Cytokines And Chemokines Involved In Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Loss In Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Hepatitis B Virus Coinfected Patients

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE(2021)

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It has been reported that hepatic flare (HF), attributable to the development of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfected patients, occurs frequently after the start of anti-retroviral therapy (ART). We have observed several cases of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss after IRIS. However, the factors leading to HBsAg clearance remain unknown. We measured CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, cytokines and chemokines in 16 patients coinfected HIV-1 and HBV with IRIS, and analyzed the factors leading to HBsAg clearance after IRIS. There was no significant difference in the CD4+ and CD8+ T cell counts between the HBsAg clearance and non-clearance groups, while the serum concentrations of almost all cytokines and chemokines in the HBsAg clearance group were higher than in the HBsAg non-clearance group at any time of observation. In particular, IP-10 at the ALT peak, GM-CSF and IL-12 one month after the ALT peak and TNF-alpha and GM-CSF after the ALT concentrations fell to within normal limits, were significantly higher in the HBsAg clearance group. It seems that HBsAg loss after IRIS requires continued immune responses against HBV, involving Th1 cytokines.
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hepatitis B virus, human immunodeficiency virus, immune reconstitution syndrome, HBsAg, cytokine, chemokine
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