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Pages 47-50 (January 2004)
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Vol. 27. Issue 2.
Pages 47-50 (January 2004)
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Concentraciones plasmáticas de leptina en los pacientes con cirrosis biliar primaria y su relación con el grado de fibrosis
Plasma leptin levels in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and their relationship with degree of fibrosis
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C. García-Suáreza, J. Crespoa,**
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Correspondencia: Servicio de Aparato Digestivo. Hospital Universitario Valdecilla. Avda. Valdecilla, s/n. 39008 Santander. Cantabria. España. Correo electrónico:
, P. Luis Fernández-Gila, J.A. Amadob, M.T. García-Unzuetab, F. Pons Romeroa
a Servicio de Aparato Digestivo. Hospital Universitario Valdecilla. Universidad de Cantabria. Santander
b Servicio de Endocrinología. Hospital Universitario Valdecilla. Universidad de Cantabria. Santander. España
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Introducción

LOS objetivos del estudio fueron, por un lado, analizar las concentraciones plasmáticas de leptina en pacientes con cirrosis biliar primaria y, por otro, investigar la relación entre los valores de leptina y el estadio de fibrosis hepática en una cohorte de pacientes con cirrosis biliar primaria.

Pacientes y método

Las concentraciones séricas de leptina se han valorado mediante un radioinmunoanálisis en 30 pacientes con cirrosis biliar primaria (edad media de 37,2 ± 11,0 años; rango: 19-75) y en 29 controles emparejados por edad y peso. La sangre venosa obtenida tras 12 h de ayuno se centrifugó en tubos EDTA. Tanto el peso como la talla y el índice de masa corporal se midieron con técnicas estandarizadas. El ARN del virus de la hepatitis C se determinó mediante la técnica de la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa cualitativa y cuantitativa. En todos los pacientes se disponía de una biopsia hepática en la que se graduaron el grado de fibrosis y la extensión del infiltrado inflamatorio.

Resultados

Las concentraciones plasmáticas de leptina en los pacientes con cirrosis biliar primaria fueron inferiores a las obtenidas en los sujetos controles (p < 0,0001), sin que hubiera diferencias significativas en cuanto a la edad, peso, talla, índice de masa corporal o índice de masa grasa entre ambos grupos. Observamos un claro incremento de los títulos séricos de leptina en función del estadio histológico de la cirrosis biliar primaria (estadio I: 2,1 ng/ml; estadio II: 4,3 ng/ml; estadio III: 5,3 ng/ml, y estadio IV: 12,1 ng/ml; p < 0,01).

Conclusiones

En este estudio demostramos la correlación existente entre la leptina y el estadio de fibrosis hepática en una cohorte de pacientes con cirrosis biliar primaria, otro dato que apunta a la implicación de la leptina en el proceso de fibrosis hepática.

Objectives

a) To analyze plasma leptin levels in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and b) to investigate the relationship between leptin levels and liver fibrosis stage in a cohort of patients with PBC.

Patients and methods

Serum leptin levels were evaluated through radioimmunoassay in 30 patients with PBC (mean age: 37.2 ± 11.0 years; range :19-75) and in 29 controls matched for age and weight. Venous blood obtained after a 12- hour fast was centrifuged in EDTA tubes. Weight, height and body mass index (BMI) were measured using standard methods. Hepatitis C virus RNA was determined using qualitative and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. In all patients liver biopsies were performed and the degree of fibrosis and extent of inflammatory infiltrate were evaluated.

Results

Plasma leptin levels in patients with PBC were lower than those obtained in control subjects (p < 0.0001). No significant differences were found between the two groups in age, weight, height, BMI or body fat index. There was a clear increase in serum leptin levels according to histological stage of PBC (stage I: 2.1 ng/ml; stage II: 4.3 ng/ml; stage III= 5.3 ng/ml; stage IV: 12.1 ng/ml; p < 0.01)

Conclusions

The present study demonstrates the correlation between leptin and stage of liver fibrosis in a cohort of patients with PBC, providing further evidence of the involvement of leptin in the process of liver fibrosis.

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