Serum iron parameters in patients with chronic liver disease according to etiology.
- Author:
Chang Uk CHON
1
;
Byung Ik KIM
;
Hyang KIM
;
Seung Ha PARK
;
Sang Hoon KIM
;
Jung Ho PARK
;
Hong Ju KIM
;
Dong Il PARK
;
Yong Kyun CHO
;
In Kyung SUNG
;
Chong Il SOHN
;
Woo Kyu JEON
;
Eun Ran KIM
;
Chang Hee KWON
;
Dong Geuk KEUM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. bik.kim@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Serum iron parameter;
Chronic liver disease;
Ferritin
- MeSH:
Alcoholics;
Female;
Ferritins;
Fibrosis;
Hepatitis;
Hepatitis B;
Hepatitis, Alcoholic;
Hepatitis, Chronic;
Hepatocytes;
Humans;
Iron Overload;
Iron*;
Liver Diseases*;
Liver*;
Male
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2005;69(2):144-149
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Iron is essential for life, but iron overload state cause potentially fatal health risk. There is growing evidence that only mildly increased amounts of hepatic iron can be damaging, particulary if combined with other hepatotoxic factors such as alcoholic or chronic viral hepatits B,C. The aim of this study was to assess the serum iron status of patients with various forms of hepatitis and cirrhosis of liver and to determine the correlation between the degree of hepatocyte damage (expressed as ALT activity) and status of serum iron parameters. METHODS: Our research involved 107 patients (69 male ranging in age from 27-67 and 38 female ranging in age from 32-62) diagnosed with chronic viral hepatitis B or type C, alcoholic hepatitis or cirrhosis of the liver. Serum iron parameters such as serum iron, ferritin, TIBC, and aminotransferase measured as necroinflammatory activity in Chronic hepatitis. RESULTS: There was no difference s-iron level between chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis but, significantly higher in alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis than viral hepatitis and cirrhosis respectively. s-Ferritin level was significantly higher in cirrhosis than hepatits group, and more higher in alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis than viral hepatitis and cirrhosis respectively. In chronic hepatitis groups, there are significant correlation between ALT and s-ferritin level regardness of etiology. CONCLUSION: Serum iron overload state was prominent in alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis than viral hepatitis and cirrhosis. High serum ferritin level can predict hepatocyte damage in chronic hepatitis.
