IDENTIFICATION OF HEPATITIS-A VIRUS AS A TRIGGER FOR AUTOIMMUNE CHRONIC HEPATITIS TYPE-1 IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS
IDENTIFICATION OF HEPATITIS-A VIRUS AS A TRIGGER FOR AUTOIMMUNE CHRONIC HEPATITIS TYPE-1 IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS
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DOI:
10.1016/0140-6736(91)92858-y
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发表时间:
1991-05-18
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影响因子:
168.9
通讯作者:
BASSETTI, D
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作者:
VENTO, S;GAROFANO, T;BASSETTI, D
To identify factors contributing to the pathogenesis of autoimmune chronic active hepatitis (CAH) healthy relatives of 13 patients with the disorder were followed prospectively for 4 years. 58 relatives were monitored for various serological markers and for T-lymphocyte migration inhibitory activity every 2 months. 3 cases of subclinical acute hepatitis A occurred during the study. In 2 of the 3 subjects, before hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection, there was a defect in suppressor-inducer T lymphocytes specifically controlling immune responses to the asialoglycoprotein receptor, an antigen expressed on the hepatocyte surface. In these 2 subjects, specific helper T cells and antibodies to the asialoglycoprotein receptor persisted and increased after acute hepatitis A, and autoimmune CAH type 1 developed within 5 months. Thus, in susceptible individuals HAV is a trigger for autoimmune CAH.