Orientador: Giovanni Faria Silva / Resumo: Introdução: O Vírus da Hepatite C está associado a manifestações extra-hepáticas, dentre elas a resistência à insulina (RI). Estudos baseados em Interferon (IFN) e Ribavirina (RBV) mostraram uma melhora da RI e da regressão de fibrose associada à Resposta Virológica Sustentada (RVS), mesmo em pacientes cirróticos.As evidências são incertas se isso ocorre com os Antivirais de Ação Direta (AADs). Objetivos: Avaliar a influência da RVS em cirróticos infectados pelo vírus da hepatite C (VHC) tratados com os AADs na RI, nos Lipídes Séricos, nos marcadores indiretos de atividade inflamatória, nos marcadores indiretos de fibrose hepática e nos escores de avaliação de função hepática. Metodologia: Estudo prospectivo longitudinal realizado no Ambulatório de Hepatites Virais da disciplina de Gastroenterologia do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu em dois períodos: no início do tratamento (t-base) e na décima segunda semana após o fim do tratamento (t-RVS). Critérios de Inclusão: infecção pelo VHC (RNA-VHC positivo), idade ≥ 18 anos, conclusão da terapia com AADs, presença de cirrose hepática e amostras coletadas no t-base e t-RVS. Critérios de Exclusão: presença de coinfecção VHB/HIV, Carcinoma Hepatocelular no início do estudo ou no t-RVS, pacientes transplantados (fígado/rim). Para confirmação da cirrose utilizou-se a elastografia hepática ou biópsia (METAVIR), como também a clínica ou exames de imagem. Para avaliação indireta da fibrose hepática, utilizou-se ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Introduction: Hepatitis C virus is associated with extrahepatic manifestations, including insulin resistance (IR). Studies based on Interferon (IFN) and Ribavirin (RBV) have shown an improvement in IR and fibrosis regression associated with Sustained Virological Response (SVR), even in cirrhotic patients. This evidence is uncertain if this occurs with Direct Action Antivirals (DAAs). Objective: To evaluate the influence of SVR on hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected cirrhotic patients treated with DAAs in IR, Serum Lipids, indirect markers of inflammatory activity, indirect markers of hepatic fibrosis and evaluation scores of hepatic function. Methods: Prospective longitudinal study conducted at the Viral Hepatitis Outpatient Clinic of the Gastroenterology Department of the Clinical Hospital of Botucatu Medical School in two periods: at the beginning of treatment (t-base) and at the twelfth week after the end of treatment (t-SVR). Inclusion Criteria: HCV infection (age-positive HCV RNA), age ≥ 18 years, completion of DAAs therapy, presence of liver cirrhosis and samples collected at t-base and t-SVR. Exclusion Criteria: presence of HBV / HIV coinfection, Hepatocellular Carcinoma at baseline or in t-SVR, transplanted patients (liver / kidney). To confirm cirrhosis, hepatic elastography or biopsy (METAVIR) was performed, as were clinical or imaging tests. The following formulas were used for the indirect evaluation of hepatic fibrosis: APRI = AST (UI / L) / AST (UI / L) Normal Limi... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

L’Organització Mundial de la Salut (OMS) estima que fins a un 3% de la població mundial ha estat infectada pel virus de l’hepatitis C i és la causa més important d’hepatitis crònica, cirrosi i de malaltia hepàtica terminal, que finalment acaba conduint a un transplantament de fetge. La relació entre la variabilitat en la seqüència del virus de l’hepatitis C i el desenvolupament de la malaltia hepàtica és de tipus multifactorial. La infecció crònica causa fibrosi hepàtica, fet que es veu accelerat per mecanismes desconeguts en el cas de pacients coinfectats amb VIH. La progressió de la malaltia produïda pel VHC en pacients coinfectats, està influenciada no només per factors demogràfics, epidemiològics o pels antecedents clínics dels pacients, si no també per diferències genètiques entre els diferents virus i els hostes.

Liver disease is now a leading cause of non-AIDS related morbidity and mortality in people living with HIV (PLWH). The present study investigated the interplay between adverse lifestyle factors that are prevalent in PLWH, biological mediators of liver pathogenesis, and a non-invasive measure of liver fibrosis (FIB-4 index) in HIV mono- and HIV/HCV co-infected individuals. The results of this investigation in the Miami Adult Studies of HIV (MASH) cohort show that the odds of liver fibrosis progression significantly increased over two years for HIV mono-infected participants who drank alcohol hazardously (OR 3.038, P=0.048), and had BMI ≥ 28kg/m2 (OR 2.934, P=0.027). Cocaine use reduced the odds of advancing one stage of liver fibrosis (OR 0.228, P=0.038), but an interaction between high BMI and cocaine use slightly raised the odds by 4.8% of liver fibrosis progression (P=0.072). HIV/HCV co-infected participants showed interactions between cocaine use and high BMI with increased FIB-4 stage (OR 4.985, P= 0.034), however no lifestyle factors could independently predict FIB-4 stage in this group. Biological mediators previously associated with liver pathogenesis were associated with higher FIB-4 index over 2 years in a subset of (n=65) HIV mono-infected participants. Plasma measures of oxidative stress (% oxidized glutathione: OR 4.342, P= 0.046), hepatocyte-specific apoptosis (Cytokeratin-18 (CK-18): OR 1.008, P=0.021), and microbial endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide (LPS): OR 1.098, P= 0.097) were associated with having higher odds of progressing at least one stage of FIB-4 over 2 years. The same biological mediators were also associated with liver fibrosis within HIV infected people who also had a harmful lifestyle characteristic. FIB-4 index was significantly associated with % oxidized glutathione in obese subjects (β=0.563, P=0.018), TGF-β1 in cocaine users (β=0.858, P=0.027), and CK-18 in HIV infected individuals without any adverse lifestyle factors (β=0.435, P=0.015). Taken together, the findings of these studies describe interrelationships between HIV disease status, lifestyle, and biological mediators of liver fibrosis. The results show interactions between lifestyle conditions and the mediators of liver fibrosis may account for higher rates of liver disease in HIV infection. Research is warranted to develop personalized therapeutics for PLWH to curb the burden of liver disease.