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P0561
DIFFERENCES IN QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION OF LARGE,
MIDDLE AND SMALL HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV) SURFACE
ANTIGEN (HBsAg) IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC HBV INFECTION
M. Grossmann1, S. B¨ohm1, D. Glebe2, T. Berg1, F. van B¨ommel1.
1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital
Leipzig, Leipzig, 2Institute for Medical Virology, University Hospital
Giessen, Giessen, Germany
E-mail: [email protected]
Background and Aims: Quantification of HBsAg has been used as
a marker to predict the course of HBV infections and response
to antiviral treatment. The viral surface antigen consists of three
components, large (L-), middle (M-) and small (S-) HBsAg, which
differ in amino-terminal sequences and glycosylation status. In
different ratios, all HBsAg components are part of infectious
virions and non-infectious subviral particles. Quantitative analysis
of HBsAg composition in serum can be a potential marker to
assess the relative proportion of infectious virions. Additionally,
there are evidences indicating that the L-HBsAg plays an important
role in viral entry of hepatocytes. However, the clinical value of
determining HBsAg components has not been established yet.
In this study, we established a sensitive ELISA for quantitative
detection of the different HBsAg components and determination
of the HBsAg composition in patients with either acute or chronic
HBV infections.
Methods: Microtiter plates were coated with specific antibodies
and blocked with different reagents to optimize the test. L-, M- and
S-HBsAg were quantified in serum samples of 23 patients (11 acute
and 12 inactive chronic HBV infections) without antiviral therapy
and a wide range of known HBsAg in total (mean 14.490 IU/ml,
range 1.68–124,000 IU/ml) measured by a commercial assay (Abbott
Architect). Three healthy patients served as negative control.
Results: Detection of lowest quantities (2–40 ng/ml) of all
three HBsAg components was possible. The mean serum levels
of HBsAg in patients with acute and chronic HBV infection
were 4.81±4.82 log10 ng/ml (range, 0.67 log10 to 5.47 log10 ng/ml)
and 4.31±4.20 log10 ng/ml (range, 1.63 log10 to 4.76 log10 ng/ml;
p = 0.128). The mean ratios of L-, M- and S-HBsAg in patients
with acute and chronic HBV infections were 25% versus 17%
(p = 0.073), 8% versus 4% (p = 0.016) and 66% versus 78% (p = 0.021),
respectively.
Conclusions: Different phases of HBV infection may be
characterized by different ratios in HBsAg components. Quantitative
analysis of HBsAg composition in serum can be a potential marker
to characterize the course of HBV infections and the response to
antiviral treatment.
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