Abstract:
BACKGROUND/AIMS:Some patients chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) have persistently normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels while progressive liver damage is observed histologically. In the present study, we compared the rate of proliferation, apoptosis, and necrosis in liver biopsy specimens of patients with persistently normal or elevated ALT levels. METHODS:Fourteen patients with persistently normal and 14 age- and sex-matched patients with elevated ALT levels were enrolled. Proliferation was detected using anti-Ki 67 in 10-microm liver biopsy specimens of the patients. Apoptosis was measured by TUNEL-assay and by monoclonal anti-M30 directed against caspase-cleaved cytokeratin 18 filaments. RESULTS:The mean number of anti-Ki 67 positive hepatocytes was lower in patients with persistently normal aminotransferases (3.1 +/- 2.8/10(3) vs 10.8 +/- 8.8/10(3) hepatocytes, p<0.0011) and was correlated with serum ALT (r=0.86, p<0.01) and aspartate aminotransferase levels (r=0.83, p<0.01). The rate of apoptosis detected by TUNEL assay was low and not different between patients with persistently normal and elevated aminotransferases. Staining with anti-M30 revealed a granular staining pattern and showed a trend towards higher cell death rates in patients with elevated aminotransferase levels (apoptotic hepatocytes with >75% staining: 3.97 +/- 6.24/10(3) hepatocytes vs 13.65 +/- 19.41/10(3) hepatocytes; p=0.08). CONCLUSIONS:Patients with chronic hepatitis C and normal aminotransferases have significantly lower hepatocyte proliferation rates and show a trend towards lower apoptosis rates compared with patients with elevated aminotransferases.
journal_name
J Hepatoljournal_title
Journal of hepatologyauthors
Kronenberger B,Rüster B,Lee JH,Sarrazin C,Roth WK,Herrmann G,Zeuzem Sdoi
10.1034/j.1600-0641.2000.033004640.xsubject
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2000-10-01 00:00:00pages
640-7issue
4eissn
0168-8278issn
1600-0641pii
S0168-8278(00)80017-3journal_volume
33pub_type
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