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Cytokine Profiles, CTL Response and T Cell Frequencies in the Peripheral Blood of Acute Patients and Individuals Recovered from Hepatitis E Infection.
- Source :
- PLoS ONE; Feb2012, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p1-6, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Background: Hepatitis E is a major public health problem in the developing countries. Pathogenesis of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is poorly understood. Methods: This case-control study included 124 Hepatitis E patients (46 acute and 78 recovered), 9 with prior exposure to HEV and 71 anti-HEV negative healthy controls. HEV induced CTL response by Elispot, cytokines/chemokines quantitation by Milliplex assay and peripheral CD4+ & CD8+ T cell frequencies by flow cytometry were assessed. Results: Among the patient categories, HEV specific IFN-γ responses as recorded by Elispot were comparable. Comparisons of cytokines/chemokines revealed significantly high levels of IL-1α and sIL-2Rα during acute phase. Circulating peripheral CD4/CD8+ T-cell subsets in acute and recovered individuals were comparable compared to controls, while among patient categories CD8+T cell subset was significantly higher in recovered individuals. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that IL-1α and sIL-2Rα play a role in the pathogenesis of acute Hepatitis E infection. Lack of robust HEV ORF2-specific CTL response in the peripheral blood of HEV infected patients during the acute and recovered phases of the disease may be associated with involvement of innate immune cells/localization of the immune events at the site of infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CYTOKINES
T cells
HEPATITIS E virus
CYTOMETRY
CELLS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 79994652
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031822