Ferenci Peter, Scherzer Thomas-Matthias, Kerschner Heidrun, Rutter Karoline, Beinhardt Sandra, Hofer Harald, Schöniger-Hekele Maximilian, Holzmann Heidemarie, Steindl-Munda Petra
Internal Medicine 3, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Gastroenterology. 2008 Nov;135(5):1561-7. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.07.072. Epub 2008 Aug 3.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Oral Silibinin (SIL) is widely used for treatment of hepatitis C, but its efficacy is unclear. Substantially higher doses can be administered intravenously (IV).
Pedigreed nonresponders to full-dose pegylated (Peg)-interferon/ribavirin (PegIFN/RBV) were studied. First, 16 patients received 10 mg/kg/day SIL IV (Legalon Sil; Madaus, Köln, Germany) for 7 days. In a subsequent dose-finding study, 20 patients received 5, 10, 15, or 20 mg/kg/day SIL for 14 days. In both protocols, PegIFN alpha-2a/RBV were started on day 8. Viral load was determined daily.
Unexpectedly, in the first study, HCV-RNA declined on IV SIL by 1.32 +/- 0.55 log (mean +/- SD), P < .001 but increased again in spite of PegIFN/RBV after the infusion period. The viral load decrease was dose dependent (log drop after 7 days SIL: 0.55 +/- 0.5 [5 mg/kg, n = 3], 1.41 +/- 0.59 [10 mg/kg, n = 19], 2.11 +/- 1.34 [15 mg/kg, n = 5], and 3.02 +/- 1.01 [20 mg/kg, n = 9]; P < .001), decreased further after 7 days combined SIL/PegIFN/RBV (1.63 +/- 0.78 [5 mg/kg, n = 3], 4.16 +/- 1.28 [10 mg/kg, n = 3], 3.69 +/- 1.29 [15 mg/kg, n = 5], and 4.85 +/- 0.89 [20 mg/kg, n = 9]; P < .001), and became undetectable in 7 patients on 15 or 20 mg/kg SIL, at week 12. Beside mild gastrointestinal symptoms, IV SIL monotherapy was well tolerated.
IV SIL is well tolerated and shows a substantial antiviral effect against HCV in nonresponders.
口服水飞蓟宾(SIL)被广泛用于丙型肝炎的治疗,但其疗效尚不清楚。静脉注射(IV)时可给予更高剂量。
对全剂量聚乙二醇化(Peg)干扰素/利巴韦林(PegIFN/RBV)治疗无效的纯种患者进行研究。首先,16例患者接受10mg/kg/天的水飞蓟宾静脉注射(Legalon Sil;德国科隆马道斯公司),共7天。在随后的剂量探索研究中,20例患者接受5、10、15或20mg/kg/天的水飞蓟宾治疗14天。在两个方案中,均在第8天开始使用PegIFNα-2a/RBV。每天测定病毒载量。
出乎意料的是,在第一项研究中,静脉注射水飞蓟宾后HCV-RNA下降了1.32±0.55 log(平均值±标准差),P<.001,但在输注期后尽管使用了PegIFN/RBV,病毒载量再次上升。病毒载量下降呈剂量依赖性(水飞蓟宾治疗7天后对数下降:0.55±0.5[5mg/kg,n=3],1.41±0.59[10mg/kg,n=19],2.11±1.34[15mg/kg,n=5],3.02±1.01[20mg/kg,n=9];P<.001),水飞蓟宾/PegIFN/RBV联合治疗7天后进一步下降(1.63±0.78[5mg/kg,n=3],4.16±1.28[10mg/kg,n=3],3.69±1.29[15mg/kg,n=5],4.85±0.89[20mg/kg,n=9];P<.001),在第12周时,15或20mg/kg水飞蓟宾治疗的7例患者病毒载量变为不可检测。除了轻微的胃肠道症状外,静脉注射水飞蓟宾单药治疗耐受性良好。
静脉注射水飞蓟宾耐受性良好,对治疗无效的患者显示出显著的抗HCV病毒作用。