title: [Effect of interferon therapy on carbohydrate metabolism in chronic hepatitis C patients].
abstract: Reversible impact of alpha-interferon on carbohydrate (CH) metabolism was observed in patients with hepatitis C treated with interferon between 1993 and 1997. Of the 32 patients 3 individuals had known to have diabetes mellitus before the treatment and 1 had impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). 28 patients proved to have normal CH metabolism before the interferon treatment. To each patients was interferon alpha was administrated in a dose 3 MU TIW. During the 6 months interferon therapy of the 3 patients treated with oral antidiabetic drug one's diabetes mellitus did not deteriorated, but 2 patients required insulin therapy. In the patient with known IGT a manifested diabetes mellitus has gradually developed. Out of the 28 patients with normal CH metabolism in 9 cases developed IGT, 19 patient's CH metabolism did not change significantly. All of the changes induced by interferon proved to be reversible.
authors.affiliation: Belgyógyászati és Gasztroenterológiai Osztály, Országos Reumatologiai és Fizioterápiás Intézet, Budapest.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pusztay
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nemesánszky
mesh_terms: D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha
vernacular_title: Interferon kezelés hatása a hepatitis C vírus indukálta krónikus májbetegek szénhidrát-metabolizmusára.