Abstract
Previous data demonstrated that an elevated percentage of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients are endotoxemic. Endotoxemic patients are poor responders to the interferon (IFN)- α / ribavirin (RIB) treatment and exhibit lower serum levels of IFN-γ and interleukin (IL)-10 than the responder counterpart. Here we provide evidence that in endotoxemic HCV+ patients absolute numbers of CD19+ cells (B cells) are higher than those observed in the non-endotoxemic counterpart at the end of the combined treatment. Moreover, anti lactoferrin (LF) antibodies are more elevated in non-responder HCV+ patients than in the responders. In turn, these autoantibodies may affect the antiviral activity of LF, on the one hand , and, on the other hand abrogate the LF binding to lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Such an interaction hampers the binding of LPS to LPS binding protein, thus inhibiting LPS fixation to CD14+ cells and, ultimately, leading to a decreased release of proinflammatory cytokines.
Keywords: hepatitis c virus, interferon-a, ribavirin, b iymphocytes, endotoxins
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Title: The Immune Responsiveness in Hepatitis C Virus Infected Patients: Effects of Interferon-Alfa / Ribavirin Combined Treatment on the Lymphocyte Response with Special Reference to B Cells
Volume: 10 Issue: 17
Author(s): L. Amati, R. Cozzolongo, O. G. Manghisi, R. Cuppone, N. M. Pellegrino, D. Caccavo and E. Jirillo
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Keywords: hepatitis c virus, interferon-a, ribavirin, b iymphocytes, endotoxins
Abstract: Previous data demonstrated that an elevated percentage of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients are endotoxemic. Endotoxemic patients are poor responders to the interferon (IFN)- α / ribavirin (RIB) treatment and exhibit lower serum levels of IFN-γ and interleukin (IL)-10 than the responder counterpart. Here we provide evidence that in endotoxemic HCV+ patients absolute numbers of CD19+ cells (B cells) are higher than those observed in the non-endotoxemic counterpart at the end of the combined treatment. Moreover, anti lactoferrin (LF) antibodies are more elevated in non-responder HCV+ patients than in the responders. In turn, these autoantibodies may affect the antiviral activity of LF, on the one hand , and, on the other hand abrogate the LF binding to lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Such an interaction hampers the binding of LPS to LPS binding protein, thus inhibiting LPS fixation to CD14+ cells and, ultimately, leading to a decreased release of proinflammatory cytokines.
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Amati L., Cozzolongo R., Manghisi G. O., Cuppone R., Pellegrino M. N., Caccavo D. and Jirillo E., The Immune Responsiveness in Hepatitis C Virus Infected Patients: Effects of Interferon-Alfa / Ribavirin Combined Treatment on the Lymphocyte Response with Special Reference to B Cells, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2004; 10 (17) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612043384231
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612043384231 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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