| Literature DB >> 15781128 |
Andrzej Szkaradkiewicz1, Aleksandra Jopek, Jacek Wysocki.
Abstract
The influence of IL-12 and IL-18 was evaluated on hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg)-specific cytokine production (IFN-gamma, IL-4, IL-5 and IL-10) by CD4 T lymphocytes isolated from peripheral blood of children with chronic hepatitis B. CD4 T cells were isolated from peripheral blood of 20 children with chronic active hepatitis B, cultured for 48h in presence of rHBcAg and of co-stimulators, IL-12 or IL-18 or IL-12+IL-18 or in their absence (control). Production of studied cytokines was examined using the ELISPOT assay. Co-stimulation with IL-12 or IL-18 was found to significantly augment the HBcAg-specific secretion of IFN-gamma. However, the most pronounced stimulatory effect was observed in the presence of IL-12+IL-18 and resulted in peak levels of IFN-gamma production. The obtained results allowed concluding that the anti-HBV activity of Th1 lymphocytes is strongly induced by IL-12+IL-18 and may contribute to viral clearance in children with chronic hepatitis B infection.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 15781128 DOI： 10.1016/j.antiviral.2004.12.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antiviral Res ISSN： 0166-3542 Impact factor: 5.970