肝移植术后乙型肝炎复发的预防和治疗

目的探讨拉米夫定联合低剂量乙型肝炎（乙肝）免疫球蛋白（HBIG）预防肝移植术后乙肝复发的效果及乙肝复发后的治疗。方法对2000年12月至2003年5月因乙肝相关性终末期肝病和（或）合并肝细胞癌于我院接受肝移植手术并经随访的11例患者进行回顾性分析。所有患者均接受拉米夫定联合低剂量HBIG预防乙肝复发方案。观察术后近期乙肝转阴情况、术后较远期乙肝复发情况以及乙肝复发后的治疗情况。结果（1）所有患者HBsAg、HBeAg、HBV-DNA均于术后1-4d转为阴性,术后1周所有患者对HBIG均有反应,HBsAb滴度水平逐渐上升;（2）所有患者于观察期内生存情况均良好,对患者HBsAb滴度水平定期进行监测结果示大部分患者HBsAb滴度水平与预期治疗水平基本符合;（3）1例患者于术后25个月乙肝复发,通过改用阿德弗韦并加大HBIG用量,基本得到控制。结论拉米夫定联合低剂量HBIG预防肝移植后乙肝复发疗效确切,而且可显著降低治疗费用。     

拉米夫定及乙型肝炎免疫球蛋白预防肝移植后乙型肝炎复发的疗效观察

目的:研究单用拉米夫定或与乙型肝炎(乙肝)免疫球蛋白(HBIG)联合应用对乙肝相关肝病病人肝移植术后预防乙肝复发的效果。方法:应用酶联免疫试验(EIA)检测HBsAg、抗鄄HBs、HBeAg、抗鄄HBe及抗鄄HBc;用聚合酶链反应法(PCR)检测乙肝病毒(HBV)DNA。26例单用拉米夫定15例,联合应用拉米夫定和HBIG11例。结果:26例乙肝相关肝病病人于肝移植术后随访3～24个月,2例死亡,4例出现乙肝复发,其余20例病人HBsAg持续阴性。结论:肝移植是治疗乙肝终末期病人的有效方法,拉米夫定与HBIG联合应用可有效预防肝移植术后乙肝复发。     

拉米夫定对肝移植术后乙肝病毒再感染的预防作用

目的 探讨单一应用拉米夫定预防良性乙肝相关性肝病肝移植术后乙肝病毒再感染的疗效。方法 总结单一应用拉米夫定预防肝移植术后生存时间大于3个月的31例良性乙肝相关性终末期肝病患者的乙肝病毒再感染情况，同时检测肝移植手术前、后血清及肝穿刺组织乙肝表面标志物及HBVDNA的变化。结果 31例患者随访时间平均为38．2个月（3．2～70．2个月），随访期间死亡8例。乙肝病毒总的再感染率为19．4％（6／31），术后1、3、5年乙肝再感染率分别为7．1％（2／28）、16．0％（4／25）及26．1％（6／23），生存率分别为87．1％（27／31）、80．6％（25／31）及66．1％（20．5／31）。术前HBeAg和HBVDNA的清除率分别为54．5％（6／11）和50．0％（5／10）。术前HBVDNA和HBeAg阳性患者术后乙肝病毒再感染率高。结论 拉米夫定可以有效地预防良性乙肝相关性肝病患者肝移植术后乙肝病毒的再感染；术前应尽可能使HBVDNA和HBeAg转阴。     

乙肝相关性终末期肝病肝移植后乙肝复发的防治

目的探讨乙肝相关性终末期肝病肝移植术后乙肝病毒再感染的防治。方法回顾性分析我院1999年10月到2007年10月肝移植109例乙肝相关性终末期肝病患者，移植后给予抗病毒预防乙型肝炎病毒再感染，拉米夫定治疗组50例、拉米夫定和乙肝免疫球蛋白（乙肝免疫球蛋白）联合治疗组59例，观察临床表现，血清HbsAg、血清HbeAg、血清HBVDNA及必要时肝穿刺免疫组织化学检测HbsAg等指标。结果109例接受了3个月一8年的抗病毒治疗随访。①拉米夫定治疗组50例，10例复发，复发率为20％，复发病例中2例分别于术后5个月、8个月死于乙肝复发爆发性肝炎；余8例给予阿德夫韦和乙肝免疫球蛋白后，肝功能好转，目前在随访中。②拉米夫定和乙肝免疫球蛋白联合治疗59例，2例复发，给予调整免疫抑制药后，肝功能好转。两组比较差异有统计学意义（χ^2=7．622，P〈0．05）。结论用拉米夫定和乙肝免疫球蛋白联合应用可以有效预防肝移植后乙型肝炎病毒的再感染。     

重型乙型肝炎肝移植术后乙型肝炎病毒再感染的防治

目的探讨重型乙型肝炎肝移植术后乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)再感染的防治。方法回顾性分析了73例重型乙型肝炎患者,移植前后给予抗病毒药物预防乙型肝炎病毒再感染,拉米夫定 乙肝免疫球蛋白(HBIG)71例,阿德夫韦 拉米夫定 乙肝免疫球蛋白2例,观察临床表现、血清HBSAg、血清HBeAg、血清HBV DNA及肝活检免疫组织化学检测等指标。结果应用拉米夫定 HBIG预防的71例中,有2例再感染,血清HBSAg为阳性,肝活检免疫组织化学检测有HBSAg表达,其中1例血清HBV DNA阳性,另1例经治疗后HBSAg又转阴。用阿德夫韦 拉米夫定 HBIG预防的2例中,血清学和肝活检免疫组织化学检测均无HBSAg表达。结论拉米夫定 HBIG或拉米夫定 阿德夫韦 HBIG联合应用以及合理的使用免疫抑制剂可以有效预防重型乙型肝炎患者移植术后乙型肝炎病毒的再感染。     

重建主动免疫预防肝移植术后乙肝复发的临床应用前景

乙肝相关肝病目前仍是肝移植的主要指征。在现有的小剂量乙肝免疫球蛋白（hepatitis B immune globulin,HBIG）联合拉米夫丁（lamivudine,LAM）预防方案的保护下,乙肝相关肝病肝移植术后5年乙肝病毒再感染/乙肝复发的总体发生率已能控制于5%以下。基于HBIG＋LAM的良好效果,近10年来临床已将其作为肝移植术后预防乙肝复发的＂金标准＂。但是,该方案也存在某些缺陷或不足。     

肝移植术后预防乙型肝炎病毒再感染281例的分析

目的 分析乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）相关性肝病肝移植术后HBV再感染的原因及防治经验。方法 回顾性分析281例HBV相关性肝病，移植前后给予抗病毒药物拉米夫定＋人乙肝免疫球蛋白（HBIg）预防HBV再感染，其中9例为拉米夫定＋阿德夫韦＋HBIg，观察临床表现、血清HBV标志物、HBV DNA及肝活检免疫组织化学检测等指标。结果 用拉米夫定＋HBIg预防的272例中，有7例再感染，血清HBsAg、HBeAb和HBcAb阳性，肝活检免疫组织化学检测有HBsAg表达，其中2例血清HBV DNA阳性，4例经治疗后HBsAg又转阴。用拉米夫定＋阿德夫韦＋HBIg预防的9例中，血清学和肝活检免疫组织化学检测无HBsAg表达。结论 拉米夫定＋HBlg或拉米夫定＋阿德夫韦＋HBIg联合应用，可以有效预防HBV相关性肝病肝移植后HBV的再感染。     

恩替卡韦预防肝移植术后HBV再感染的临床研究

目的评价恩替卡韦联合乙肝免疫球蛋白（HBIG）预防原位肝移植（OLT）术后HBV再感染的效果，探讨HBV复发高危患者的预防策略。方法对具有肝移植术后HBV再感染高危因素的患者，采用双向型的队列研究。试验组：前瞻性研究从2006年3月至2007年6月行同种异体原位肝移植术患者，术后长期使用恩替卡韦＋肌注型HBIG预防HBV再感染；对照组：回顾性分析2003年9月至2006年3月行同种异体原位肝移植术的患者，术后长期使用拉米夫定＋肌注型HBIG。两组患者观察截止~1]2008年3月，对HBVDNA定量水平、乙肝两对半、HBV再感染时间、累积再感染率进行统计学分析。结果试验组38例患者，随访时间（18．5±53）个月，未发现HBV再感染；对照组共116例患者，随访时间（20．2±9．8）个月，其中15例出现了HBV再感染，再感染率为12．9％，再感染时间为（18．9±8．7）个月，两组差异有统计学意义。对两组患者累积再感染率行Kaplan—Meier法分析提示两组患者累积再感染率曲线有统计学意义，试验组的累积再感染率低于对照组（0VS12．93％，P〈0．05）。结论对具有HBV再感染高危因素的患者，恩替卡韦联合HBIG与拉米夫定联合HBIG相比，有效地降低了肝移植术后HBV再感染率。     

恩替卡韦联合乙肝免疫球蛋白预防肝移植术后乙肝复发

肝移植是乙肝相关终末期肝病的最主要适应证,而肝移植术后乙肝复发则是影响肝移植受者长期生存的主要原因之一.文献报道,拉米夫定联合乙型肝炎免疫球蛋白(hepatitis B immuno globulin,HBIG)预防移植术后乙肝复发,其1年复发率为2.1%～13.5%,2年复发率为4.5%～15.2%[1-2].目前,用恩替卡韦联合HBIG预防肝移植后乙肝复发的文献报道较少.本文对我中心2007年1月至2009年4月采用恩替卡韦联合HBIG以及拉米夫定联合HBIG预防肝移植术后乙肝复发的104例临床资料进行了回顾性分析.     

肝移植术后HBV再感染的治疗

目的分析肝移植术后乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）再感染患者的抗病毒治疗与乙肝病毒基因变异情况。方法317例HBV相关终末期肝病患者肝移植术后15例单独使用LAM，302例使用小剂量乙肝免疫球蛋白（hepatitis B immune globulin，HBIG）和拉米夫定（lamivudine，LAM）（或adefovir dipivoxil，ADV）联合预防HBV再感染，同时检测HBV血清标志物、血清HBV DNA、YMDD区变异、及肝活检组织乙型肝炎标记物。结果术后LAM组有4例术前HBV DNA阳性患者术后HBV再感染，LAM＋HBIG联合用药组16例HBV再感染，两组术后HBV再感染差异有统计学意义（26．7％VS．5．30％，P〈0．01）。317例患者术后12例发生YMDD变异，发生率为3．79％，再感染病例60％（12／20）。经加用ADV治疗后5例HBV DNA转阴性，4名患者HBV DNA滴度下降，肝功能显著改善，3例发生纤维淤胆性肝炎，2例死亡，1例经再次肝移植治愈。结论小剂量HBIG＋LAM可以有效地预防肝移植术后HBV再感染；在小剂量HBIG＋LAM用药基础上HBV再感染可能产生YMDD（tyrosine，methionine，aspartate，aspartate）变异；ADV可作为LAM耐药后用药，对于发生突破性感染的患者应采取以ADV为主的综合治疗。     

Thyroid and hepatitis C

Autoimmune thyroid diseases are complex diseases that develop as a result of interactions between genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors. IFNa therapy of chronic HCV infection is associated with subclinical or clinical thyroiditis, while the relationship between thyroiditis and virus C infection is still debated.     

Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in haemodialysis patients

The prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B exposure and antibodies against the hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) was assessed in 86 haemodialysis patients at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) using the commercial radioimmunoassay and ortho HCV ELISA assay. Of the 86 patients included in the study, 42 were male with a mean age of 44.9 years and a mean duration of dialysis of 2.4 years. Forty-four were female with a mean age of 48.4 years and a mean duration of dialysis of 2.3 years. Hepatitis B exposure was 57% and 12.8% of haemodialysis patients were positive for HBsAg, whereas 39.8% of patients were positive for anti-HCV. There was a significant correlation ( P =0.00007) between anti-HCV positivity and the length of time on haemodialysis. However, there was no significant correlation found between the number of blood transfusions received and anti-HCV positivity. There was also no significant correlation found between HBsAg and antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) positivity and the number of blood transfusions or the length of time on haemodialysis, nor between hepatitis B and C exposure and elevated aminotransferase levels.     

Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in haemodialysis patients

SUMMARY: The prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B exposure and antibodies against the hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) was assessed in 86 haemodialysis patients at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) using the commercial radioimmunoassay and ortho HCV ELISA assay. of the 86 patients included in the study, 42 were male with a mean age of 44.9 years and a mean duration of dialysis of 2.4 years. Forty-four were female with a mean age of 48.4 years and a mean duration of dialysis of 2.3 years. Hepatitis B exposure was 57% and 12.8% of haemodialysis patients were positive for HBsAg, whereas 39.8% of patients were positive for anti-HCV. There was a significant correlation ( P = 0.00007) between anti-HCV positivity and the length of time on haemodialysis. However, there was no significant correlation found between the number of blood transfusions received and anti-HCV positivity. There was also no significant correlation found between HBsAg and antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) positivity and the number of blood transfusions or the length of time on haemodialysis, nor between hepatitis B and C exposure and elevated aminotransferase levels.     

Treatment of hepatitis B and C after liver transplantation. Part 2, hepatitis C

Abstract End-stage liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus is a major indication for liver transplantation. However, recurrence of hepatitis in the graft is a major issue. HCV re-infection after transplantation is almost constant, and recent data confirm that it significantly impairs patient and graft survival. Factors that may influence disease severity and consequent progression of HCV graft injury remain unclear. Chronic HCV infection develops in 60%–80% of patients, and 6%–28% ultimately progress to cirrhosis within 5 years. Pre-transplantation antiviral treatment is not easily related to poor tolerance. Attempts to administer prophylactic post-transplantation antiviral treatment are under evaluation but are limited by antiviral drug side effects. Treatment of established graft lesions with interferon or ribavirin as single agents has been disappointing. Combination therapy gave promising results, with sustained virological response in 25% of patients, but indications, modality and duration of treatment should be assessed.     

Liver transplantation and hepatitis C

End-stage liver disease caused by chronic hepatitis C viral infection is one of the major indications for liver transplantation. However, evidence for ongoing viral replication can already be found days after surgery and may lead sequentially to lobular hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis, fibrosis and liver cirrhosis. In some patients, this evolution is remarkably fast, most probably enhanced by the immunosuppressive therapy. A minority of patients develop a clinical picture of progressive cholestatic liver disease with histological signs of chronic rejection, which may necessitate retransplantation. While the 1- and 5-year survival rates for all patients transplanted because of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced liver cirrhosis are satisfactory, severe complications of disease recurrence are nonetheless expected during the first and second decade after liver transplantation. Larger and preferably randomized studies are needed to investigate whether combination therapy with interferon and ribavirin, preferably initiated as soon as possible after liver transplantation, prevents the fast evolution to cirrhosis without the appearance of chronic rejection and the expected complications of recurrent end-stage HCV-induced liver disease. The final goal should be the inhibition of viral replication even before liver transplantation, but other antiviral strategies should probably be used to attain this goal in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. Although the recurrence of a hepatitis C infection and concomitant disease in the liver graft may cause substantial morbidity, end-stage liver disease and liver failure caused by a chronic hepatitis C infection remain good indications for liver transplantation.     

New treatments of chronic hepatitis C

The current treatment of chronic hepatitis C since several years, the association of pegylated interferon and ribavirine, allows to obtain a virological eradication in 55% of patients, all genotypes and 45% of those infected with the genotype 1, the most prevalent. The cure, defined by an undetectable viremia 24 weeks after the discontinuation of treatment is associated to a improvement of the prognosis of the patients with a decrease of mortality and morbidity. The development of news antiviral C molecules, efficient against the genotype 1, two protease inhibitors, boceprevir or telaprevir (which approval has been recently obtained), in association with pegylated interferon and ribavirine, allows to obtain a viral eradication in 70 to 75% of cases, with a reduction of treatment duration to 24 weeks in half of patients. This evolution will modify the therapeutic indications, the therapeutic schemas, the virologic follow-up, the risk factors of sustained virological reponse, the tolerance with the appearance of new adverse effects.     

Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is usually transmitted parenterally, but sexual transmission is considered likely in the 20% of cases with no other risk factors. Retrospective cohort studies conducted among persons who have never injected drugs show that factors predictive of HCV seropositivity include the number of lifetime sexual partners, high-risk sexual practices, other sexually transmitted infections, and HIV seropositivity. Persons in long-term monogamous heterosexual relationships with a partner seropositive for HCV are at lower risk of HCV acquisition (0 to 0.6% peryear) than persons with multiple partners or those at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (0.4 to 1.8% per year). HCV RNA is detectable in genital fluids, but there is not yet any proof that the HCV RNA in genital secretions represents infectious virus. HCV can be transmitted by sexual intercourse but much less efficiently than other sexually transmitted viruses, such as HBV and HIV. Sexual transmission of HCV may be enhanced by other concomitant sexually transmitted infections with genital erosive lesions or via traumatic sexual intercourse with abrasion of the genital mucosa.     

Extrahepatic manifestations of hepatitis C virus

ACCEPTED ASSOCIATIONS: Extrahepatic manifestations of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) have been reported in a large body of literature. It is now generally accepted that the HCV is strongly associated with so-called essential cryoglobulinemia, membrane proliferative glomerulonephritis with or without cryoglobulinemia, sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda, and with lymphocyte sialadenitis with or without a dry mouth syndrome. PROBABLE ASSOCIATIONS: Several epidemiological arguments suggest that HCV could play a role in certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. HCV is also sometimes implicated in periarteritis nodosa and with peripheral neuropathies with lymphocyte vasculitis. UNPROVEN ASSOCIATIONS: The role of HCV in autoimmune dysthyroidism, lichen planus, diabetics mellitus, and antiphospholipid syndromes is a subject of debate. There have also many sporadic reports of manifestations of syndromes suggesting, though not proving, an association with the hepatitis C virus.