Predictors of Chronic Hepatitis C Evolution in HIV Co-Infected Patients From Romania
| Author | Camelia Sultana | en |
| Author | Simona Manuela Erscoiu | en |
| Author | Camelia Grancea | en |
| Author | Emanoil Ceausu | en |
| Author | Simona Ruta | en |
| Issued Date | 2013-02-28 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Due to a recent alarming increase in the number of HIV-HCV co-infected patients in Romania. Objectives: A cross sectional study was conducted to assess the baseline predictors of liver disease evolution. Patients and Methods: 83 HIV-HCV co-infected patients, untreated for HCV infection, were evaluated for viral replication, liver fibrosis (estimated by a noninvasive marker - FIB4), and plasma levels of IP-10 (interferon-gamma inducible protein 10) - a cytokine associated with an unfavorable outcome of HCV infection. Results: The median value for HCV viral load was high (6.3 log10 IU/mL), 98.8% of the patients were infected with HCV genotype 1. Although 53% of the patients received antiretroviral therapy (cART), only 31.8% of these achieved undetectable HIV levels. HCV viral load was significantly higher in patients with AIDS (6.4 vs. 6.1 log10IU/mL; P = 0.04), and in those naïve for cART (6.5 vs. 5.9 log10 IU/mL; P = 0.04). Severe fibrosis was directly correlated with immunosupression (56% vs. 17.4%, P = 0.03), HCV replication (6.1 vs. 4.9 log10IU/mL P = 0.008), and IP-10 median values (312 vs. 139 pg/ml, P=0.008). A serum IP-10 level higher than 400 pg/mL was significantly associated with FIB-4 median values (4.09 vs. 1.7, P = 0.004), HCV viral load (6.4 vs. 6.1 log10 IU/mL, P = 0.02) and ALT level (206.8 vs. 112.4 IU/L, P = 0.05). Conclusions: An important part of the HIV-HCV co-infected patients had negative baseline predictors for the evolution of HCV infection; their therapeutical management must be conducted with special attention towards adherence and potential overlapping drug toxicities. High concentrations of plasma IP-10 are reliable markers for the severity of liver disease. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.8611 | en |
| Keyword | Coinfection | en |
| Keyword | Romania | en |
| Keyword | Biological Markers | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Predictors of Chronic Hepatitis C Evolution in HIV Co-Infected Patients From Romania | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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