Serum malondialdehyde: possible use for the clinical management of chronic hepatitis C patients |
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Authors: | María J Romero Francisco Bosch-Morell Belén Romero José M Rodrigo Miguel A Serra Francisco J Romero |
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Institution: | aExperimental Toxicology & Neurotoxicology Unit, Department of Physiology, Spain †Department of Medicine, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Valencia. Av. Blasco Ibañez, 17. 46010-Valencia, Spain |
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Abstract: | Serum lipid peroxidation products are increased in inflammatory liver disease and, as we previously reported, also in chronic hepatitis C. We have performed a specific assay of malondialdehyde, the reported most abundant product of lipid peroxidation, in serum of twenty four chronic hepatitis C patients, before, during, and after interferon treatment. Liver biopsies were performed in each patient before and after interferon treatment. The results show higher serum malondialdehyde values in chronic hepatitis C patients than healthy subjects (n = 68) before interferon treatment (p < .001). Mean value of serum malondialdehyde levels after interferon treatment was significantly lower than before it (p < .002). Associating the histopathological findings in each of the 48 biopsies performed, with serum malondialdehyde and alanine aminotransferase activity levels, of the sample obtained the same day of biopsy, a much better correspondence with the histopathological severity was observed for malondialdehyde concentration than for alanine aminotransferase activity. These levels decreased significantly after interferon treatment. However, when the patients were grouped in responding (group I; n = 9) and non-responding (group II; n = 15) to interferon treatment, according to the histopathological findings before and after interferon, the values of group I before interferon treatment were significantly higher than group II (p < .03). Thus, a potential predictive value could be ascribed to the serum malondialdehyde levels before interferon treatment in these patients. We propose the utility of the specific assay of malondialdehyde for the clinical management of chronic hepatitis C patients. |
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Keywords: | Hepatitis C virus Interferon Lipid peroxidation Oxidative stress Free radical |
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