<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Cytokeratin 18 (CK18) is a specific marker of hepatocellular apoptosis, which is a useful noninvasive indicator of liver fibrosis in the HIV/HCV group. However, data on the CK18 level in serum are limited for this group. This study demonstrated CK18 levels in serum in HIV/HCV co-infected and HIV mono-infected patients; investigated the association of CK18 levels with other non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis; and presents CK18 dynamics in a four-month-long period. The sample included 273 patients with HIV infection (128 of them were with HIV/HCV co-infection) aged from 23 to 65 (35% females). Levels of hyaluronic acid, CK18, ALT, and AST were determined in serum, and the FIB4 index was calculated. All markers had higher levels in the HIV/HCV group than in the HIV mono-infection group. The HIV/HCV group demonstrated coherent correlations among the markers and their associations with the level of CK18 than the HIV mono-infection group. During the four-month-long period, the CK18 level in serum showed no significant changes.</p></abstract>

Cytokeratin 18 (CK18) is a specific marker of hepatocellular apoptosis, which is a useful noninvasive indicator of liver fibrosis in the HIV/HCV group. However, data on the CK18 level in serum are limited for this group. This study demonstrated CK18 levels in serum in HIV/HCV co-infected and HIV mono-infected patients; investigated the association of CK18 levels with other non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis; and presents CK18 dynamics in a four-month-long period. The sample included 273 patients with HIV infection (128 of them were with HIV/HCV co-infection) aged from 23 to 65 (35% females). Levels of hyaluronic acid, CK18, ALT, and AST were determined in serum, and the FIB4 index was calculated. All markers had higher levels in the HIV/HCV group than in the HIV mono-infection group. The HIV/HCV group demonstrated coherent correlations among the markers and their associations with the level of CK18 than the HIV mono-infection group. During the four-month-long period, the CK18 level in serum showed no significant changes.

The Level of Cytokeratin 18 in Patients with HIV and Viral Hepatitis C Co-Infection in Latvia

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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Cytokeratin 18 (CK18) is a specific marker of hepatocellular apoptosis, which is a useful noninvasive indicator of liver fibrosis in the HIV/HCV group....

The Level of Cytokeratin 18 in Patients with HIV and Viral Hepatitis C Co-Infection in Latvia

Publicado en línea: 11 may 2020

Páginas: 94 - 99

Recibido: 27 ene 2020

Aceptado: 24 mar 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2020-0015

Palabras clave
liver fibrosis, non-invasive test, hepatocyte apoptosis, CK18, HIV/HCV

© 2020 Oksana Koļesova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Level of Cytokeratin 18 in Patients with HIV and Viral Hepatitis C Co-Infection in Latvia

Publicado en línea: 11 may 2020

Páginas: 94 - 99

Recibido: 27 ene 2020

Aceptado: 24 mar 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2020-0015

Palabras claveliver fibrosis, non-invasive test, hepatocyte apoptosis, CK18, HIV/HCV

© 2020 Oksana Koļesova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
liver fibrosis, non-invasive test, hepatocyte apoptosis, CK18, HIV/HCV