Cattedra ed Unità Operativa di Gastroenterologia, DiBiMIS, University of Palermo, Italy.
Hepatology. 2010 Apr;51(4):1158-67. doi: 10.1002/hep.23489.
25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) can potentially interfere with inflammatory response and fibrogenesis. Its role in disease progression in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and its relation with histological and sustained virological response (SVR) to therapy are unknown. One hundred ninety-seven patients with biopsy-proven genotype 1 (G1) CHC and 49 healthy subjects matched by age and sex were consecutively evaluated. One hundred sixty-seven patients underwent antiviral therapy with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin. The 25(OH)D serum levels were measured by high-pressure liquid chromatography. Tissue expression of cytochrome (CY) P27A1 and CYP2R1, liver 25-hydroxylating enzymes, were assessed by immunochemistry in 34 patients with CHC, and in eight controls. The 25(OH)D serum levels were significantly lower in CHC than in controls (25.07 +/- 9.92 microg/L versus 43.06 +/- 10.19; P < 0.001). Lower levels of 25(OH)D were independently linked to female sex (P = 0.007) and necroinflammation (P = 0.04) by linear regression analysis. CYP27A1, but not CYP2R1, was directly related to 25(OH)D levels (P = 0.01), and inversely to necroinflammation (P = 0.01). Low 25(OH)D (odds ratio [OR], 0.942; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.893-0.994) and cholesterol (OR, 0.981; 95%CI, 0.969-0.992) levels, older age (OR, 1.043; 95%CI, 1.002-1.085), high ferritin (OR, 1.003; 95%CI, 1.001-1.005), and necroinflammation (OR, 2.235; 95%CI, 1.014-4.929) were independently associated with severe fibrosis (F3-F4) by multivariate logistic analysis. Seventy patients (41%) achieved SVR. By multivariate analysis, hepatic steatosis (OR, 0.971; 95%CI, 0.944-0.999), lower cholesterol (OR, 1.009; 95% CI, 1.000-1.018), and 25(OH)D levels (OR, 1.039; 95%CI, 1.002-1.077) were independently associated with no SVR.
G1 CHC patients had low 25(OH)D serum levels, possibly because of reduced CYP27A1 expression. Low vitamin D is linked to severe fibrosis and low SVR on interferon (IFN)-based therapy.
25-羟维生素 D(25[OH]D)可能会干扰炎症反应和纤维化。其在慢性丙型肝炎(CHC)疾病进展中的作用及其与组织学和持续病毒学应答(SVR)的关系尚不清楚。197 名经活检证实为基因型 1(G1)CHC 且年龄和性别相匹配的 49 名健康受试者被连续评估。167 名患者接受聚乙二醇干扰素加利巴韦林的抗病毒治疗。通过高压液相色谱法测量血清 25(OH)D 水平。在 34 名 CHC 患者和 8 名对照中,通过免疫化学评估细胞色素(CY)P27A1 和 CYP2R1 的组织表达,肝 25-羟化酶。CHC 患者的血清 25(OH)D 水平明显低于对照组(25.07±9.92μg/L比 43.06±10.19;P<0.001)。线性回归分析表明,较低的 25(OH)D 水平与女性(P=0.007)和坏死性炎症(P=0.04)独立相关。CYP27A1 而不是 CYP2R1 与 25(OH)D 水平直接相关(P=0.01),与坏死性炎症呈负相关(P=0.01)。低 25(OH)D(比值比[OR],0.942;95%置信区间[CI],0.893-0.994)和胆固醇(OR,0.981;95%CI,0.969-0.992)水平、年龄较大(OR,1.043;95%CI,1.002-1.085)、铁蛋白高(OR,1.003;95%CI,1.001-1.005)和坏死性炎症(OR,2.235;95%CI,1.014-4.929)与多变量逻辑分析中的严重纤维化(F3-F4)独立相关。70 名患者(41%)获得 SVR。通过多变量分析,肝脂肪变性(OR,0.971;95%CI,0.944-0.999)、胆固醇降低(OR,1.009;95%CI,1.000-1.018)和 25(OH)D 水平(OR,1.039;95%CI,1.002-1.077)与无 SVR 独立相关。
G1 CHC 患者的血清 25(OH)D 水平较低,可能是由于 CYP27A1 表达减少所致。低维生素 D 与干扰素(IFN)治疗的严重纤维化和低 SVR 相关。