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Hepatitis C and the leptin system: bound leptin levels are elevated in patients with hepatitis C and decrease during antiviral therapy.

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BACKGROUND:Serum leptin levels are elevated in alcoholic liver cirrhosis and thus might be involved in the anorexia and hypermetabolism often seen in those patients. We hypothesized that the leptin system is modulated in patients with hepatitis C and might be affected by antiviral therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the different leptin components in serum of patients with hepatitis C before, during and after interferon alpha and ribavirin therapy and in controls. METHODS:25 patients (11 female, 14 male) with chronic hepatitis C were compared with body mass index, gender and age-matched controls (n = 25). Patients were treated with interferon alpha alone (3 MU tiw) or in combination with ribavirin for 6-12 months. Free leptin and bound leptin levels were measured using specific radioimmunoassays before interferon therapy, at 12 weeks of therapy and after 3 months of follow-up. RESULTS:Free leptin levels were higher in female than in male subjects, both for patients (P < 0.01) and controls (P < 0.05). Bound leptin levels were elevated in both female (P < 0.05) and male (P < 0.001) patients compared to controls. No alteration of free leptin levels was found during therapy, whereas bound leptin levels decreased after 3 months of therapy (P < 0.005) and re-increased to the baseline levels 3 months after therapy was stopped. Responder but not non-responder had decreased bound leptin levels (P < 0.01) comparing pre- and posttreatment levels. However, no significant correlations were determined between any of the leptin components to virus load, ALT, TNF alpha receptor levels (sTNFR-75, sTNFR-55) and histopathology at any time point. CONCLUSION:Since no correlation was found between the different leptin components and any of the inflammatory markers, the decrease in bound leptin levels during antiviral therapy suggests either a direct interferon-dependent effect on the leptin system or an alteration of other leptin secretagogues.

journal_name

Scand J Gastroenterol

journal_title

Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors

Widjaja A,Wedemeyer H,Tillmann HL,Horn R,Ockenga J,Jaeckel E,von zur Mühlen A,Manns MP,Brabant G

doi

10.1080/003655201300051333

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-04-01 00:00:00

pages

426-31

issue

eissn

0036-5521

issn

1502-7708

journal_volume

pub_type

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Hepatitis C and the leptin system: bound leptin levels are elevated in patients with hepatitis C and decrease during antiviral therapy.