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  • Title: Low-level liver enzyme elevations during HAART are not associated with liver fibrosis progression among HIV/HCV-coinfected patients.
    Author: Vergara S, Macías J, Mira JA, García-García JA, Merchante N, del Valle J, Abdel-Kader L, Lozano F, Gómez-Mateos JM, Pineda JA.
    Journal: J Antimicrob Chemother; 2007 Jan; 59(1):87-91. PubMed ID: 17095528.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between non-severe liver enzyme elevations (LEEs) during antiretroviral treatment and liver fibrosis in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. METHODS: All co-infected patients from an Infectious Disease Unit who had received treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for at least 12 months before undergoing a liver biopsy were included in the study. RESULTS: One-hundred and sixteen patients met the inclusion criteria of the study. Advanced liver fibrosis was observed in 32 (38%) of 84 patients who developed non-severe LEEs and in 11 (34%) of 32 subjects who developed severe (grade > or = 3) LEEs, (P = 0.7). Seven (6%) of 116 patients showed grade 3 or 4 LEEs for at least 30% of the follow-up. Advanced liver fibrosis was observed in five (71%) of these patients and in 38 (35%) of the 109 subjects who did not develop long-term severe LEEs (P = 0.05). Eight (10%) of 84 patients showed grade 2 LEEs for at least 30% of the follow-up. Advanced liver fibrosis was observed in 28 (37%) of 76 subjects who did not develop long-term grade 2 LEEs and in three (38%) of eight patients who developed them (P = 0.9). CONCLUSIONS: In HIV/HCV-coinfected patients, non-severe LEEs, whether persistent or not, are not associated with advanced liver fibrosis. On the other hand, long-term severe LEEs are associated with more severe liver fibrosis in this population.
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