Hepatitis B e Antigen Seroconversion Is Related with the Function of Dendritic Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Aim. To investigate the relationship between hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion and the function of dendritic cells (DC) in patients with hepatitis B virus. Methods. The peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 21 chronic HBV patients in immune tolerance state, 23 patients in inactive HBsAg...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chunjing Lin, Hai Zou, Shumin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/413952
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1832562404791156736
author Chunjing Lin
Hai Zou
Shumin Wang
author_facet Chunjing Lin
Hai Zou
Shumin Wang
author_sort Chunjing Lin
collection DOAJ
description Aim. To investigate the relationship between hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion and the function of dendritic cells (DC) in patients with hepatitis B virus. Methods. The peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 21 chronic HBV patients in immune tolerance state, 23 patients in inactive HBsAg carrier state, and 10 healthy HBV-naive blood donors were incubated and induced into DC in presence of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin-4 (IL-4), respectively. The expressions of surface markers on DC were detected by flow cytometry, and the stimulatory capacity of DC in allogenic mixed leukocyte reaction (MLR) was tested by CCK-8, and the level of cytokines released by DC was analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results. DC from patients in immune tolerance showed a remarkably lower surface expression of CD80, CD86, and HLA-DR and exhibited an impaired stimulatory capacity in MLR and reduced secretion of IL-12, as compared to the patients in inactive HBsAg carrier state. There was no significant difference between the indicators from the patients in inactive HBsAg carrier state and healthy subjects. There was a significant difference of HBV DNA level between immune tolerance and inactive HBsAg carrier group (P<0.01) and a negative correlation between HBV DNA level and the expressions of dendritic cells in both groups, respectively (P=0.01). Conclusion. DC from patients in inactive HBsAg carrier state shows stronger function in comparison with patients in immune tolerance, the expressions of dendritic cells correlate with HBV DNA level, and the function stage of DC may play an important role in HBeAg seroconversion.
format Article
id doaj-art-5d7e3a9c68824702828e07ba02728cde
institution Kabale University
issn 1687-6121
1687-630X
language English
publishDate 2014-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Gastroenterology Research and Practice
spelling doaj-art-5d7e3a9c68824702828e07ba02728cde2025-02-03T01:22:44ZengWileyGastroenterology Research and Practice1687-61211687-630X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/413952413952Hepatitis B e Antigen Seroconversion Is Related with the Function of Dendritic Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus InfectionChunjing Lin0Hai Zou1Shumin Wang2Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, ChinaDepartment of Hepatology, Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang 323000, ChinaDepartment of Hepatology, Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang 323000, ChinaAim. To investigate the relationship between hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion and the function of dendritic cells (DC) in patients with hepatitis B virus. Methods. The peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 21 chronic HBV patients in immune tolerance state, 23 patients in inactive HBsAg carrier state, and 10 healthy HBV-naive blood donors were incubated and induced into DC in presence of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin-4 (IL-4), respectively. The expressions of surface markers on DC were detected by flow cytometry, and the stimulatory capacity of DC in allogenic mixed leukocyte reaction (MLR) was tested by CCK-8, and the level of cytokines released by DC was analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results. DC from patients in immune tolerance showed a remarkably lower surface expression of CD80, CD86, and HLA-DR and exhibited an impaired stimulatory capacity in MLR and reduced secretion of IL-12, as compared to the patients in inactive HBsAg carrier state. There was no significant difference between the indicators from the patients in inactive HBsAg carrier state and healthy subjects. There was a significant difference of HBV DNA level between immune tolerance and inactive HBsAg carrier group (P<0.01) and a negative correlation between HBV DNA level and the expressions of dendritic cells in both groups, respectively (P=0.01). Conclusion. DC from patients in inactive HBsAg carrier state shows stronger function in comparison with patients in immune tolerance, the expressions of dendritic cells correlate with HBV DNA level, and the function stage of DC may play an important role in HBeAg seroconversion.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/413952
spellingShingle Chunjing Lin
Hai Zou
Shumin Wang
Hepatitis B e Antigen Seroconversion Is Related with the Function of Dendritic Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Gastroenterology Research and Practice
title Hepatitis B e Antigen Seroconversion Is Related with the Function of Dendritic Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
title_full Hepatitis B e Antigen Seroconversion Is Related with the Function of Dendritic Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
title_fullStr Hepatitis B e Antigen Seroconversion Is Related with the Function of Dendritic Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
title_full_unstemmed Hepatitis B e Antigen Seroconversion Is Related with the Function of Dendritic Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
title_short Hepatitis B e Antigen Seroconversion Is Related with the Function of Dendritic Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
title_sort hepatitis b e antigen seroconversion is related with the function of dendritic cells in chronic hepatitis b virus infection
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/413952
work_keys_str_mv AT chunjinglin hepatitisbeantigenseroconversionisrelatedwiththefunctionofdendriticcellsinchronichepatitisbvirusinfection
AT haizou hepatitisbeantigenseroconversionisrelatedwiththefunctionofdendriticcellsinchronichepatitisbvirusinfection
AT shuminwang hepatitisbeantigenseroconversionisrelatedwiththefunctionofdendriticcellsinchronichepatitisbvirusinfection