首页|Meta-analysis of combined therapy for adult hepatitis B virus-associated glomerulonephritis

Meta-analysis of combined therapy for adult hepatitis B virus-associated glomerulonephritis

扫码查看
AIM:To investigate the efficacy and safety of combined antiviral and immunosuppressant therapy in adult hepatitis B virus-associated glomerulonephritis (HBVGN) patients.METHODS:A computerized literature search was carried out in the PubMed database,Embase,the Cochrane Library,Chinese BioMedical Literature on disc,Chinese Medical Current Contents,Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure,Wanfang and VIP (Chinese Technological Journal of Database) to collect articles between June 1980 and December 2010 on therapy with immunosuppressants,e.g.,glucorticosteroids,mycophenolate mofetil and leflunomide,combined with antivirals,e.g.,interferon,lamivudine,entecavir and adefovir dipivoxil,in adult HBV-GN patients.The primary outcomes were remission of proteinuria,clearance of HBV e-antigen,and elevation of serum albumin.The secondary outcomes were blood levels of alanine aminotransferase,serum creatinine,and HBV-DNA titer.Meta-analysis was performed using Review Manager 5.1.Fixed or random effect models were employed to combine the results after a heterogeneity test.The effects of the combined therapy were analyzed for different doses of glucorticosteroid and different types of HBV-GN.RESULTS:Twelve clinical trials with 317 patients were included.A significantly higher incidence of HBV-GN was found in male patients (relative risk =2.40,95%CI:1.98-2.93).Combined therapy reduced the proteinuria significantly with a mean difference of 4.19(95% CI:3.86-4.53) and increased the serum albumin concentration significantly with a mean difference of -11.95 (95% CI:-12.97-10.93) without significant alterations of liver function (mean difference:4.62,95%CI:-2.55-11.79) and renal function (mean difference:10.29,95% CI:0.14-20.45).No significant activation of HBV-DNA replication occurred (mean difference:0.12,95% CI:-0.37-0.62).There was no significant difference between the high dose glucorticosteroid group and the low dose glucorticosteroid group in terms of proteinuria remission (P =0.76) and between different pathological types of HBV-GN [membranous glomerulonephritis (MN) vs mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis,P =0.68; MN vs membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis,P =0.27].CONCLUSION:Combined antiviral and immunosuppressant therapy can improve the proteinuria in HBVGN patients without altering HBV replication or damaging liver and renal functions.

Meta-analysisHepatitis B virus-associated glomerulonephritisGlucocorticoidsImmunosuppressantAntiviral drug

Xiao-Yong Zheng、Ri-Bao Wei、Li Tang、Ping Li、Xiao-Dong Zheng

展开 >

Department of Nephrology, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China

Department of Ophthalmology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime 791-0295, Japan

国家自然科学基金Major Project Foundation of National Science and TechnologyTraditional Chinese Medicine Research Grant for Military Organization

810729142010ZX9102-20410ZYZ255

2012

世界胃肠病学杂志(英文版)
太原消化病研治中心

世界胃肠病学杂志(英文版)

SCI
影响因子:1.001
ISSN:1007-9327
年,卷(期):2012.18(8)
  • 27
  • 8