期刊
WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
卷 27, 期 40, 页码 6927-6938出版社
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i40.6927
关键词
Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis B core antigen; Hepatitis B virus DNA; Detection; Liver biopsy; Pregenomic RNA; Quantitative hepatitis B core-related antigen; Receiver operating characteristic; Seroconversion; Correlation
资金
- Supported by National Science and Technology Major Project [2017ZX10302201, 2017ZX09304004, 2014ZX10002002]
- National Program on Key Basic Research Project (973 Program) [2015CB554304]
The study found that serum qHBcrAg levels were correlated with virological markers of HBV in patients with chronic hepatitis B, and could be used to predict HBeAg seroconversion.
BACKGROUND Quantitative hepatitis B core-related antigen (qHBcrAg) has a better correlation with intrahepatic hepatitis B virus (HBV) covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) than HBV DNA or hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg), but data are still lacking for its clinical application. AIM The aim was to investigate serum qHBcrAg levels in patients with chronic hepatitis B and assess the correlation of serum qHBcrAg with pregenomic RNA (pgRNA), cccDNA, and HBeAg seroconversion. METHODS This study was a secondary analysis of patients who underwent percutaneous liver biopsy between July 2014 and June 2019 in two multicenter randomized controlled clinical trials of peginterferon vs nucleos(t) ide analog (NUC)-based therapy (NCT03509688 and NCT03546530). Serum qHBcrAg, pgRNA, HBV DNA, hepatitis B core antigen, HBeAg, liver cccDNA, and HBV DNA were measured. The correlations of serum qHBcrAg with other biomarkers were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 139 patients were included. The mean qHBcrAg levels were 5.32 +/- 1.18 log 10 U/mL at baseline and decreased during treatment (all P < 0.0001). Serum qHBcrAg levels were positively correlated with pgRNA (r = 0.597, P < 0.0001) and cccDNA (r = 0.527, P < 0.0001) levels. The correlation of serum qHBcrAg level and intrahepatic HBV DNA levels at baseline was weak but significant (r = 0.399, P < 0.0001). HBcrAg predicted HBeAg seroconversion, with areas under the receiver operating characteristics curve of 0.788 at 24 wk and 0.825 at 48 wk. Log HBcrAg at wk 24 and 48 was independently associated with HBeAg seroconversion [odds ratio (OR) = 2.402, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.314-4.391, P = 0.004; OR = 3.587, 95%CI: 1.315-9.784, P = 0.013]. CONCLUSION Serum HBcrAg levels were correlated with HBV virological markers and could be used to predict HBeAg seroconversion.
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