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Author(s): 

DABAGH ALI | RAJAEI SAMIRA

Journal: 

Hepatitis Monthly

Issue Info: 
  • Year: 

    2012
  • Volume: 

    12
  • Issue: 

    11
  • Pages: 

    0-0
Measures: 
  • Citations: 

    0
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    326
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    132
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There are reports that demonstrate the Avicenna to be the first anesthesiologist using modern methods of anesthesia and describing them in his Canon textbook; however, the majority of clinicians of worldwide believe that the modern practice of anesthesia is not too much old since 1846 and has affected the fate of surgical era after its invention in 1846. From the first days, anesthesia has been based on a limited number of pharmaceuticals and among them, anesthetic gases have a major role. The anesthetic gases have reached a great development; reaching the latest versions of halogenated hydrocarbons; sevoflurane being the last and possibly one of the best members of this family after decades. However, each pharmaceutical might have some potential side effects and the volatile anesthetics are not exception for this fact; one of their main drawbacks is the possibility of volatile agent that induced hepatic injury.

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Journal: 

Hepatitis Monthly

Issue Info: 
  • Year: 

    2012
  • Volume: 

    12
  • Issue: 

    11
  • Pages: 

    0-0
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    0
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    308
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    178
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Background: The Fas receptor/ligand system including soluble forms is the most important apoptotic initiator in the liver. Dysregulation of this pathway may contribute to abnormal cell proliferation and cell death and is regarded as one of the mechanisms preventing the immune system from rejecting the tumor cells.Objectives: To analyze the role of Fas system Fas/ Fas ligand (Fas/ FasL) in the multi-step process of hepatic fibrosis/carcinogenesis, and to use of the serum markers as possible candidate biomarkers for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Patients and Methods: Ninety patients were enrolled: 30 cases of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) without cirrhosis, 30 cases of CHC with liver cirrhosis, and 30 cases of HCC and hepatitis V virus (HCV) infection. Ten wedge liver biopsies, taken during laparoscopic cholecystectomy, were served as normal controls. Serum soluble Fas (sFas) levels were measured using ELISA technique; Fas and FasL proteins were detected in hepatic tissue by indirect Immuno-histochemical technique (IHC); electron microscopic (EM) and immune electron microscopic examinations were performed for detection of Fas expression on lymphocytes.Results: Hepatic expression of both Fas and FasL as well as expression of Fas on separated lymphocytes were significantly increased in the diseased groups (P<0.01) compared to the control specimens. The highest expression was noticed in CHC specimens, particularly with the necro-inflammatory activity and advancement of the fibrosis. The sFas in cirrhotic patients and HCC were significantly higher than that in normal controls and CHC without cirrhosis group (P<0.01).Conclusions: Apoptosis and the Fas system were significantly involved in the process of converting liver cirrhosis into hepatocellular carcinoma. Down-regulation of Fas expression, up regulation of FasL expression in hepatocytes, and elevation of serum sFas levels were important in tumor evasion from immune surveillance, and in hepatic carcinogenesis.

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Journal: 

Hepatitis Monthly

Issue Info: 
  • Year: 

    2012
  • Volume: 

    12
  • Issue: 

    11
  • Pages: 

    0-0
Measures: 
  • Citations: 

    0
  • Views: 

    289
  • Downloads: 

    209
Abstract: 

Background: Occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) is defined as the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the liver and/or in the serum of patients with negative results of hepatitis B s antigen (HBsAg) test with or without serological markers of previous viral exposure. The impact of OBI in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is still unclear.Objectives: The Aim of this study was to assess OBI prevalence and its potential implications on treatment outcome in a cohort of patients with CHC underwent standard antiviral therapy.Patients and Methods: Baseline serum samples from 137 HBsAg-negative CHC patients treated with pegylated-interferon and ribavirin (73 Responders/74 Non Responders), were retrospectively analyzed for HBV status.Results: Seventy-three patients (53.3%) showed markers of previous exposure to HBV. HBV DNA was detected in 2 of 137 serum samples (1.5%), both carrying HBV antibodies. Liver biopsies and post-therapy sera were available for 35 patients (12 Responders/23 Non Responders). HBV DNA sequences were found in 13 of 35 specimens (37.1%), all of patients with HBV DNA negativity in basal and post-therapy serum samples. Among OBI-positive patients, 5 (38.5%) carried serological markers of HBV infection. Regarding therapy outcome, in the OBI-positive group there were 5 of 13 (38.5%) sustained virological responders (SVR) compared to 7 of 22 (31.8%) in the OBI-negative one.Conclusions: Despite the high prevalence rate of liver HBV DNA in patients with CHC, SVR was not affected by occult HBV infection.

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Author(s): 

GHAMAR CHEHREH MOHAMMAD EBRAHIM | KHEDMAT HOSSEIN | KARBASI ASHRAF | AMINI MOHSEN | TAHERI SAEID

Journal: 

Hepatitis Monthly

Issue Info: 
  • Year: 

    2012
  • Volume: 

    12
  • Issue: 

    11
  • Pages: 

    0-0
Measures: 
  • Citations: 

    0
  • Views: 

    272
  • Downloads: 

    212
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Background: There are several studies in the literature investigating factors which can induce non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in different populations. However, the existing literature lacks powerful studies addressing the factors which may predict the severity of NAFLD.Objectives: In the current study, we aimed to evaluate factors independently associated with liver echogenicity in an Iranian NAFLD patient population.Patients and Methods: A total of 393 patients attending as outpatients at the Hepatology Clinic of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences were entered into this analysis. Univariate and multivariable linear regression models were performed to evaluate the effects of the study variables on the NAFLD grade, defined by ultrasound hepatic echogenicity.Results: Univariate linear analyses revealed a significant relationship between; the ultrasonographic grading of NAFLD and body weight (P<0.001), abdominal girth (P=0.007), pelvic girth (P=0.032), fasting blood glucose (FBS) (P=0.005), serum insulin (P=0.035), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) (P=0.012), triglycerides (P=0.049), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (P=0.015), alanin aminotransferase (ALT) (P=0.026), and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) (P=0.002). Multivariable linear regression models left only; HbA1C (P=0.011, b=0.133), body weight (P=0.001; b=0.176) and serum triglyceride (P=0.034; b=0.112) as factors independently associated with liver echogenicity.Conclusions: Diabetic patients can reduce liver damage of NAFLD with control of their HbA1C through the lower ranges. Hypertriglyceridemia and body weight are the other implicated factors, which worsen hepatic echogenicity in the NAFLD patient population. We recommend future prospective studies and clinical trials to confirm our findings.

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Journal: 

Hepatitis Monthly

Issue Info: 
  • Year: 

    2012
  • Volume: 

    12
  • Issue: 

    11
  • Pages: 

    0-0
Measures: 
  • Citations: 

    1
  • Views: 

    322
  • Downloads: 

    177
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Background: The transforming growth factor-b (TGF- b) is an important cytokine with anti-inflammatory properties.Objectives: The main purpose of this study was to compare the serum levels of TGF- b in a group of chronic HBV infected (CHB) patients as well as healthy individuals from South-East of Iran.Patients and Methods: Sixty patients with CHB as well as sixty healthy individuals were enrolled in the study. ELISA technique was applied to measure the serum levels of TGF- b in both groups.Results: Our results revealed that the serum levels of TGF- b were significantly increased in CHB patients in compare to healthy controls.Conclusions: According to this result, it may be concluded that high serum levels of TGF- b may be a mechanism by which immune response against HBV is suppressed.

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Author(s): 

GRZEGORZEWSKA ALICJA E.

Journal: 

Hepatitis Monthly

Issue Info: 
  • Year: 

    2012
  • Volume: 

    12
  • Issue: 

    11
  • Pages: 

    0-0
Measures: 
  • Citations: 

    0
  • Views: 

    315
  • Downloads: 

    234
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Context: Hepatitis B vaccination of hemodialysis patients is performed all over the world. There are also recommendations from world health organizations to vaccinate patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) prior dialysis commencement, but the implementation of a hepatitis B vaccination program is less common and not well organized.Evidence Acquisition: This review article summarizes data indicating why, when and how to vaccinate CKD patients before they start renal replacement therapy. Publication for this review was bringing into being from PubMed.Results: There is an agreement in the nephrological societies and among clinicians and scientists that CKD patients should be vaccinated in early stages of their disease, because a higher glomerular filtration rate is more likely to be associated with the responsiveness to vaccination. Schedules of vaccination and optimal vaccine doses are still being investigated. Differences in data with respect to these problems may result from comparisons of various vaccine doses and vaccination schedules without reference to one gold standard, variations in patients’ clinical status and glomerular filtration rate, and also the small groups of the affected patients make statistical analysis non-conclusive. A titer of antibodies to surface antigen of hepatitis B virus (anti-HBs) > 10 IU/L or ³10 IU/L is commonly considered as a marker of seroconversion to anti-HBs positivity after vaccination in both non-dialyzed and dialyzed patients. In advanced CKD, vaccine–induced serconversion rate is seldom observed in more than 90% of vaccinees. Various strategies have been utilized in order to increase vaccine-induced seroconversion rate in patients with advanced CKD. Changing the injection mode, the use of adjuvants and immunostimulants to improve the immunogenicity of existing recombinant hepatitis B vaccines, introduction of mammalian-cell derived pre-S/S HBV vaccines (third-generation vaccines) were tried in order to improve the immunization rate.Conclusions: There are a substantial number of non-responders to the hepatitis B vaccine among CKD patients. Therefore, successful prevention of hepatitis B virus transmission and spread will only be attained when hepatitis B vaccination is applied together with full implementation of appropriate infection control procedures.

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Author(s): 

GHADIR MOHAMMAD REZA

Journal: 

Hepatitis Monthly

Issue Info: 
  • Year: 

    2012
  • Volume: 

    12
  • Issue: 

    11
  • Pages: 

    0-0
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  • Citations: 

    0
  • Views: 

    292
  • Downloads: 

    108
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Dear Editor, We are thankful to the referees Dr. Mohamad Amin Pourhoseingholi et al. and the Editor for pointing out some valuable suggestion and important notes needed in the manuscript. The major concern of reviewer was about the positive Hepatitis D patient. Due to high number of cases in our study, the prevalence of Hepatitis D is very low.1) The only positive Hepatitis D is a 31 year-old woman. We have mentioned that she was an Afghanian lady but we have considered her native because she has Iranian ID Card, although we have not assessed her ancestry.2) As the reviewer has mentioned, chi square test is impractical in the present study so fisher exact test is used. We have mentioned to this important note in the methods and conclusion sections.3) It has mentioned that repeated test is performed to assess association between Hepatitis D and Tatto. So P value of likelihood ratio is not reported and both of P values are related to fisher exact test.

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Journal: 

Hepatitis Monthly

Issue Info: 
  • Year: 

    2012
  • Volume: 

    12
  • Issue: 

    11
  • Pages: 

    0-0
Measures: 
  • Citations: 

    0
  • Views: 

    320
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    178
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Background: By the current global obesogenic environment, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is becoming an important health problem in the pediatric age group.Objectives: This study aimed to determine the first age-and gender-specific percentiles and upper limit normal limit (ULN) of alanine aminotransaminase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransaminase (AST) among a nationally-representative sample of children and adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The second objective was to determine the linear association of obesity indexes and age with serum ALT and AST levels.Patients and Methods: This nationwide study was conducted among a representative sample of 4078 students aged 10-18 years, who were selected by multistage random cluster sampling from 27 provinces of Iran. ALT and AST were measured on fresh sera. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated as an index of generalized obesity, and waist- to- height ratio (WHtR) as an index of abdominal obesity. The age- and gender-specific percentiles of ALT and AST were constructed, and the 95th percentile of each enzyme was considered as the ULN. Gender-specific linear regression analysis was employed to examine the association of BMI or WHtR with the levels of ALT and AST.Results: Data of ALT and AST were available for 4078 (2038 girls) and 4150 (2061 girls), respectively. Participants had a mean (SD) age of 14.71 (2.41).The ULN of ALT for boys, girls, and the total individuals were 36.00; 38.00; and, 37.00 U/L, respectively. In both genders, ALT and AST had linear association with age. The association with BMI was significant for ALT in both genders and for AST only in boys, the association of ALT with WHtR was significant in both genders; the corresponding figures were not significant for AST.Conclusions: The findings of the current study confirmed the current ULN value of 40 U/L commonly used for the pediatric age group. The linear association of indexes for generalized and abdominal obesity with ALT underscores the importance of timely prevention and control of childhood obesity.

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Journal: 

Hepatitis Monthly

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  • Year: 

    2012
  • Volume: 

    12
  • Issue: 

    11
  • Pages: 

    0-0
Measures: 
  • Citations: 

    0
  • Views: 

    316
  • Downloads: 

    225
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Background: A high proportion of patients suffering from end stage liver disease are from low socioeconomic classes , which limits their access to liver transplantation as the most effctive treatment of this condition because of cost barrier.Objectives: one of the most challenging aspects of liver transplantation is its affordability and utilization by those who need it the most.Patients and Methods: Since November 2005, Iran Ministry of Health had covered 100% of the costs of in-patient liver transplantation care. To determine the effects of this policy, patterns of utilization of liver transplantation were compared before and after implementation of the policy. Group one included 112 and group two included 120 individuals who received transplantation before (from early January 2003 to November 2005) and after (from November 2005 to the end of December 2007) the legislation entered into the effect, respectively. Socioeconomic characteristics of these patients were evaluated by data collected about house and car ownership, education level, employment status, and place of residence.Results: Coverage of the costs allowed more illiterate and semiliterate people (P=0.032) as well as more unemployed or unskilled workers to receive transplantation (P=0.021). The number of transplantations also increased in children and geriatric age group. This legislation also led to greater countrywide regional coverage of indigent patients.Conclusions: This survey provides evidence that coverage of the costs by Ministry of Health was effective in reducing social discrimination in utilization of liver transplantation, and narrowed the gap between low and high socioeconomic classes in Iranian society.

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Journal: 

Hepatitis Monthly

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  • Year: 

    2012
  • Volume: 

    12
  • Issue: 

    11
  • Pages: 

    0-0
Measures: 
  • Citations: 

    2
  • Views: 

    338
  • Downloads: 

    224
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Background: Hepatic fibrosis is an inclusion indicator for treatment and a major independent predictor of treatment response in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Liver biopsy, considered as the “gold standard” for evaluating liver fibrosis, has carried some drawbacks. Currently used noninvasive predictors of fibrosis are considered less accurate than liver biopsy.Objectives: Our aim was to assess noninvasive predictors of fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C using the routine laboratory pre-treatment workup.Patients and Methods: Cross sectional study including 4289 Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C were assessed for the need to interferon and ribavirin therapy. Routine pre-treatment workup and reference needle liver biopsy were performed. FIB-4 index, APRI and modified APRI scores were validated. Patients were divided into two groups, first with no or minimal fibrosis, and second with moderate and marked fibrosis using the Metavir score.Results: Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age, body mass index, aspartate aminotransferase, alpha fetoprotein, platelets count, FIB-4 index, APRI and modified APRI score were significant independent predictors of fibrosis. Age >43 years, aspartate aminotransferase > 47U/L, platelets < 205×103/mm3, and alpha fetoprotein >2.6 ng/ml had the highest cutoff points in receiver operator characteristic curves. Taking into account the four variables together; the presence of ≥2 variables is associated with moderate and advanced fibrosis with a sensitivity of 0.81, specificity of 0.5, positive predictive value of 0.53 and negative predictive value of 0.79. FIB-4 index represented the best performing receiver operator characteristic curve for diagnosing moderate and marked fibrosis among other independent factors with a sensitivity of 0.74, specificity of 0.6, positive predictive value of 0.56 and negative predictive value of 0.76.Conclusions: Chronic HCV pre-treatment routine work up and composite fibrosis scores are good noninvasive predictor of liver fibrosis and can be used as an alternative method to invasive liver biopsy without adding more financial expenses to the treatment.

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Journal: 

Hepatitis Monthly

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  • Year: 

    2012
  • Volume: 

    12
  • Issue: 

    11
  • Pages: 

    0-0
Measures: 
  • Citations: 

    0
  • Views: 

    373
  • Downloads: 

    215
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Background: In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of the most common mutations occurring in Enhancer II (EnhII), Basal Core Promoter (BCP), Precore (PC), and Core (C) regions of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome.Objectives: We also investigated the correlation between HBV variants, their genotypes, and patients’ HBe antigen (HBeAg: soluble shape of the capsid antigen) status.Patients and Methods: We retrieved viral DNA from 40 serum samples of Tunisian patients positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and HBV DNA, amplified the above mentioned regions using specific primers, and sequenced the corresponding PCR (polymerase chain reaction) products. For further analysis purpose, the patients were divided into two groups: Group1 including 34 HBeAg-negative patients and Group2 with 6 HBeAg-positive patients.Objectives: We also investigated the correlation between HBV variants, their genotypes,and patients’ HBe antigen (HBeAg: soluble shape of the capsid antigen) statusResults: Twenty-one patients (52.5%) showed PC G1896A mutation and 11 (27.5%) carried A1762T/G1764A double mutations. These mutations were more frequent in HBeAg-negative patients than that in HBeAg-positive ones. Indeed, 58.8% of patients bearing G1896A mutation were HBeAg-negative while 16.7% were positive. In patients bearing T1762/A1764 double mutation, 29.4% were positive and 16.7% were negative. In addition, the A1896 mutation was restricted to HBV isolates that had wild-type T1858, while C1858 was rather linked to the occurrence of T1762/A1764 mutation. Interestingly, this study revealed a high frequency of genotype E. This frequency was important as compared to that of genotype D known to be predominant in the country as delineated in previous studies.Conclusions: Previous results supported and showed that HBV strains present in Tunisia belonging to genotype D and, to a lesser extent, to genotype E, were prone to mutations in BCP/ PC regions. This observation was more obvious in HBV isolates from asymptomatic chronic carriers (AsC). The high mutational rates observed in our study might result from a mechanism of viral escape that plays an important role in the loss of HBeAg.

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Hepatitis Monthly

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  • Year: 

    2012
  • Volume: 

    12
  • Issue: 

    11
  • Pages: 

    0-0
Measures: 
  • Citations: 

    1
  • Views: 

    566
  • Downloads: 

    194
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Background: chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a multifactorial disease that can result in serious clinical complications. Host genetic background especially the genes that encode immunologic factors like INF-g and its receptor (IFN-g R) are critical in the pathogenesis of infection.Objectives: The current study aimed to investigate the association between two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at positions -611 and -56 within the promoter region of gamma interferon receptor1 gene (IFN-g R1) and chronic HBV infection.Materials and Methods: Genomic DNA from peripheral blood samples of 200 chronically HBV infected patients and 200 healthy blood donors, as controls, were collected and genomic DNA was extracted by phenol-chloroform method and DNA analysis genotype identification was performed by PCR-RFLP.Results: The results indicated that both SNP’s frequency had a significant difference in the patient and control groups. At position -56, TT genotype was associated with patient group and P value was 0.002 and at position -611, GG genotype was further observed in control group and P value was 0.006.Conclusions: Presence of G allele at position -611 within promoter of IFN-g R1 gene in the enrolled population for the study was related to lower risk of disease, and presence of T allele at position -56 was also related to susceptibility to chronic HBV infection. Men had higher frequency of chronic HBV infection, which might be the result of high risk behavior.

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