Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2025, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (5): 715-718.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2025.05.019

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Application of exenatide at base of oral polyenephosphatidylcholine in treatment of patients with alcoholic hepatitis

Wang Xia, DuanWangwang, Li Menghui   

  1. Department of Pharmacy, People's Hospital, Tongchuan 727100, Shaanxi Province, China
  • Received:2024-10-21 Online:2025-09-10 Published:2025-09-19

Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to investigate therapeutic efficacy of exenatideplus oralpolyenephosphatidylcholine in the treatment of patients with alcoholic hepatitis (AH). Method A total of 102 patients with AH were recruited in our hospital between January 2022 and January 2024,and were randomly assigned to receive oral polyene phosphatidylcholine in 50 patients in control, or receive subcutaneous exenatide injection plus oral polyene phosphatidylcholine in 52 patients in combination group for three months. Serum hyaluronic acid (HA), type III procollagen (PC-Ⅲ), collagen fiber Ⅳ (ⅳ-C) and laminin (LN)) levels were detected by radioimmunoassay, and serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-8 levels were assayed by ELISA. Result By end of three month treatment, serum ALT, AST,GGT and total bilirubin levels in combination groupwere(48.9±15.2)U/L, (45.6±12.5)U/L, (119.5±30.6)U/L and (23.1±5.6)μmol/L, all significantly lower than [(69.3±20.1)U/L,(79.6±18.1)U/L, (168.8±50.7)U/Land (33.5±6.9)μmol/L,respectively, P<0.05] in the control; serum HA, PC-Ⅲ,Ⅳ-C and LN levels in the combination group were (128.5±20.3)μg/L, (132.3±29.1)μg/L, (41.2±9.1)mg/mL and (105.4±20.6)mg/mL, all significantly lower than [(152.2±22.1)μg/L, (186.5±30.4)μg/L, (57.3±10.2)mg/mL and (134.5±20.1)mg/mL, respectively, P<0.05] in the control group; serum TNF-α,IL-6 and IL-8 levels in the combination group were (236.1±100.8)pg/L, (35.1±10.8)pg/L and (10.5±3.8)ng/L, all much lower than [(286.7±105.6)pg/L, (50.1±11.4)pg/L and (17.1±4.5)ng/L, respectively, P<0.05] in the control group; there was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (13.5% vs. 10.0%, P>0.05). Conclusion Additional injection of exenatideat basis of oral polyenephosphatidylcholine therapy could improve liver function normal in patients with alcoholic hepatitis, which might be related to inhibition of body inflammatory reactions.

Key words: Alcoholic hepatitis, Exenatide, Polyenephosphatidylcholine, Therapy