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Involvement of essential trace elements in the pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus‑related chronic liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

  • Authors:
    • Takashi Himoto
    • Koji Fujita
    • Shima Mimura
    • Joji Tani
    • Asashiro Morishita
    • Satoru Kubota
    • Tsutomu Masaki
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  • Published online on: November 17, 2023     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2023.12307
  • Article Number: 19
  • Copyright: © Himoto et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Essential trace elements are involved in the pathogenesis of chronic liver disease (CLD), which causes hepatic inflammation, steatosis and fibrosis. The present study investigated the roles of essential trace elements in the pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus‑related CLD (CLD‑C) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and compared the levels of these trace elements between the two groups. Serum zinc (Zn), selenium (Se), copper (Cu) and ferritin levels were measured in patients with CLD‑C (n=66) and NASH (n=26). Subsequently, the correlations between the levels of these essential trace elements in patient sera and the biochemical or pathological parameters of patients with CLD‑C and NASH were determined. The results demonstrated that the serum ferritin levels were significantly correlated with serum alanine aminotransferase levels in both the CLD‑C and NASH groups. In both groups, the serum Zn and Se levels were significantly associated with serum albumin levels, and inversely associated with the stages of hepatic fibrosis. Furthermore, serum ferritin levels were positively associated, and serum Zn levels were inversely correlated with the grades of hepatic steatosis in patients with CLD‑C, whereas serum Se levels were closely associated with the grades of hepatic steatosis only in patients with NASH. In both groups, serum ferritin levels were positively correlated, and serum Zn levels were inversely correlated with homeostasis model for the assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA‑IR) values, and serum Se was negatively correlated with the HOMA‑IR values in patients with CLD‑C only. In conclusion, these results indicated that the involvement of essential trace elements in insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis may differ slightly between patients with CLD‑C and those with NASH.
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Himoto T, Fujita K, Mimura S, Tani J, Morishita A, Kubota S and Masaki T: Involvement of essential trace elements in the pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus‑related chronic liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Exp Ther Med 27: 19, 2024
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Himoto, T., Fujita, K., Mimura, S., Tani, J., Morishita, A., Kubota, S., & Masaki, T. (2024). Involvement of essential trace elements in the pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus‑related chronic liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 27, 19. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2023.12307
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Himoto, T., Fujita, K., Mimura, S., Tani, J., Morishita, A., Kubota, S., Masaki, T."Involvement of essential trace elements in the pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus‑related chronic liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 27.1 (2024): 19.
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Himoto, T., Fujita, K., Mimura, S., Tani, J., Morishita, A., Kubota, S., Masaki, T."Involvement of essential trace elements in the pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus‑related chronic liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 27, no. 1 (2024): 19. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2023.12307