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The Use of Collagen IV for Noninvasive Assessment and Follow up of Liver Fibrosis After Successful DAA Treatment of HCV Infected Egyptians

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Last updated: 07 Jan 2025

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The use of noninvasive surrogate blood biomarkers for the assessment of liver fibrosis has gained increasing interest. In this study, 88 chronic hepatitis C patients (aged 21–68 years) were assessed for liver fibrosis using Collagen type IV (Col-IV), both before and one year after the end of successful DAA therapy for HCV infection. FibroScan was used to assess the degree of liver fibrosis. Using sandwich ELISA, the serum level (ng/mL) of Col-IV was determined. SPSS package was used to statistically examine the data. Before therapy, there was a strong association (r = 0.704; P < 0.0001) between the degree of fibrosis and the amount of Col IV. Furthermore, ROC curve analyses demonstrated that, when compared to a panel of routine indicators, Col-IV could distinguish individuals with significant fibrosis (F2-F4) and non-significant fibrosis (F0- F1) with a high degree of efficiency (95%). In 6% of treated patients, the degree of fibrosis regressed, remained unchanged in 75%, and progressed in 19%. It is noteworthy that patients experiencing regression of fibrosis had significantly lower mean levels of Col-IV (30.60 ± 4.23 vs. 22.40 ± 4.71; P < 0.001), while patients with stationary fibrosis did not significantly change (26.21 ± 1.81 vs. 26.68 ± 1.77; P > 0.05) and patients experiencing progression of fibrosis had significantly higher mean levels (32.35 ± 3.71 vs. 46.35 ± 3.09; P < 0.001). In conclusion, Col-IV has the potential to be a highly effective noninvasive marker for determining the extent of liver fibrosis both before and after the eradication of HCV infection.

DOI

10.21608/jmals.2024.307125.1026

Keywords

Liver fibrosis, HCV, DAA, biomarker, Collagen IV

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Alaa

Last Name

Ali

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S.

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Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt.

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alaabio94@gmail.com

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First Name

Hesham

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Morssy

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A.

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Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt

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hesham.morssy@mu.edu.eg

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Minia

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First Name

Asmaa

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Abdelmageed

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M.

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Gastrointestinal Surgery Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt

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asmaamakrem78@gmail.com

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Mansoura

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Shaimaa

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Abdelsamea

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M.

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Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt

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shaimaa.magdy@mu.edu.eg

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Minia

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Hisham

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Ismail

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Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt

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himosman@mu.edu.eg

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Minia

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0000-0002-7593-4532

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6

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4

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52782

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2024-12-01

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2024-08-07

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2024-12-01

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453

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470

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2636-4093

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2636-4107

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Journal of Medical and Life Science

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The Use of Collagen IV for Noninvasive Assessment and Follow up of Liver Fibrosis After Successful DAA Treatment of HCV Infected Egyptians

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07 Jan 2025