Functional restoration of CD56(bright) NK cells facilitates immune control via IL-15 and NKG2D in patients under antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B.
Functional restoration of CD56(bright) NK cells facilitates immune control via IL-15 and NKG2D in patients under antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B.
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CD56bright NK 细胞的功能恢复有助于慢性乙型肝炎抗病毒治疗患者通过 IL-15 和 NKG2D 进行免疫控制
DOI:
10.1007/s12072-017-9803-4
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发表时间:
2017-09
影响因子:
6.6
通讯作者:
Ning Q
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
Chen T;Zhu L;Shi A;Ding L;Zhang X;Tan Z;Guo W;Yan W;Han M;Jia J;Luo X;Schuppan D;Ning Q
Background and aimsHepatitis B virus (HBV) is intrinsically immunogenic, with long-lasting immune control in many patients. However, the mechanisms and key cell types underlying effective immune control are incompletely understood.MethodsWe studied the restoration of natural killer (NK) cell numbers and function post antiviral treatment in 52 hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients who received telbivudine (LdT) for 48 weeks. Blood samples were collected at week 0, 12, 24, 36, and 48 and tested for HBV DNA, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), HBeAg, liver enzymes, and NK cell parameters.ResultsCompared with baseline, the number of peripheral CD3−CD56bright NK cells increased significantly from week 24 to 48, especially in patients with baseline alanine transaminase (ALT) two- to fivefold the upper line of normal (ULN) or HBV DNA <9 log10 copies/ml. Expression (number and density) of activating receptors NKG2D and NKp46 on CD3−CD56bright NK cells was enhanced, while inhibitory receptor NKG2A decreased. Notably, numbers of CD3−CD56bright or NKG2D+CD3−CD56bright NK cells were significantly better restored in patients with HBeAg seroconversion. NK cell activating serum interleukin 15 (IL-15) was significantly increased during LdT treatment, especially in HBeAg seroconverters. LdT significantly enhanced expression of NKG2D and IL-15 in cultures of purified peripheral NK cells from treatment-naïve HBeAg-positive CHB patients.ConclusionsFunctional restoration of CD56bright NK cells via upregulation of IL-15 and NKG2D is a novel activity of LdT and likely other antivirals, independent of its effect on HBV replication. This also demonstrates the importance of host immune restoration in controlling chronic HBV infection.
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影响因子:
29.4
作者:
El-Serag HB
通讯作者:
El-Serag HB
影响因子:
6.7
作者:
Peppa D;Micco L;Javaid A;Kennedy PT;Schurich A;Dunn C;Pallant C;Ellis G;Khanna P;Dusheiko G;Gilson RJ;Maini MK
通讯作者:
Maini MK
影响因子:
3.8
作者:
Zhang, Cai;Zhang, Jianhua;Tian, Zhigang
通讯作者:
Tian, Zhigang
DOI:
10.1002/hep.27323
发表时间:
2015-02
期刊:
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
影响因子:
--
作者:
Rehermann B;Bertoletti A
通讯作者:
Bertoletti A
影响因子:
9.1
作者:
TrehanPati, Nirupma;Kotillil, Shyam;Sarin, Shiv Kumar
通讯作者:
Sarin, Shiv Kumar