Abstract: Objective To investigate the correlation between serum HBV DNA level and liver tissue inflammation and fibrosis degrees in the patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Methods The relationship between HBV DNA loads, liver histological inflammation grades and fibrosis stages of 169 cases was analyzed. Results The serum HBV DNA loads in HBeAg-positive group with inflammation grade G1 group (9 cases), G2 group (80 cases) and G3~4 group (21 cases) were (5.7 ± 1.4) log10 copies/ml, (6.4 ± 1.8) log10 copies/ml and (7.2 ± 1.1) log10 copies/ml, respectively. There was no significant differences among patients of three inflammation grades (P = 0.069). The serum HBV DNA loads in HBeAg-positive group with liver tissues fibrosis stages of S1 group (28 cases), S2 group (50 cases), S3~4 group (32 cases) were (6.9 ± 1.1) log10 copies/ml, (6.8 ± 4.2) log10 copies/ml, (6.9 ± 1.4) log10 copies/ml, respectively, with no significant differences (P = 0.079). The serum HBV DNA loads in HBeAg-negative group with inflammation grades G1 group (6 cases), G2 group (19 cases) and G3~4 group (34 cases) were (2.2 ± 1.9) log10 copies/ml, (4.9 ± 1.5) log10 copies/ml, (5.4 ± 1.8) log10 copies/ml, respectively. There was significant differences among the three groups (P = 0.014). The serum HBV DNA loads in HBeAg-negative group with liver tissues fibrosis stages of S1 group (12 cases), S2 group (30 cases), S3~4 group (17 cases) were (2.6 ± 4.1) log10 copies/ml, (5.3 ± 1.3) log10 copies/ml, (5.6 ± 1.7) log10 copies/ml, respectively, with no significant difference (P = 0.026). Conclusions The serum HBV DNA level was not significantly correlated with the inflammation grades and fibrosis stages of liver tissues in HBeAg-positive patients which display a positive correlation in HBeAg-negative patients.
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