title: Reversibility of cirrhosis in HIV/HBV coinfection.
abstract: HIV infection worsens the course and the natural history of chronic hepatitis B (HBV) leading to rapid progression to cirrhosis and to end-stage liver disease. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens including nucleoside and/or nucleotide analogues with activity against both HIV reverse transcriptase and hepatitis B virus polymerase have clearly improved the survival rates of HIV/HBV-coinfected patients. How HAART beneficially affects the natural course of chronic hepatitis B in coinfected patients is not known. We report a biopsy-proven case of reversal of HBV-related cirrhosis in a coinfected patient, paralleling long-term suppression of HBV replication with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate as part of a HAART. Pathological reversibility of cirrhosis was ascertained by normalization of biochemical (platelet count) and morphological (abdominal ultrasonography and gastrointestinal endoscopy) tests as well as non-invasive markers of fibrosis. In conclusion, a HAART regimen including tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in a HBV/HIV-coinfected cirrhotic patient might lead to sustained HBV viral suppression and result in cirrhosis reversal.
authors.affiliation: Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France. vincent.mallet@cch.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Vincent O
authors.initials: VO
authors.lastname: Mallet
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dhalluin-Venier
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Verkarre
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Correas
authors.forename: Marie-Laure
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chaix
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Viard
authors.forename: Stanislas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pol
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010976:Platelet Count; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000068698:Tenofovir; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019562:Viral Load; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D004279:DNA, Viral; D063065:Organophosphonates; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D000068698:Tenofovir; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000225:Adenine