| Title |
Sergančiųjų lėtiniu virusiniu hepatitu C mitybos būklės ir poodinio riebalinio audinio riebalų rūgščių sudėties pokyčiai / |
| Translation of Title |
Nutrition status and adipose tissue fatty acid profile in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection. |
| Authors |
Gavelienė, Edita ; Gaveliene, Edita |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
120 |
| Keywords [eng] |
viral hepatitis C ; nutrition status ; fatty acid |
| Abstract [eng] |
HCV) infection. HCV associated chronic liver disease is the major cause of liver transplantation in Europe and the United States. There are many closely interactive factors that have impact on progression of HCV infection and its response to treatment. One of the environmental factors that influence the course of the disease is the patient's nutritional status. Diet may be an important factor that may promote or, conversely, inhibit progression of chronic HCV infection and its response to treatment. Adipose tissue fatty acid profile is a suitable biomarker of dietary intake. Such kind of studies have never been performed in Lithuania. Conclusions 1. The best part of chronic viral hepatitis C patients are overweight and/or obese. The average BMI of the examined individuals was 26.25. 3. Chronic HCV patients consume more vegetables in comparison with the rest of the Lithuanian population, however, fish products are consumed insufficiently and consumption of meat is too high. 4. More palmitoleic fatty acid which promotes fatty degeneration of liver and characterized as toxic erucic fatty acid are detected in subcutaneous adipose tissue of chronic HCV patients. 5. Less total content of polyunsaturated fatty acids and vital linoleic and α-linolenic fatty acids are detected in subcutaneous adipose tissue of chronic HCV patients. |
| Type |
Doctoral thesis |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2010 |
