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Hepatol Int (2013) 7:981–989
DOI 10.1007/s12072-013-9486-
Therapeutic potential of a combined hepatitis B virus surface
and core antigen vaccine in patients with chronic hepatitis B
Mamun Al-Mahtab • Sheikh Mohammad Fazle Akbar •
Julio Cesar Aguilar • Md. Helal Uddin •
Md. Sakirul Islam Khan • Salimur Rahman
Mamun Al-Mahtab and Sheikh Mohammad Fazle Akbar contributed
equally to this study.
M. Al-Mahtab S. Rahman
Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical
University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
e-mail: [email protected]
S. Rahman
e-mail: [email protected]
S. M. F. Akbar (&)
Department of Medical Sciences, Toshiba General Hospital,
Higashi Oi 6-3-22, Tokyo 140-8522, Japan
e-mail: [email protected]
J. C. Aguilar
Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana,
Cuba
e-mail: [email protected]
Md. H. Uddin
Clinical Research Organization, Dhaka, Bangladesh
e-mail: [email protected]
Md. S. I. Khan
Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensign, Bangladesh
e-mail: [email protected]
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Received: 24 March 2013 / Accepted: 21 October 2013 / Published online: 9 November 2013
Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver 2013
Abstract
Purpose The safety and clinical efficacy of a vaccine
containing both hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and
hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) (HBsAg/HBcAg) were
evaluated in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).
Methods Eighteen patients with CHB were administered
a vaccine containing 100 lg of HBsAg and 100 lg of
HBcAg. The vaccine was administered ten times at
2-weekly intervals, the first five times via the nasal route
only and the subsequent five times via both nasal and
subcutaneous routes. The safety and efficacy of this
therapeutic approach were assessed by periodic assessment
of the patients’ general condition, viral kinetics, and biochemical
parameters during treatment and 24 and 48 weeks
after therapy. The production of cytokines by peripheral
blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and antigen-pulsed
dendritic cells (DC) was evaluated to assess the immunomodulatory
effects of the HBsAg/HBcAg vaccine in CHB
patients.
Results The HBsAg/HBcAg vaccine was safe in all
patients. No flare of HBV DNA or alanine aminotransferase
(ALT) was recorded in any patient. Sustained HBV
DNA negativity and persistently normalized ALT were
detected in 9 (50 %) and 18 (100 %) patients with CHB,
respectively. PBMC and HBsAg/HBcAg-pulsed DCs from
HBsAg/HBcAg-vaccinated CHB patients produced significantly
higher levels of various cytokines [interleukin 1b
(IL-1b), IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, and tumor necrosis factor a
(TNF-a)] than those from control unvaccinated CHB
patients (p\0.05) after stimulation with HBsAg/HBcAg
in vitro.
Conclusion HBsAg/HBcAg vaccine seems a safe and
efficient therapeutic approach for patients with CHB
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