J Clin Lab Anal. 2017 Jan 23. doi: 10.1002/jcla.22141. [Epub ahead of print]
Alanine aminotransferase is more sensitive to the decrease in hepatitis B virus-DNA load than other liver markers in chronic hepatitis B patients.Wang HB1, Wang QY2, Yuan Q1, Shan XY1, Fu GH1.
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- 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jinhua Central Hospital, Jinhua, China.
- 2Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, China.
AbstractBACKGROUND: A direct correlation between hepatitis B virus DNA (HBV-DNA) and liver markers has not been identified in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. However, the effect of HBV-DNA changes on liver markers remains unclear. We explored the association between decreased HBV-DNA and liver makers in CHB patients.
METHODS: Chronic hepatitis B patients who visited Jinhua Central Hospital twice were selected for analysis. Finally, 171 participants with a 1-log reduction in HBV-DNA between the two visits were enrolled as the case group, and 158 participants with no significant changes in HBV-DNA were enrolled as the control group.
RESULTS: There was no significant correlation between HBV-DNA and liver markers (P>.05). However, in longitudinal analysis, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) were significantly different between the two tests (P<.05) in the case group. Conversely, there was no significant difference in the control group. When HBV-DNA decreased >26 times, ALT was reduced by half or more. A similar trend was observed with a decrease of >63 times for AST and a decrease of >76 times for GGT.
CONCLUSIONS: A large change in HBV-DNA can lead to a significant variation in liver markers. In particular, ALT was more sensitive than other liver markers to a reduction in HBV-DNA.
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KEYWORDS: CHB patients; HBV-DNA load; liver markers
PMID:28116822DOI:10.1002/jcla.22141
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