THE SIGNS OF CARBOHYDRATE-LIPID METABOLISM DISTURBANCE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C

Background. Viral hepatitis C (CHC) is an urgent problem due to its prevalence, high risk of developing liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Viral hepatitis C can cause disruption of many biochemical processes in the liver cells, primarily that of carbohydrate - lipid metabolism. Objective. To study carbohydrate-lipid metabolism disturbances in patients with CHC. Material and methods. The study included 124 patients with paucisymptomatic chronic hepatitis C. The metabolic syndrome was diagnosed according to the indicators recommended by the Committee of Experts of the Russian Society of Cardiology (2007). Results. The parameters of lipid metabolism were studied in 52 of 124 patients with CHC. 29 of 52 patients with CHC (55.7%) showed a decrease in HDL cholesterol and an increase in LDL cholesterol, including a 2- fold increase in VLDL. The metabolic syndrome was detected in 22.5% of patients with CHC, 62.9% of patients had the manifestations of dyslipidemia (steatosis or steatohepatitis of the liver, obesity, arterial hypertension, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus). Conclusions. In patients with CHC, carbohydrate-lipid metabolism disturbance was revealed as an integral indicator of metabolic syndrome, its incidence rising with the increase in activity and duration of the infectious process.