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ArticleJournal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences2015

The effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy on liver function in human immunodeficiency virus-infected pediatric patients with or without hepatitis virus co-infection.

Lijuan Wu, Changzhong Jin, Shi Bai, Henry Davies, Heping Rao, Yong Liang, Nanping Wu

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Article in Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Lijuan WuDepartment of Nursing, School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China.
Changzhong JinState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Shi BaiDepartment of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China.
Henry DaviesDepartment of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Heping RaoDepartment of Nursing, School of Medicine, Quzhou College of Technology, Quzhou 324000, China.
Yong LiangDepartment of Oncology, School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China.
Nanping WuState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Quzhou College of Technology · CNState Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious DiseasesTaizhou University · CNZhejiang University · CN

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Abstract

backgroundCo-infection of hepatitis virus is common in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected adults in China. But little is known about hepatitis virus co-infection in pediatric HIV-infected subjects. The study aimed to investigate the impact of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on liver function of pediatric HIV-infected subjects. MATERIALS AND

methodsA cohort study including 101 pediatric HIV-infected subjects with HBV/HCV co-infection and 44 pediatric comparators with HIV mono-infection was carried out in Henan Province of China from September 2011 to September 2012. All patients received HAART for 1-year. HBV and HCV infection was determined by antibody tests. HIV RNA load, CD4(+) T-cell counts and liver function were determined before and after HAART. The Student's t-test or a one-way ANOVA was used for normally distributed values and A Mann-Whitney U-test was performed for values without normal distribution using SPSS statistical package 18.0 (SPSS Inc.).

resultsAfter HAART for 1-year, the median levels of viral load were decreased to lower limit of detection in 90.34% pediatric HIV-infected subjects with/without HBV/HCV co-infection (P < 0.001), and CD4(+) T-cell counts increased significantly (P < 0.001). Compared with the pre-HAART, mean level of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in each group had a significant increase after HAART (P < 0.01). The mean levels of ALT and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in nevirapine (NVP) based HAART group increased significantly after HAART (P < 0.01). Mean change values of ALT and AST were significantly higher in the NVP based regimen group than in the efavirenz (EFV) based regimen group (P < 0.01). For HIV/HBV/HCV co-infected patients, mean change values of ALT and AST in NVP-based HAART group was significantly higher than that in EFV-based HAART group (P < 0.01).

conclusionHighly active antiretroviral therapy can damage liver function in pediatric HIV-infected subjects, especially in those with HBV/HCV co-infection. NVP was more harmful to liver function of pediatric HIV-infected subjects than EFV.

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Co-infectionhepatitis B virushepatitis C virushighly active antiretroviral therapyhuman immunodeficiency virusliver functionpediatric

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