Curative effect of combined lamivudine, adefovir dipivoxil, and stem cell transplantation on decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis

• Published in: Genetics and molecular research Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 9336 - 9342
• Main Authors: Liu, L, Yan, Y, Zhou, J, Huang, L W, He, C P, Ling, K, Zhou, H C, Wen, Q M, Wang, X M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil 21.02.2014
• Subjects: Adenine - adverse effects; Adenine - analogs & derivatives; Adenine - pharmacology; Adenine - therapeutic use; alpha-Fetoproteins - metabolism; Cholinesterases - metabolism; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis B virus - drug effects; Humans; Lamivudine - adverse effects; Lamivudine - pharmacology; Lamivudine - therapeutic use; Liver Cirrhosis - drug therapy; Liver Cirrhosis - physiopathology; Liver Cirrhosis - virology; Liver Function Tests; Male; Middle Aged; Organophosphonates - adverse effects; Organophosphonates - pharmacology; Organophosphonates - therapeutic use; Prothrombin Time; Stem Cell Transplantation - adverse effects
• ISSN: 1676-5680; 1676-5680
• DOI: 10.4238/2014.February.21.13

This study assessed the clinical efficacy of lamivudine and adefovir dipivoxil combined with autologous bone marrow stem cell transplantation as treatment for patients with hepatitis B and decompensated liver cirrhosis. In total, 77 patients with hepatitis B and decompensated liver cirrhosis were randomly divided into two groups. Under general symptomatic and supportive treatment, the patients in group A (37 cases) were treated with lamivudine and adefovir dipivoxil, whereas those in group B (40 cases) were treated with autologous bone marrow stem cell transplantation in combination with lamivudine and adefovir dipivoxil. After 4 weeks of treatment, the liver function indicators and clinical signs and symptoms of the patients in group B improved more significantly than those of patients in group A. Lamivudine and adefovir dipivoxil in combination with autologous bone marrow stem cell transplantation effectively prevented hepatitis B virus infection and bone marrow stem cell damage. This combination treatment facilitates the differentiation of bone marrow stem cells into normal liver cells to restore liver structure and improve liver function, thereby improving the quality of life of patients.