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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-4-21
pubmed:abstractText
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a complex interaction between replicating noncytopathic virus and dysregulatory host antiviral immunity. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) contribute to innate antiviral immunity via secreting type I interferons. Toll-like receptor (TLR) 9 is involved in major pattern recognition receptors expressed in pDCs. The frequency of pDCs and TLR9 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) was determined, using flow cytometry. IFN-alpha production by PBMC was evaluated in vitro in the presence of cytidine phosphate guanosine (CpG) with/without pDCs. The correlation between TLR9, pDCs frequency and viral load was also evaluated. TLR9 expression in pDCs in chronic HBV patients was significantly ( approximately 50%) reduced, supported by approximately 70% reduction of TLR9 mRNA, in comparison to healthy controls, correlating with the impairment of IFN-alpha production in vitro. Furthermore, pDCs frequency in these patients was substantially reduced ( approximately 30%), inversely correlating with serum ALT levels and HBV viral load. HBsAg and HBcAg were detected by immunohistochemistry in pDCs in chronic HBV patients. We conclude that HBV infection results in reduced frequency of circulating pDCs and their functional impairment via inhibiting the expression of TLR9. These data may provide useful information in both basic research and clinical treatment of chronic HBV infection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1769-714X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
515-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Alanine Transaminase, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Dendritic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Hepatitis B, Chronic, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Hepatitis B Core Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Hepatitis B virus, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Interferon-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Leukocytes, Mononuclear, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Toll-Like Receptor 9, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Viral Load, pubmed-meshheading:19289178-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Patients with chronic hepatitis B infection display deficiency of plasmacytoid dendritic cells with reduced expression of TLR9.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Infectious Disease, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. xieqingrj@yahoo.com.cn
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't