Indicators of functional state of liver, blood lipid spectrum in patients with steatotic liver disease associated with metabolic dysfunction: modern approaches to complex treatment. Review
Authors: Herych P. R. , Kulaiets V. M. , Kulaiets N. M. 
Published: October 2024

Objective — to study the dynamics of indicators of the functional state of the liver, the lipid spectrum of the blood, to evaluate the cardiovascular risk according to SCORE‑2 (Systematic Coronary Risk Estimation 2) scale under the influence of complex pathogenetic treatment of the detected disorders in patients with steatotic liver disease associated with metabolic dysfunction (SLDMD) in combination with obesity.
Materials and methods. 46 outpatients with a diagnosis SLDMD were examined: 29 (63.1%) men and 17 (36.9%) women aged 32—55 years. The patients were divided into two groups. The main group included 19 (41.3%) persons who received atorvastatin: 20 mg/day for 90 days. The comparison group consisted of 27 (58.7%) patients who were prescribed ursodeoxycholic acid preparations in combination with atorvastatin: 250 mg (15 mg/kg of body weight) for 90 days. The control group consisted of 12 healthy persons of the appropriate age. The anthropometric criterion of obesity was the Quetelet index. Phenotypic variant of obesity was determined by the ratio of waist circumference/hip circumference (WC/HC). Among the patients of the main group, there were 9 (47.4%) persons with I degree of obesity ((32.6±2.2) kg/m2), 6 (31.5%) persons with II degree ( 35.8±3.6 kg/m2), and 4 (21.1%) persons with III degree (40.0±2.1kg/m2), in the comparison group there were 17 (62.9%), 6 (22.3%) and 4 (14.8%) patients, respectively. All patients received a differentiated diet with the calculation of the energy value, the quota of protein (1.4—1.6 g), fat (1.2—1.4 g), carbohydrates (2—3 g) per 1 kg of ideal body weight and dosed physical activity. For assessing the indicators of the functional state of the disease we determined: the level of general bilirubin and its fractions (direct and indirect), activity of serum aminotransferases, alkaline phosphatase, total cholesterol content in the blood serum, high‑density lipoprotein cholesterol, low‑density lipoprotein cholesterol, very‑low‑density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides.
Results. In the majority of patients with SLDMD, a statistically significant (p <0.05) increase in the level of direct bilirubin in the blood, the activity of hepatic transaminases, alkaline phosphatase, and changes in the lipid spectrum of the blood were detected. According to the body mass index (BMI) most of the examined patients had visceral obesity. After the course of the combined therapy positive dynamics was marked in biochemical indices of the blood (p <0.05): decrease of the direct bilirubin level, hepatic transaminases, blood phosphatase. The lipid spectrum of the blood was close to normal (p <0.05). The addition of ursodeoxycholic acid to statin therapy contributes to a statistically significant reduction in total cardiovascular risk according to the SCORE 2 scale compared with atorvastatin monotherapy. All patients were recommended to continue the course of treatment (combination of atorvastatin and ursodeoxycholic acid) for 2 to 3 months.
Conclusions. The use of a combination of statin and ursodeoxycholic acid in the treatment of patients with SLDMD and obesity helps to normalise the functional state of the liver and blood lipid parameters, reduce the degree of overall cardiovascular risk, and achieve clinical and biochemical remission of the pathological process in the liver.