Clinical significance of blood serum alpha-fetoprotein determination in gravis type viral hepatitis

Objective To explore the clinical significance of blood serum AFP determination in gravis type viral hepatitis. Methods The level of blood serum AFP was determined by radioimmunoassay in 85 eases of gravis type viral hepatitis, and its change was observed in a dynamic state. Results The abnormality rate of AFP was 83. 6% in the patients of gravis type viral hepatitis. The abnormality rate of AFP in acute gravis type viral hepatitis was significantly lower than that in suhacute severe hepatitis and chronic severe hepatitis(P < 0.01). The survival rate in the team with high level of AFP was significantly higher than that of teams with normal or low level of AFP(P <0.01～0.05) in the patients of gravis type viral hepatitis. The blood serum AFP level in the survivors was significant-ly higher than that of the death in the patients of gravis type viral hepatitis(P <0.01). Conclusions The blood ser-um AFP determination in gravis type viral hepatitis,can be used as a sensitive index for prognosis. A high level of AFP indicates that the hepatic cells regeneration is active and the prognosis is relatively better. Key words: Hepatitis,viral,human; Alpha-fetoproteins; Cell proliferation