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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2023; 29(19): 3003-3012
Published online May 21, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i19.3003
Published online May 21, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i19.3003
Association of vitamin D and polymorphisms of its receptor with antiviral therapy in pregnant women with hepatitis B
Rui Wang, Yong-Hua Chen, Division of Pancreatic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Xia Zhu, Huan Liu, Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Xuan Zhang, Yu-Lin Ji, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Wang R and Zhu X contributed equally to this work; Ji YL, Zhu X and Chen YH participated in design and oversight of the study; Zhu X, Zhang X and Liu H collected and study data; Wang R, Zhu X, Zhang X, Liu H, and Chen YH analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Zhu X, Ji YL and Chen YH revised the manuscript for important intellectual content; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by the Key Research and Development Projects in Sichuan Province , No. 2021YFS0168 ; and the National Scientific and Technological Major Project for Infectious Diseases Control in China , No. 2018ZX10715-003 .
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed approved by the Institutional Review Board of the West China Hospital, Sichuan University, approval No. 2019-151.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardians provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors report no relevant conflict of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Yong-Hua Chen, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Pancreatic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
Received: February 17, 2023
Peer-review started: February 17, 2023
First decision: March 24, 2023
Revised: March 28, 2023
Accepted: April 24, 2023
Article in press: April 24, 2023
Published online: May 21, 2023
Processing time: 87 Days and 18.5 Hours
Peer-review started: February 17, 2023
First decision: March 24, 2023
Revised: March 28, 2023
Accepted: April 24, 2023
Article in press: April 24, 2023
Published online: May 21, 2023
Processing time: 87 Days and 18.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This retrospective study investigated the influence of vitamin D (VD) levels and single nucleotide polymorphisms of the VD receptor gene (VDR SNPs) on the efficacy of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in preventing mother-to-child transmission in 38 pregnant women with high hepatitis B viral loads. We demonstrate a significant association between low serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and high levels of hepatitis B virus replication in pregnant women with high hepatitis B viral loads, and maternal VD levels as well as VDR SNPs may be associated with the efficacy of antiviral therapy.