Objective: To investigate the relationship between serum preS1 protein(preS1), DNA methyltransferase 1(DNMT1), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1(TIMP-1) levels and liver fibrosis stage of chronic hepatitis B(CHB) and their evaluation value of advanced liver fibrosis. Methods: A total of 206 patients with CHB from January 2022 to August 2024 in the Handan First Hospital were retrospectively selected as the study group,103 healthy subjects in the same period were selected as the control group. The levels of serum preS1, DNMT1 and TIMP-1 in the two groups and the patients with different stages of liver fibrosis in the study group were compared. The correlation between serum preS1, DNMT1, TIMP-1 and liver fibrosis stage was analyzed. The study group was divided into advanced subgroup(advanced liver fibrosis) and non-advanced subgroup(non-advanced liver fibrosis). The clinical data and serum preS1, DNMT1 and TIMP-1 levels in different subgroups were compared. Logistic regression analysis and smooth curve fitting were used to analyze the correlation between each index and advanced liver fibrosis. The receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve was used to analyze the value of the three in the evaluation of advanced liver fibrosis. Results: The levels of preS1, DNMT1, and TIMP-1 in the study group were higher than those in the control group(P<0.05). There were significant differences in the levels of serum preS1, DNMT1 and TIMP-1 in patients with different stages of liver fibrosis in the study group(P<0.05). The levels of serum preS1, DNMT1 and TIMP-1 were gradually increased in patients with stage S1, S2, S3, and S4 in the study group(P<0.05). Serum preS1, DNMT1 and TIMP-1 were positively correlated with liver fibrosis stage(P<0.05). The proportion of alcohol consumption, the proportion of HBV genotype C, HBV-DNA viral load and the degree of inflammatory activity of liver tissue in the advanced subgroup were higher than those in the non-advanced subgroup, and the proportion of regular antiviral treatment was lower than that in the non-advanced subgroup(P<0.05). Serum preS1, DNMT1, and TIMP-1 were independent factors affecting the degree of liver fibrosis in CHB, and each indicator was significantly linearly correlated with the degree of liver fibrosis(P<0.05). The area under the curve(AUC) of the combined assessment of serum preS1, DNMT1, and TIMP-1 for evaluating the degree of liver fibrosis was higher than that of the three individual assessments(P<0.05). Conclusion: The levels of serum preS1, DNMT1, and TIMP-1 are significantly correlated with the degree of liver fibrosis in patients with CHB, and the combination of the three can provide a reference for clinical evaluation of the degree of liver fibrosis in patients. |
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