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Hepatitis B is a disease caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This is a chronic inflammatory condition in liver cells, the more active the virus, the more inflammation and damage liver cells will increase. Some studies show that vitamin E has the effect of reducing inflammation due to its antioxidant effect, assisting in the treatment of HBV
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1. What is Hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver. It is caused by a virus. There is a vaccine that protects against it. For some people, hepatitis B is mild and lasts a short time. These "acute" cases do not always require treatment. But it can become chronic. If that happens, it can cause organ scarring, liver failure, cancer, which can even be life-threatening.
It is spread when people come into contact with the blood, open sores or body fluids of someone who has the hepatitis B virus.
It's serious, but if you get it as an adult, it won't last long. Your body fights it off within a few months, and you'll be immune for the rest of your life. That means you can't get it back. But if you have the disease at birth, it's unlikely to go away.
“Hepatitis” means the liver is inflamed. There are other types of hepatitis. Diseases caused by viruses also include hepatitis A and hepatitis C.
Viêm gan B là một bệnh nhiễm trùng ở gan do virus gây ra
2. Hepatitis B symptoms
Short-term (acute) hepatitis B infection does not always cause symptoms. Example: It is rare for children under the age of 5 to have symptoms if infected.
If you have symptoms, they may include:
Jaundice (The skin or whites of your eyes turn yellow and your urine turns brown or orange.) Light-colored stools Fever Fatigue that lasts for days weeks or months Stomach problems such as loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting Abdominal pain Joint pain Symptoms may not appear until 1 to 6 months after you catch the virus, so you may not feel sick see what. About a third of people do not have these symptoms. They only found out through a blood test.
Symptoms of a long-term (chronic) hepatitis B infection do not always appear. If they are, they may look like short-term (acute) infections.
CDC says the number of people with this disease has decreased. Rates have dropped from an average of 200,000 per year in the 1980s to about 20,000 in 2016. People between the ages of 20 and 49 are most likely to have the condition.
Approximately 90% of infants and 25-50% of children aged 1-5 years will be chronically infected. In adults, about 95% will make a full recovery and not progress to a chronic infection stage.
Nhiễm viêm gan B ngắn hạn thường không biểu hiện ra triệu chứng cụ thể
3. What is Vitamin E?
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin. It is found in many foods including vegetable oils, grains, meat, poultry, eggs, fruits, vegetables, and wheat germ oil. It is also available as a supplement.
Vitamin E is used to treat vitamin E deficiency, which is rare but can occur in people with certain genetic disorders and in low birth weight premature babies. Vitamin E is also used for many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these other uses.
The American Heart Association recommends obtaining antioxidants, including vitamin E, by eating a balanced diet with more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains than from supplements to knowing more about the risks and benefits of the supplement.
A type of vitamin E called vitamin E acetate, which is an ingredient in some vaping products. Using vaping products containing vitamin E acetate has been linked to serious lung damage.
4. Effects of vitamin E
Vitamin E is an important vitamin needed for the proper function of many organs in the body. It is also an antioxidant. This means it helps slow down processes that damage cells.
MORE: Why does the body need Vitamin E supplements?
5. Can patients with hepatitis B take vitamin E?
Previous studies have shown that vitamin E supplements can help reduce inflammatory responses in the body. Some studies have shown that it may help with HBV seroconversion.
Despite the wide range of studies available, the long-term outcome of neonatal acquired HBV infection remains unclear. However, spontaneous or therapy-induced hepatitis B e-antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion with development of HBe antibodies is generally considered an important event in patients with persistent HBV infection. , as it is often accompanied by remission of liver disease. and provides a favorable course of long-term follow-up.
Một số nghiên cứu cho thấy vitamin E có thể giúp chuyển đổi huyết thanh của HBV
After loss of HBeAg, serum HBsAg persists, but serum aminotransferase levels often fall, reaching normal or low values, and markedly decreased HBV replication is observed in a large portion of subjects developing HBeAb. However, in some of these patients, achieving HBeAg seroconversion was not associated with improvement in liver disease, rather these individuals still had liver damage of varying degrees and course, and they have a high risk of complications later in life.. Persistent infection associated with HBV is considered to be the result of an impaired immune response against this pathogen, thus enhancing the immune response. Antiretroviral therapy has become an innovative strategy to try to reduce infection, which still occurs at very low rates. Starting from this assumption, a randomized controlled pilot trial was performed in 2001 in adult patients with HBV-related hepatitis, showing beneficial effects on antiviral activities in this person.
As known, vitamin E is an essential vitamin with antioxidant effects. Vitamin E has the effect of strengthening the body's immune system. While chronic hepatitis B is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the HBV virus. Hepatitis B virus causes chronic inflammation and damage to liver cells. With the antioxidant effect of vitamin E, it helps to reduce inflammatory reactions in the liver, counteract the effects of oxidative stress and strengthen the body's immune system.
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References: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
