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Therapeutic effect of valsartan on chronic type B hepatitis and liver cirrhosis
Huai-Yu Song, Wan-Zhong Wang, Ju-Ren Zhu
Huai-Yu Song, Department of Gastroenterology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Wan-Zhong Wang, Department of Pathology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China
Ju-Ren Zhu, Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China
Correspondence to: Huai-Yu Song, Department of Gastroenterology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Naning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. huaiyu_song@sina.com
Received: December 12, 2003 Revised: January 9, 2004 Accepted: February 1, 2004 Published online: May 15, 2004
AIM: To study the clinical effect of valsartan on chronic type B hepatitis and liver cirrhosis.
METHODS: A total of 54 patients with chronic type B hepatitis and liver cirrhosis were divided into therapy group and control group, and each group had 27 cases. The patients in the control group were treated with routine treatment, and those in the therapy group, besides routine treatment, were added with valsartan 80 mg/day, and the therapeutic period was one month. Before and after treatment, serum HA, LN, PCIII, IV-C were measured by radio-immunoassay in each group. The parameters of ALT, AST, TBIL, Alb, r-GT and AKP were obtained. In the therapy group, five patients' liver tissues were obtained by liver biopsy, and then stained by H-E staining before and after treatment.
RESULTS: In these two groups, the parameters of ALT, AST, r-GT, AKP , TBIL, HA, and IV-C were all improved remarkably (P < 0.05 or 0.01) after treatment. In the therapy group, the parameters of ALT (5.7±1.9 ukat/L vs 1.3±0.7 ukat/L), AST (5.1±1.9 ukat/L vs 1.5±0.7 ukat/L), HA (298±107 ug/L vs 159±92 ug/L) and IV-C (102±24 ug/L vs 63±19 ug/L) were all descended (P < 0.05 or 0.01, 2.241≤t≤3.249) before and after treated with valsartan. Compared with control group, especially in chronic hepatitis patients, these parameters were decreased significantly (P < 0.05 or 0.01, 2.324 ≤ t ≤ 3.012), the liver microcirculation was improved, the inflammatory infiltration in liver was relieved, the liver tissue fibrosis was degraded, and the liver histology was remarkably improved.
CONCLUSION: As valsartan can effectively protect the liver cells, reverse the process of liver fibrosis, it is a feasible choice in the treatment of chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis.
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Citation: Song HY, Wang WZ, Zhu JR. Therapeutic effect of valsartan on chronic type B hepatitis and liver cirrhosis. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2004; 12(5): 1085-1088
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