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BMC Mol Cell Biol. 2020 Feb 18;21(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s12860-020-00250-9.
Minicircle DNA vector expressing interferon-lambda-3 inhibits hepatitis B virus replication and expression in hepatocyte-derived cell line.
Guo X1, Chen D2, Cai Q3, Huang Z1, Xu W1, Peng L4, Chen P5.
Author information
1
Department of Infectious Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
2
Department of Medical Oncology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
3
Department of Hepatology, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
4
Department of Infectious Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China. [email protected].
5
Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China. [email protected].
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Interferon-alpha (IFNα) is a first-line treatment option for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, but the severe systemic side-effects limited its clinical application. Interferon-lambda (IFNλ) with comparable antiviral activity and less toxic side-effects is thought to be a good alternative interferon to IFNα. Additionally, the gene vector mediated sustainably expression of therapeutic product in the target cells/tissue may overcome the shortcomings resulted from the short half-life of IFNs.
RESULTS:
We constructed a liver-specific IFNλ3-expressing minicircle (MC) vector under the control of a hepatocyte-specific ApoE promoter (MC.IFNλ3) and investigated its anti-HBV activity in a HBV-expressing hepatocyte-derived cell model (HepG2.2.15). As expected, the MC.IFNλ3 vector capable of expressing IFNλ3 in the recipient hepatocytes has demonstrated robust anti-HBV activity, in terms of suppressing viral antigen expression and viral DNA replication, via activation the interferon-stimulated gene (ISG) expression in HepG2.2.15 cells.
CONCLUSIONS:
Given the MC vector can be easily delivered into liver, the liver-targeted IFN gene-transfer (MC.IFNλ3), instead of systemic administrating IFN repeatedly, provides a promising concept for the treatment of chronic HBV infection.
KEYWORDS:
Hepatitis B virus; Interferon-stimulated gene; Minicircle DNA; Type III interferon
PMID:
32070272
DOI:
10.1186/s12860-020-00250-9
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