Enhancing active immunity against hepatitis B virus by HBV vaccine immunization in patients with HBV-related end-stage liver diseases treated with liver transplantation / 中华肝脏病杂志
Chinese Journal of Hepatology
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(12): 261-264, 2008.
Artículo
en Chino
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| ID: wpr-332261
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVES</b>To study the active immunity response of liver transplant patients for HBV-related diseases after hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine immunization and to investigate the factors that influence the effectiveness of the vaccination in order to find measures to increase its success.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirteen patients who had liver transplants because of HBV-related end-stage liver diseases received hepatitis B virus immunoglobulin and lamivudine for an average of 38 months (range 27-77 months). They received double intramuscular doses (40 microg) of a recombinant vaccine at months 0, 1, 2 and 6. The anti-HBs titers were tested regularly at months 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Seven of the 13 patients (53.8%) developed higher serum titers of anti-HBs compared with their titers prior to the vaccinations, 2 patients of the 13 (15.4%) developed an increase by 100 U/L and in 4 patients (30.8%) their base levels were doubled. Those responding patients were followed-up for another 8 months after the fourth vaccination, and only 1 patient among them had a decrease of the anti-HBs titers below the level prior to the vaccination.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Hepatitis B vaccine immunization can be used to enhance the active immunity against HBV in patients who had liver transplants for HBV-related diseases.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Periodo Posoperatorio
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Virología
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Virus de la Hepatitis B
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Trasplante de Hígado
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Vacunas contra Hepatitis B
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Usos Terapéuticos
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Alergia e Inmunología
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Hepatitis B
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Inmunidad Activa
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Hepatopatías
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Hepatology
Año:
2008
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Artículo
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