INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN IMMUNOLOGICAL ALTERATIONS AND VIRAL LOAD IN ACUTE HEPATITIS B

Abstract. A group of seventy-six patients with acute viral hepatitis B (HB) was under study, in order to evaluate immunological parameters, and ability of blood mononuclear cells to produce cytokines, as dependent on individual viral loads. The immune parameters were less affected in cases of low vi...

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Autores principales: A. A. Savchenko, V. V. Tsukanov, D. V. Rodina, A. G. Borisov
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Lenguaje:RU
Publicado: SPb RAACI 2014
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Sumario:Abstract. A group of seventy-six patients with acute viral hepatitis B (HB) was under study, in order to evaluate immunological parameters, and ability of blood mononuclear cells to produce cytokines, as dependent on individual viral loads. The immune parameters were less affected in cases of low viral load. Meanwhile, the immune profiles exhibited maximal alterations in the patients with medium and high viral loads. Most expressed changes of immune parameters are found in patients with moderate and high  virus load. Meanwhile, moderate  HB  viral  loads  are  associated  with  higher  functional  activity  of  B-cells  and  lower  NK  numbers, whereas high viral loads correlated with increased amounts of peripheral B cells and higher CD25+ lymphocyte levels. Increased background cytokine synthesis is revealed in mononuclear cells of the patients with acute HB, being, however, suppressed upon additional functional induction. An increased viral load is associated with decreased basal levels of TNFα synthesis. (Med. Immunol., 2011, vol. 13, N 2-3, pp 181-188)