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ArticleHepatology international2015

Clinical significance of circulating miR-122 in patients with dual chronic hepatitis B and C virus infection.

Huei-Ru Cheng, Jia-Horng Kao, Hui-Lin Wu, Tai-Chung Tseng, Chen-Hua Liu, Hung-Chih Yang, Tung-Hung Su, Pei-Jer Chen, Ding-Shinn Chen, Chun-Jen Liu

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Article in Hepatology international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Huei-Ru ChengGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and National Taiwan University Hospital, 1 Chang-Te Street, Taipei, 10002, Taiwan.
Jia-Horng Kao
Hui-Lin Wu
Tai-Chung Tseng
Chen-Hua Liu
Hung-Chih Yang
Tung-Hung Su
Pei-Jer Chen
Ding-Shinn Chen
Chun-Jen Liu
National Taiwan University Hospital · TWBuddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital · TW

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backgroundThe clinical significance of serum microRNA-122 (miR-122) has been shown in viral hepatitis B and C, respectively. Specifically, miR-122 stimulates hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication but suppresses hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication. The profile and clinical significance of serum miR-122 in patients with dual chronic hepatitis B and C would be an interesting and important clinical issue.

methodsA total of 76 patients with HBV/HCV dual infection, 105 with HCV monoinfection and 39 with HBV monoinfection were enrolled. All patients received peginterferon alfa-2a (PEG-IFN)-based treatment. Serum miR-122 levels were quantified by using a sensitive hybridization-based assay.

resultsAt baseline, the serum miR-122 level was lower in HCV-monoinfected patients than in HBV-monoinfected patients, whereas HBV coinfection increased the expression of miR-122. In multivariate analysis, the serum miR-122 level was positively correlated with the serum HBsAg level in patients with HBV/HCV dual infection and those with HBV monoinfection. In dually infected patients who received PEG-IFN-based treatment, a high baseline miR-122 level was positively correlated with a greater reduction of the posttreatment serum HBsAg level.

conclusionIn summary, the serum miR-122 level is highly correlated with the HBsAg level in HBV/HCV dually infected patients and may serve as a biomarker to predict posttreatment HBsAg decline.

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AdultAntiviral AgentsCoinfectionFemaleHepacivirusHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B virusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansInterferon-alphaMaleMicroRNAsMiddle AgedPolyethylene GlycolsRecombinant ProteinsAntiviral AgentsHepatitis B Surface AntigensInterferon-alphaMicroRNAsMIRN122 microRNA, humanpeginterferon alfa-2aPolyethylene GlycolsRecombinant Proteins

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