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J Korean Med Sci. 2020 May 4;35(17):e104. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e104.
Influence of Besifovir Dipivoxil Maleate Combined with L-Carnitine on Hepatic Steatosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B.
Jung YW#1, Kim M#1, Kim BK1,2,3, Park JY1,2,3, Kim DY1,2,3, Ahn SH1,2,3, Han KH1,2,3, Kim SU1,2,4.
Author information
1
Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
2
Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
3
Yonsei Liver Center, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
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Yonsei Liver Center, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea. [email protected].
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Contributed equally
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Besifovir dipivoxil maleate (BSV) with L-carnitine is the first-line antiviral agent for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection. We investigated whether BSV combined with L-carnitine improves hepatic steatosis (HS).
METHODS:
Treatment-naïve patients with CHB who were initiated on antiviral therapy (AVT) were enrolled. The magnitude of HS was assessed using hepatic steatosis index (HSI), and HS improvement was defined as a ≥ 10% reduction in the HSI score from the baseline.
RESULTS:
The mean age of the study patients was 56 years with a male predominance (n = 178, 64.7%). The mean body mass index (BMI), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and platelet count were 23.5 kg/m², 49.6 IU/L, 49.0 IU/L, and 191.3 × 10⁹/L, respectively. The mean HSI and fibrosis (FIB)-4 index were 32.6 and 0.5, respectively. After 6 months of AVT, platelet count (mean, 191.3→167.0 × 10⁹/L), fasting glucose (mean, 113.1→105.9 mg/dL), AST (mean, 49.6→28.0 IU/L), ALT (mean, 49.0→33.9 IU/L), and total cholesterol (mean, 170.0→162.1 mg/dL) levels significantly decreased (all P < 0.05). In the BSV group, AST (mean, 95.2→30.2 IU/L) and ALT (mean, 81.1→31.1 IU/L) levels significantly reduced (all P < 0.05), whereas HSI and FIB-4 index were maintained (all P > 0.05). In the univariate analysis, age, BMI, diabetes, cirrhosis, fasting glucose level, and ALT were significantly associated with HS improvement (all P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION:
BSV with L-carnitine did not show any improvement of HS in patients with CHB. Further prospective randomized controlled studies are needed to validate the potential beneficial effects of BSV with L-carnitine in CHB infection.
© 2020 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.
KEYWORDS:
Besifovir; Entecavir; Hepatic Steatosis; L-carnitine; Tenofovir
PMID:
32356416
DOI:
10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e104
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