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CYTOKINES PROFILE IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEPATITIS B INFECTION
Camilla Rodrigues de Almeida Ribeiro 1 , Daniela Gois Beghini 2 , Andreza Salvio Lemos 1 , Katrini Guidolini Martinelli 3 , Vinícius da Motta de Mello 4 , Nathalia Alves Araújo de Almeida 1 , Lia Laura Lewis-Ximenez 4 , Vanessa Salete de Paula 1
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Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2
Laboratory of Innovations in Therapies, Teaching and Bioproducts, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Department of Social Medicine, Espírito Santo Federal University, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
4
Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
PMID: 34647645 DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12947
Abstract
The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the leading causes of acute and chronic hepatitis representing a serious public health threat. Cytokines are known to be important chemical mediators that regulate the differentiation, proliferation and function of immune cells and accumulating evidence indicate that the inadequate immune responses are responsible for HBV elimination or persistency. The study aimed to determine the cytokine profiles (IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10 and IL-17A) at the clinical courses of HBV infection and investigate the association with genotypes. A total of 66 plasma samples, 19 from patients with acute and 47 with chronic hepatitis B infection were tested by biochemical tests, nested-PCR, real-time PCR and cytokines were evaluated using a commercial BD CBA Human Th1/Th2/Th17cytokines kit. Healthy controls (10 subjects) were selected from blood donors with no history of liver diseases. No correlation was found between genotypes, viral load and cytokines analyzed. All cytokines showed higher levels of production among infected individuals when compared to the control group. A positive correlation classified as moderate to strong was found between cytokines, IFN-Y, TNF, IL-10, IL-6, IL4 e IL-2 through Spearman's correlation coefficient. TNF (p = 0.009) IL-10 (p <0.001) and IL-6 (p <0.001) were higher in acute individuals compared to chronic and control group, theses cytokines could be involved in viral elimination and protection against chronicity. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Cytokines; Hepatitis B; Immune response.
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