Skeletal muscle mass increases after viral eradication with direct-acting antivirals in patients with chronic hepatitis C : A longitudinal study

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BACKGROUND: Results of studies evaluating the effect of viral eradication following direct-acting antiviral (DDA) therapy on skeletal muscle mass of patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) are scarce.

AIM: To assess the components of sarcopenia (low muscle mass, low muscle strength and low physical performance) in a cohort of CHC individuals before and after DAA therapy.

METHODS: We performed a longitudinal study of patients with CHC who underwent body composition assessment before (T0), and at 12 (T1) and 48 (T2) weeks after DDA therapy. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis was used to assess skeletal mass muscle (SM) and phase angle (PhA). SM index (SMI) was calculated by dividing the SM by squared height. Muscle function was evaluated by hand grip strength (HGS) and timed up-and-go (TUG) test. Mixed-effects linear regression models were fitted to SMI, HGS and physical performance and were used to test the effect of HCV eradication by DAA.

RESULTS: 62 outpatients (mean age, 58.6 ± 10.8 years; 58% with compensated cirrhosis) were included. Significant decreases in liver fibrosis markers and an increase of 0.20 and 0.22 kg/m2 in the SMI were observed at T1 and T2. Following DAA therapy, an increase of one unit of PhA was associated with a reduction of 0.38 min in TUG.

CONCLUSION: HCV eradication with DAA therapy was associated with a dynamic reduction of non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis and increased muscle mass in 62 patients with CHC who had an undetectable HCV load at 12 weeks after completion of antiviral treatment.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - (2024) vom: 19. März

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Englisch

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Coelho, Marta Paula Pereira [VerfasserIn]
de Vries, Thais Pontello [VerfasserIn]
Pires, Aline Marcos [VerfasserIn]
Parreira, Milena Pereira [VerfasserIn]
de Alvarenga, Érika Ramos [VerfasserIn]
Cambraia, Rodrigo Dias [VerfasserIn]
Dos Santos, Rodrigo Ribeiro [VerfasserIn]
Bezerra, Juliana Maria Trindade [VerfasserIn]
Colosimo, Enrico Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Rocha, Gifone Aguiar [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Luciana Diniz [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 19.03.2024

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10.1111/apt.17950

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NLM36991533X