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6102909 1211121 2015 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
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Research ArticleStatin use is associated with a reduced risk of fibrosis progression in chronic hepatitis C
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیماری‌های گوارشی
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Research ArticleStatin use is associated with a reduced risk of fibrosis progression in chronic hepatitis C
چکیده انگلیسی

Background & AimsTherapies that slow fibrosis progression in chronic liver disease are needed. Animal models have demonstrated that statins prevent the progression of hepatic fibrosis, but human data is lacking so far. We evaluated the association between statins and fibrosis progression in the HALT-C trial cohort.MethodsSubjects with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and advanced hepatic fibrosis underwent serial liver biopsies over 3.5 years. The primary outcome was a ⩾2-point increase in the Ishak fibrosis score on at least one of two serial biopsies. We used complementary log-log regression analysis to assess the association between statins and fibrosis progression among subjects without baseline cirrhosis.ResultsFibrosis progression occurred in 3/29 (10%) statin users and 145/514 (29%) non-users. The unadjusted hazard ratio (HR) for fibrosis progression among statin users compared to non-users was 0.32 (95% CI 0.10-0.99). This association remained significant after adjusting for established predictors of histological outcome, including body mass index, platelets and hepatic steatosis (adjusted HR 0.31; 95% CI 0.10-0.97). The mean change in Ishak fibrosis score over the 3.5 year study period was −0.34 (SE 0.18) for statin users compared to +0.42 (SE 0.07) for non-users (p = 0.006, after adjustment for baseline fibrosis score).ConclusionsStatin use is associated with a reduced risk of fibrosis progression in advanced CHC. Our findings suggest a potential role for statins in preventing liver disease progression.

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ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Hepatology - Volume 62, Issue 1, January 2015, Pages 18-23
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