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ArticleBiomedicines2022

Effects of Achieving Sustained Virologic Response after Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents on Long-Term Liver Fibrosis in Diabetics vs. in Non-Diabetic Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection.

Marian-Sorin Popescu, Dan-Mihai Firu, Vlad Pădureanu, Cristina Maria Mărginean, Radu Mitruț, Andreea Letitia Arsene, Dragoș Nicolae Mărgăritescu, Daniela Calina, Anca Oana Docea, Paul Mitruț

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Article in Biomedicines, 2022. 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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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marian-Sorin PopescuDepartment of Medical Semiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.
Dan-Mihai FiruDepartment of Medical Semiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.
Vlad PădureanuDepartment of Medical Semiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7398-5689
Cristina Maria MărgineanDepartment of Medical Semiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.
Radu MitruțDepartment of Cardiology, University and Emergency Hospital, 050098 Bucharest, Romania.
Andreea Letitia ArseneDepartment of Microbiology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9478-6176
Dragoș Nicolae MărgăritescuDepartment of Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.
Daniela CalinaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1523-9116
Anca Oana DoceaDepartment of Toxicology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8162-5955
Paul MitruțDepartment of Medical Semiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.
University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova · ROCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROClinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · RO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Because of the prevalence of HCV worldwide as well as its undiagnosed population due to a lack of screening, HCV can be considered a modern pandemic disease. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) set goals for HCV's elimination that included a 65 percent reduction in mortality and an 80 percent reduction in newly infected cases by 2030. This study is a follow-up evaluation of 80 patients who received interferon-free treatment with direct-acting agents (DAA) for chronic HCV infection between the second half of 2017 and the end of 2018. They were assessed using a FibroMax test prior to DAA administration. Two pills/day of Ombitasvir 12.5 mg/Paritaprevir 75 mg/Ritonavir 50 mg and two pills/day of Dasabuvir 250 mg were given to the patients for 8 weeks. After treatment, all 80 patients in this study achieved an SVR (sustained virologic response), and the FibroMax test was performed three years later. Our study found that successfully treating HCV infection can play a significant role in reducing fibrosis in T2DM patients. In comparison to those of ActiTest and SteatoTest, FibroMax scores showed a significantly greater reduction in T2DM patients than in treatment-naive patients.

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direct-acting agentsFibroMaxhepatitis C viral infectioninsulin resistancetype 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMID36140194
PMCPMC9495608
OpenAlexW4293414242

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