (hazards ratio [HR] 1.51; 95% confidence intervals [CI], .37–6.05) but lower among those who attained sustained virologic response (HR, .52; 95% CI, .42–.63).

Significance of biglycan and osteopontin as non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus and chronic hepatitis C virus

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 681-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Sobhy ◽  
Mohammed Fakhry M. ◽  
Haitham A Azeem ◽  
Ahmed M Ashmawy ◽  
Hamed Omar Khalifa
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Liver Fibrosis ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis B ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
B Virus

Several studies were performed to evaluate the degree of liver fibrosis by non-invasive markers. We aimed to assess the diagnostic value of both biglycan (BGN) and osteopontin (OPN) as non-invasive markers of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and chronic hepatitis C (CHC). This study was performed on 100 patients with CHB virus, 100 patients with CHC virus and 100 normal controls. All participants were subjected to the following laboratory tests: hemoglobin, platelet, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, albumin, international normalized ratio, HBs Ag, hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody, hepatitis B virus DNA, HCV RNA, liver biopsy, BGN and OPN. We found that BGN level was significantly increased in the CHB group compared with the controls (p<0.001), but the level was not different between the CHC group and the controls (p<0.96). OPN was increased in both the CHB and CHC groups compared with the controls (p<0.001). Positive correlation was found between fibrosis stages and BGN level of the CHB group (r=0.64; p<0.001) and between fibrosis stages and OPN level of the CHB (r=0.63; p<0.001) and CHC (r=0.59; p<0.03) groups. The area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity and specificity of BGN were 1.0, 100% and 100% in predicting fibrosis in patients with CHB, and 0.50, 26% and 78% in predicting fibrosis in patients with CHC. OPN had an AUC of 0.997, sensitivity of 96% and specificity of 100% in predicting fibrosis in patients with CHB, and 0.974, 96.5% and 100% in predicting fibrosis in patients with CHC. In conclusion, BGN and OPN could be considered non-invasive markers for liver fibrosis assessment.

“Inapparent” hepatitis B virus infection and hepatitis C virus replication in alcoholic subjects with and without liver disease

Hepatology ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 577-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Linda Zignego ◽  
Marco Foschi ◽  
Giacomo Laffi ◽  
Monica Monti ◽  
Grazia Careccia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Virus Replication ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
B Virus
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