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J Viral Hepat. 2018 Jul 11. doi: 10.1111/jvh.12970. [Epub ahead of print]
CTL-associated and NK cell-associated immune responses induce different HBV DNA reduction patterns in chronic hepatitis B patients.
Nomura M1,2, Tsuge M1,2,3, Uchida T1,2, Hiraga N1,2, Kurihara M1,2, Tsushima K1,2, Fujino H1,2, Nakahara T1,2, Murakami E1,2, Abe-Chayama H2,4, Kawaoka T1,2, Miki D1,2,5, Hiramatsu A1,2, Imamura M1,2, Kawakami Y1,2, Aikata H1,2, Ochi H1,2,5, Zhang Y1,2, Makokha GN1,2, Hayes CN1,2, Tanaka S1,6, Chayama K1,2,5.
Author information
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Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Programs for Biomedical Research Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Liver Research Project Center, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
4
Center for Medical Specialist Graduate Education and Research, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
5
Laboratory for Digestive Diseases, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
6
Department of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Abstract
The activation of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatitis is associated with both natural killer (NK) cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). We analyzed the association between the immune response and changes in the proportion of Pre-S deletion variants. We quantified Pre-S deleted HBV (HBV-del) and wild type HBV (HBV-wt) DNA levels in sera obtained from HBV-infected mice and chronic hepatitis B patients. In chronic hepatitis B patients, the HBV-del proportion usually increased during or after ALT elevation but did not occur during all ALT elevations. To clarify this difference in the immunological responses, we performed in vivo analyses using HBV-infected human hepatocyte chimeric mice. Although HBV-del proportions did not change in mice with NK cell-associated hepatitis or in mice treated with entecavir, the proportions sharply increased in mice with CTL-associated hepatitis. Furthermore, the number of patients in which HBV-del proportions were greater than 5% was significantly higher in chronic hepatitis B patients than in asymptomatic carriers (P=0.023). We identified associations between virological response in chronic hepatitis B patients and two different immune responses. The proportion of HBV-del variants could be a useful biomarker for distinguishing between chronic hepatitis and asymptomatic carriers. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
HBV ; HBV DNA reduction; Pre-S deletion; hepatitis; immune response
PMID:
29998562
DOI:
10.1111/jvh.12970
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