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Antiviral Res. 2018 Jun 28. pii: S0166-3542(17)30840-9. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2018.06.015. [Epub ahead of print]
TLR7 polymorphism, sex and chronic HBV infection influence plasmacytoid DC maturation by TLR7 ligands.
Buschow SI1, Biesta PJ1, Groothuismink ZMA1, Erler NS2, Vanwolleghem T3, Ho E4, Najera I5, Ait-Goughoulte M5, de Knegt RJ1, Boonstra A1, Woltman AM6.
Author information
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Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
2
Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
3
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp and Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
4
Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp and Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
5
Roche Pharma Research & Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, Switzerland.
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Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].
Abstract
TLR7 agonists are of high interest for the treatment of cancer, auto-immunity and chronic viral infections. They are known to activate plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) to produce high amounts of Type I Interferon (IFN) and to facilitate T and B cell responses, the latter with the help of maturation markers such as CD40, CD80 and CD86. The TLR7 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs179008 (GLn11Leu), sex and chronic viral infection have all been reported to influence pDC IFN production. It is unknown, however, whether these factors also influence pDC phenotypic maturation and thereby IFN-independent pDC functions. Furthermore, it is unclear whether SNP rs179008 influences HBV susceptibility and/or clearance. Here we investigated whether the SNP rs179008, sex and HBV infection affected phenotypic maturation of pDCs from 38 healthy individuals and 28 chronic HBV patients. In addition, we assessed SNP prevalence in a large cohort of healthy individuals (n = 231) and chronic HBV patients (n = 1054). Consistent with previous reports, the rs179008 variant allele was largely absent in Asians and more prevalent in Caucasians. Among Caucasians, the SNP was equally prevalent in healthy and chronically infected males. The SNP was, however, significantly more prevalent in healthy females than in those with chronic HBV infection (42 versus 28%), suggesting that in females it may offer protection from chronic infection. Ex vivo experiments demonstrated that induction of the co-stimulatory molecules CD40 and CD86 by TLR7 ligands, but not TLR9 ligands, was augmented in pDCs from healthy SNP-carrying females. Furthermore, CD80 and CD86 upregulation was more pronounced in females independent of the SNP. Lastly, our data suggested that chronic HBV infection impairs pDC maturation. These findings provide insight into factors determining TLR7 responses, which is important for further clinical development of TLR7-based therapies.
KEYWORDS:
Hepatitis B virus; Immunotherapy; Plasmacytoid dendritic cell; Sex; TLR7; rs179008
PMID:
29964062
DOI:
10.1016/j.antiviral.2018.06.015 |
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