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ArticleThe Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases

Anti-hepatitis C virus treatment may prevent the progression of liver fibrosis in non-responder human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus coinfected patients.

Caterina Sagnelli, Caterina Uberti-Foppa, Laura Galli, Giuseppe Pasquale, Nicola Coppola, Luca Albarello, Carlo Doglioni, Adriano Lazzarin, Evangelista Sagnelli

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Caterina SagnelliClinic of Infectious Diseases, Vita-Salute University, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; Experimental Medicine and Surgery "F. Magrassi e A. Lanzara", Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Caterina Uberti-FoppaClinic of Infectious Diseases, Vita-Salute University, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Laura GalliClinic of Infectious Diseases, Vita-Salute University, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Giuseppe PasqualeDepartment of Mental Health and Public Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Nicola CoppolaDepartment of Mental Health and Public Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Luca AlbarelloDepartment of Pathology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Carlo DoglioniDepartment of Pathology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Adriano LazzarinClinic of Infectious Diseases, Vita-Salute University, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Evangelista SagnelliDepartment of Mental Health and Public Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: evangelista.sagnelli@unina2.it.

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6 · The paper itself

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aimTo evaluate changes in liver histology in patients with human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus coinfection non-responders to a suboptimal Interferon+Ribavirine regimen. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe investigated 49 patients with two sequential liver biopsies: 18 were non-responders to Interferon+Ribavirine treatment (Group hepatitis C virus Rx) administered after the 1st liver biopsy who underwent a 2nd liver biopsy after a median period of 3.92 year and 31 were patients who remained untreated for hepatitis C virus disease (Group hepatitis C virus untreated) after the 1st liver biopsy because of refusal and underwent a 2nd liver biopsy after a median period of 5.05-years. Most patients in both groups were under highly active antiretroviral therapy. At the time of 1st liver biopsy similar degrees of necro-inflammation, fibrosis and steatosis were observed in both groups. Changes in liver lesions between 1st and 2nd liver biopsys were adjusted for different intervals between liver biopsys by a mathematic formula.

resultsLiver fibrosis did not change in 88.9% of patients in Group hepatitis C virus Rx and in 77.4% in Group hepatitis C virus untreated. A marked deterioration in liver fibrosis was observed in 5 (16%) patients in Group hepatitis C virus untreated and in none in Group hepatitis C virus treated. Necro-inflammation and steatosis remained substantially unchanged in both groups.

conclusionLiver histology remained substantially unchanged in human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus patients non-responder to anti-hepatitis C virus therapy over 4 years observation, suggesting an effective anti-hepatitis C virus early treatment for all hepatitis C virus/human immunodeficiency virus coinfected patients who can reasonably tolerate therapy.

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CoinfectionAdultAntiviral AgentsBiopsyDisease ProgressionFemaleHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansInterferon-alphaLiverLiver CirrhosisMaleRibavirinSeverity of Illness IndexAntiviral AgentsInterferon-alphaRibavirinHIV/HCV coinfectionHIV/HCV coinfection liver histologyHIV infectionLiver fibrosis

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PMCPMC9427519

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