AIM: To determine the relationship between host immunity and the characteristics of viral infection or nucleoside analogues (NAs) themselves in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) receiving NA therapy. METHODS:Fifty-twohepatitis Benvelope antigen (HBeAg) positive CHB patients were enrolled and divided equally into two groups. One group received telbivudine (LDT, 600 mg/d), and the other group received lamivudine (LAM, 100 mg/d). Clinical, virological and immunological parameters were assessed at the baseline and at 4, 12, 24, 36 and 48 wk. RESULTS: Both groups achieved significant hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication inhibition and alanine aminotransferase normalization at 48 wk. At the baseline, compared to healthy controls, CHB patients had a lower circulating CD8 T cell frequency (29.44% ± 11.55% vs 37.17% ± 7.30%, P = 0.03) and higher frequencies of programmed death1 positive CD8 T cells (PD-1+ CD8 T) (16.48% ± 10.82% vs 7.02% ± 3.62%, P = 0.0001) and CD4+ CD25+ FoxP3+ T regulatory cells (Tregs) (23.64% ± 9.38% vs 13.60% ± 6.06%, P = 0.001). On therapy, at the beginning 24 wk with the levels of hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid (HBV DNA) and HBeAg declining, the frequencies of PD-1+ CD8 T cells and Treg cells gradually and significantly declined at 12 and 24 wk in both therapy groups. At treatment week 4, patients treated with LDT had a lower frequency of PD-1+ CD8 T cells compared to patients treated with LAM (10.08% ± 6.83% vs 20.51% ± 20.96%, P = 0.02). The frequency of PD-1+ CD8 T cells in all of the CHB patients was significantly correlated with both the HBV DNA level (r = 0.45, P = 0.01) and HBeAg level (r = 0.47, P = 0.01) at treatment week 24, but the frequency of Treg cells was only significantly correlated with the HBeAg level (r = 0.44,P = 0.02). Furthermore, the ability of CD8 T cells to secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines was partially restored after 24 wk of therapy. CONCLUSION: NA-mediated HBV suppression could down-regulate the production of negative regulators of host immunity during the first 24 wk of therapy and could partially restore the ability of CD8 T cells to secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines. This immune modulating response may be correlated with the levels of both HBV DNA and HBeAg.
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AIM: To determine the relationship between host immunity and the characteristics of viral infection or nucleoside analogues (NAs) themselves in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) receiving NA therapy. METHODS: Fifty-two hepatitis B envelope antigen (HBeAg) positive CHB patients were enrolled and divided equally into two groups. One group received telbivudine (LDT, 600 mg/d), and the other group received lamivudine (LAM, 100 mg/d). Clinical, virological and immunological parameters were assessed at the baseline and at 4, 12, 24, 36 and 48 wk. RESULTS: Both groups achieved significant hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication inhibition and alanine aminotransferase normalization at 48 wk. At the baseline, compared to healthy controls, CHB patients had a lower circulating CD8 T cell frequency (29.44% ± 11.55% vs 37.17% ± 7.30%, P = 0.03) and higher frequencies of programmed death 1 positive CD8 T cells (PD-1+ CD8 T) (16.48% ± 10.82% vs 7.02% ± 3.62%, P = 0.0001) and CD4+ CD25+ FoxP3+ T regulatory cells (Tregs) (23.64% ± 9.38% vs 13.60% ± 6.06%, P = 0.001). On therapy, at the beginning 24 wk with the levels of hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid (HBV DNA) and HBeAg declining, the frequencies of PD-1+ CD8 T cells and Treg cells gradually and significantly declined at 12 and 24 wk in both therapy groups. At treatment week 4, patients treated with LDT had a lower frequency of PD-1+ CD8 T cells compared to patients treated with LAM (10.08% ± 6.83% vs 20.51% ± 20.96%, P = 0.02). The frequency of PD-1+ CD8 T cells in all of the CHB patients was significantly correlated with both the HBV DNA level (r = 0.45, P = 0.01) and HBeAg level (r = 0.47, P = 0.01) at treatment week 24, but the frequency of Treg cells was only significantly correlated with the HBeAg level (r = 0.44,P = 0.02). Furthermore, the ability of CD8 T cells to secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines was partially restored after 24 wk of therapy. CONCLUSION: NA-mediated HBV suppression could down-regulate the production of negative regulators of host immunity during the first 24 wk of therapy and could partially restore the ability of CD8 T cells to secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines. This immune modulating response may be correlated with the levels of both HBV DNA and HBeAg.
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