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Younossi ZM, Stepanova M, Rafiq N, Henry L, Loomba R, Makhlouf H, Goodman Z. Nonalcoholic steatofibrosis independently predicts mortality in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Hepatol Commun 2017; 1:421-428. [PMID: 29404470 PMCID: PMC5721410 DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the progressive form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The minimal pathologic criteria for NASH include hepatic steatosis, ballooning degeneration, and lobular inflammation. The resolution of NASH, which relies on the loss of ballooning degeneration, is subject to sampling and observer variability in pathologic interpretation. Ballooning is associated with advanced hepatic fibrosis in cross‐sectional studies but is not a predictor of mortality in NAFLD. Fibrosis staging, while still subject to some sampling variability, has less observer variability and is a robust predictor of liver‐related mortality in NAFLD. In this study, we hypothesize that, regardless of the diagnosis of NASH, the presence of steatofibrosis (steatosis accompanied by fibrosis) regardless of other pathologic features can also be a robust predictor of mortality in NAFLD. We used our previously reported cohort of patients with NAFLD with liver biopsies and long‐term mortality follow‐up. Cox proportional hazard models were used to determine the predictors of overall and liver‐related mortality. Of 209 enrolled NAFLD subjects, 97 can be classified as having steatofibrosis. During follow‐up (median 150 months), 64 (30.6%) patients died, with 18 (8.6%) from liver‐related causes. Adjusted for age, both diagnostic categories of NASH and steatofibrosis were significantly and similarly associated with liver‐related mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 9.9; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.3‐74.9; P = 0.027; aHR, 6.7; 95% CI, 1.5‐29.8; P = 0.013, respectively). However, only steatofibrosis showed independent association with overall mortality (aHR, 1.76; 95% CI, 1.02‐3.05; P = 0.043). Conclusion: Steatofibrosis and NASH are similarly associated with liver‐related mortality, but only steatofibrosis is associated with overall mortality in patients with NAFLD. Given the inherent observer variability in ballooning degeneration, a key diagnostic component of NASH, we suggest that steatofibrosis should be considered a viable diagnostic classification for NAFLD subjects at risk or adverse outcomes and provides a simpler endpoint for clinical trials of therapeutic agents. (Hepatology Communications 2017;1:421–428)
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- Zobair M Younossi
- Center for Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church VA.,Betty and Guy Beatty Center for Integrated Research Inova Health System Falls Church VA
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- Center for Outcomes Research in Liver Diseases Washington DC.,Betty and Guy Beatty Center for Integrated Research Inova Health System Falls Church VA
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- Center for Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church VA.,Betty and Guy Beatty Center for Integrated Research Inova Health System Falls Church VA
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- Center for Outcomes Research in Liver Diseases Washington DC.,Betty and Guy Beatty Center for Integrated Research Inova Health System Falls Church VA
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- NAFLD Research Center University of California San Diego San Diego CA
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- Cancer Diagnosis Program, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Bethesda MD
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- Center for Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church VA.,Betty and Guy Beatty Center for Integrated Research Inova Health System Falls Church VA
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Dulai PS, Singh S, Patel J, Soni M, Prokop LJ, Younossi Z, Sebastiani G, Ekstedt M, Hagstrom H, Nasr P, Stal P, Wong VWS, Kechagias S, Hultcrantz R, Loomba R. Increased risk of mortality by fibrosis stage in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Hepatology 2017; 65:1557-1565. [PMID: 28130788 PMCID: PMC5397356 DOI: 10.1002/hep.29085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1261] [Impact Index Per Article: 180.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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UNLABELLED Liver fibrosis is the most important predictor of mortality in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Quantitative risk of mortality by fibrosis stage has not been systematically evaluated. We aimed to quantify the fibrosis stage-specific risk of all-cause and liver-related mortality in NAFLD. Through a systematic review and meta-analysis, we identified five adult NAFLD cohort studies reporting fibrosis stage-specific mortality (0-4). Using fibrosis stage 0 as a reference population, fibrosis stage-specific mortality rate ratios (MRRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for all-cause and liver-related mortality were estimated. The study is reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. Included were 1,495 NAFLD patients with 17,452 patient years of follow-up. Compared to NAFLD patients with no fibrosis (stage 0), NAFLD patients with fibrosis were at an increased risk for all-cause mortality, and this risk increased with increases in the stage of fibrosis: stage 1, MRR = 1.58 (95% CI 1.19-2.11); stage 2, MRR = 2.52 (95% CI 1.85-3.42); stage 3, MRR = 3.48 (95% CI 2.51-4.83); and stage 4, MRR = 6.40 (95% CI 4.11-9.95). The results were more pronounced as the risk of liver-related mortality increased exponentially with each increase in the stage of fibrosis: stage 1, MRR = 1.41 (95% CI 0.17-11.95); stage 2, MRR = 9.57 (95% CI 1.67-54.93); stage 3, MRR = 16.69 (95% CI 2.92-95.36); and stage 4, MRR = 42.30 (95% CI 3.51-510.34). Limitations of the study include an inability to adjust for comorbid conditions or demographics known to impact fibrosis progression in NAFLD and the inclusion of patients with simple steatosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis without fibrosis in the reference comparison group. CONCLUSION The risk of liver-related mortality increases exponentially with increase in fibrosis stage; these data have important implications in assessing the utility of each stage and benefits of regression of fibrosis from one stage to another. (Hepatology 2017;65:1557-1565).
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- Parambir S. Dulai
- NAFLD Research Center, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- NAFLD Research Center, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- NAFLD Research Center, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- NAFLD Research Center, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Library Services, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Center for Liver disease, Department of Medicine, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- NAFLD Research Center, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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Metrakos P, Nilsson T. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease--a chronic disease of the 21<sup>st</sup> century. J Biomed Res 2017; 32:327-335. [PMID: 28550272 PMCID: PMC6163117 DOI: 10.7555/jbr.31.20160153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) comprises a spectrum of metabolic states ranging from simple steatosis to inflammation with associated fibrosis to cirrhosis. Though accumulation of hepatic fat is not associated with a significant increase in mortality rates, hepatic inflammation is, as this augments the risk of terminal liver disease, i.e., cirrhosis, hepatic decompensation (liver failure) and/or hepatocellular carcinoma. Disease progression is usually slow, over a decade or more and, for the most part, remains asymptomatic. Recent estimates suggest that the global prevalence of NAFLD is high, about one in four. In most cases, NAFLD overlaps with overweight, obesity, cardiovascular disease and the metabolic syndrome with numerous contributing parameters including a dysregulation of adipose tissue, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, changes in the gut microbiome, neuronal and hormonal dysregulation and metabolic stress. NAFLD is diagnosed incidentally, despite its high prevalence. Non-invasive imaging techniques have emerged, making it possible to determine degree of steatosis as well asfibrosis. Despite this, the benefit of routine diagnostics remains uncertain. A better understanding of the (molecular) pathogenesis of NAFLD is needed combined with long-term studies where benefits of treatment can be assessed to determine cost-benefit ratios. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge and possible areas of treatment.
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- Peter Metrakos
- Cancer Research Program, Block-E, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Cancer Research Program, Block-E, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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Hannah WN, Torres DM, Harrison SA. Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Endpoints in Clinical Trials. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y) 2016; 12:756-763. [PMID: 28035202 PMCID: PMC5193083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now the leading cause of liver disease in developed countries, and the rates of NAFLD continue to rise in conjunction with the obesity pandemic. While the majority of patients with isolated steatosis generally have a benign course, a diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) carries a significantly higher risk for progression of disease, cirrhosis, and death. Pharmacologic therapeutic interventions in NASH have largely proven to be ineffective or unappealing due to long-term side-effect profiles, and the majority of patients cannot achieve or sustain targeted weight loss goals, necessitating an urgent need for therapeutic trials and drug development. The complex molecular mechanisms leading to NASH and the long duration of time to develop complications of disease are challenges to developing meaningful clinical endpoints. Because of these challenges, surrogate endpoints that are linked to all-cause mortality, liver-related death, and complications of cirrhosis are much more likely to be beneficial in the majority of patients.
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- William N Hannah
- Dr Hannah is an associate professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland and the Department of Medicine at the San Antonio Military Medical Center in Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Dr Torres is an associate professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland and the Division of Gastroenterology in the Department of Medicine at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr Harrison is a visiting professor of hepatology in the Radcliffe Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford in Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Dr Hannah is an associate professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland and the Department of Medicine at the San Antonio Military Medical Center in Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Dr Torres is an associate professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland and the Division of Gastroenterology in the Department of Medicine at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr Harrison is a visiting professor of hepatology in the Radcliffe Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford in Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Dr Hannah is an associate professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland and the Department of Medicine at the San Antonio Military Medical Center in Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Dr Torres is an associate professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland and the Division of Gastroenterology in the Department of Medicine at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr Harrison is a visiting professor of hepatology in the Radcliffe Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford in Oxford, United Kingdom
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A Review of Western and Traditional Chinese Medical Approaches to Managing Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2016; 2016:6491420. [PMID: 27872651 PMCID: PMC5107852 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6491420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a disease of attention because of increase in prevalence from 20% to 41%. The clinical and pathological conditions in patients with NAFLD range from steatosis alone to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with or without fibrosis to hepatic cancer. In the United States, NAFLD was the second-leading indication for liver transplant between 2004 and 2013. Although imaging studies such as magnetic resonance elastography and the use of diagnostic panels and scoring systems can provide a fairly accurate diagnosis of NAFLD, there are few treatment options for patients with mild to moderate disease other than lifestyle modification. Many of the currently used medical treatments have been shown to cause severe side effects and some have been shown to be associated with increased risk for certain types of cancer. In recent years, a number of traditional Chinese herbal treatments have been examined for their potential uses as treatment for NAFLD. In this review, we provide a general overview of NAFLD and a survey of Western pharmacologic drugs currently used to treat the disease as well as the results of recent studies on the effectiveness of traditional Chinese herbal remedies for managing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Boursier J, Vergniol J, Guillet A, Hiriart JB, Lannes A, Le Bail B, Michalak S, Chermak F, Bertrais S, Foucher J, Oberti F, Charbonnier M, Fouchard-Hubert I, Rousselet MC, Calès P, de Lédinghen V. Diagnostic accuracy and prognostic significance of blood fibrosis tests and liver stiffness measurement by FibroScan in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. J Hepatol 2016; 65:570-8. [PMID: 27151181 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 04/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS NAFLD is highly prevalent but only a small subset of patients develop advanced liver fibrosis with impaired liver-related prognosis. We aimed to compare blood fibrosis tests and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by FibroScan for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis and the evaluation of prognosis in NAFLD. METHODS Diagnostic accuracy was evaluated in a cross-sectional study including 452 NAFLD patients with liver biopsy (NASH-CRN fibrosis stage), LSM, and eight blood fibrosis tests (BARD, NAFLD fibrosis score, FibroMeter(NAFLD), aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI), FIB4, FibroTest, Hepascore, FibroMeter(V2G)). Prognostic accuracy was evaluated in a longitudinal study including 360 NAFLD patients. RESULTS LSM and FibroMeter(V2G) were the two best-performing tests in the cross-sectional study: AUROCs for advanced fibrosis (F3/4) were, respectively, 0.831±0.019 and 0.817±0.020 (p⩽0.041 vs. other tests); rates of patients with ⩾90% negative/positive predictive values for F3/4 were 56.4% and 46.7% (p<0.001 vs. other tests); Obuchowski indexes were 0.834±0.014 and 0.798±0.016 (p⩽0.036 vs. other tests). Two fibrosis classifications were developed to precisely estimate the histological fibrosis stage from LSM or FibroMeter(V2G) results without liver biopsy (diagnostic accuracy, respectively: 80.8% vs. 77.4%, p=0.190). Kaplan-Meier curves in the longitudinal study showed that both classifications categorised NAFLD patients into subgroups with significantly different prognoses (p<0.001): the higher was the class of the fibrosis classification, the worse was the prognosis. CONCLUSIONS LSM and FibroMeter(V2G) were the most accurate of nine evaluated tests for the non-invasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis in NAFLD. LSM and FibroMeter(V2G) fibrosis classifications help physicians estimate both fibrosis stage and patient prognosis in clinical practice. LAY SUMMARY The amount of liver fibrosis is the main determinant of the liver-related prognosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We evaluated eight blood tests and FibroScan in a cross-sectional diagnostic study and found that FibroScan and the blood test FibroMeter(V2G) were the two most accurate tests for the non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis in NAFLD. A longitudinal prognostic study showed these two tests initially developed for the diagnosis are also prognostic markers as they allow for the stratification of NAFLD patients in several subgroups with significantly different prognosis.
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- Jérôme Boursier
- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France; HIFIH, UPRES 3859, SFR 4208, Université LUNAM, Angers, France.
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France
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- Service de Pathologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Département de Pathologie Cellulaire et Tissulaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France; HIFIH, UPRES 3859, SFR 4208, Université LUNAM, Angers, France
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France; HIFIH, UPRES 3859, SFR 4208, Université LUNAM, Angers, France
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- HIFIH, UPRES 3859, SFR 4208, Université LUNAM, Angers, France; Département de Pathologie Cellulaire et Tissulaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France; HIFIH, UPRES 3859, SFR 4208, Université LUNAM, Angers, France
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France; INSERM U1053, Université Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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Hori T, Onishi Y, Kamei H, Kurata N, Ishigami M, Ishizu Y, Ogura Y. Fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis C in post-transplant adult recipients of liver transplantation. Ann Gastroenterol 2016; 29:454-459. [PMID: 27708510 PMCID: PMC5049551 DOI: 10.20524/aog.2016.0069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatitis C recurrence continues to present a major challenge in liver transplantation (LT). Approximately 10% of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive recipients will develop fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis (FCH) after LT. FCH is clinically characterized as marked jaundice with cholestatic hepatic dysfunction and high titers of viremia. Pathologically, FCH manifests as marked hepatocyte swelling, cholestasis, periportal peritrabecular fibrosis and only mild inflammation. This progressive form usually involves acute liver failure, and rapidly results in graft loss. A real-time and precise diagnosis based on histopathological examination and viral measurement is indispensable for the adequate treatment of FCH. Typical pathological findings of FCH are shown. Currently, carefully selected combinations of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) offer the potential for highly effective and safe regimens for hepatitis C, both in the pre- and post-transplant settings. Here, we review FCH caused by HCV in LT recipients, and current strategies for sustained virological responses after LT. Only a few cases of successfully treated FCH C after LT by DAAs have been reported. The diagnostic findings and therapeutic dilemma are discussed based on a literature review.
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- Tomohide Hori
- Department of Transplant Surgery (Tohomide Hori, Yasuharu Onishi, Hideya Kamei, Nobuhiko Kurata, Yasuhiro Ogura), Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery (Tohomide Hori, Yasuharu Onishi, Hideya Kamei, Nobuhiko Kurata, Yasuhiro Ogura), Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery (Tohomide Hori, Yasuharu Onishi, Hideya Kamei, Nobuhiko Kurata, Yasuhiro Ogura), Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery (Tohomide Hori, Yasuharu Onishi, Hideya Kamei, Nobuhiko Kurata, Yasuhiro Ogura), Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Masatoshi Ishigami), Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Masatoshi Ishigami), Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery (Tohomide Hori, Yasuharu Onishi, Hideya Kamei, Nobuhiko Kurata, Yasuhiro Ogura), Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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Ripoll C. Noninvasive predictors of fibrosis in NASH with and without cirrhosis, just as good as histology (and hepatic venous pressure gradient?). Hepatology 2016; 63:660-1. [PMID: 26447928 DOI: 10.1002/hep.28273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Cristina Ripoll
- First Department for Internal Medicine, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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