JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2018, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (6): 863-867.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2018.06.010

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Impact of entecavir therapy on hepatic steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Huang Jiaofeng, Lin Su, Wang Mingfang, et al.   

  1. Centre of Liver Disease Study,First Affiliated Hospital,Fujian Medical University,Fuzhou 350005,China
  • Received:2017-10-31 Online:2018-11-10 Published:2018-12-25
  • Contact: Corresponding author:Zhu Yueyong,E-mail:zhuyueyong@fjmu.edu.cn

Abstract: Objective To investigate the impact of entecavir therapy on hepatic steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Methods A total of 25 patients with histological-proved chronic hepatitis B(CHB) were enrolled in this prospective study. The patients were treated with entecavir for 96 weeks. The hydrogen proton spectroscopy(1H-MRS) was performed and the life style was investigated by a questionnaire in all patients. Results 16 patients(64.0%) with CHB were found having liver steatosis≥F1 by liver biopsies. 21 patients (84.0%) obtained complete viralogic response at the end of 96 weeks;serum HBsAg and HBV DNA levels at baseline and at the end of observation were significantly different(P<0.05),while there were no significant differences as respect to serum bilirubin,ALT,body mass index,waist-hip ratio and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (P>0.05);at the end of 96 weeks,8 were found having liver steatosis deteriorated,13 unchanged and 4 improved by the lipid-water ratio(LWR) of 1H-MRS out of 16 patients with NAFLD and the waist-hip ratio decreased in those with improved steatosis(P<0.05);the analysis of life habit showed that the staple food was the independent factor which influenced the outcome of hepatic steatosis (P<0.05). Conclusion Entecavir treatment could not improve hepatic steatosis in patients with CHB and NAFLD,and the decreased waist-to-hip ratio might be associated the improvement of liver steatosis in those patients.

Key words: Hepatitis B, Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, Entecavir, Magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Therapy