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Different clinical behaviors of acute hepatitis C virus infection are associated with different vigor of the anti-viral cell-mediated immune response.

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Missale, G, Bertoni, R, Lamonaca, V, Valli, A, Massari, M, Mori, C, Rumi, M G, Houghton, M, Fiaccadori, F, Ferrari, C·1996·Journal of Clinical Investigation

Abstract

The anti-viral T cell response is believed to play a central role in the pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus infection. Since chronic evolution occurs in > 50% of HCV infections, the sequential analysis of the T cell response from the early clinical stages of disease may contribute to define the features of the T cell response associated with recovery or chronic viral persistence. For this purpose, 21 subjects with acute hepatitis C virus infection were sequentially followed for an average time of 44 wk. Twelve patients normalized transaminase values that remained normal throughout the follow-up period; all but two cleared hepatitis C virus-RNA from serum. The remaining nine patients showed persistent viremia and elevated transaminases. Analysis of the peripheral blood T cell proliferative response to core, E1, E2, NS3, NS4, and NS5 recombinant antigens and synthetic peptides showed that responses to all hepatitis C virus antigens, except E1, were significantly more vigorous and more frequently detectable in patients who normalized transaminase levels than in those who did not. By sequential evaluation of the T cell response, a difference between the two groups of patients was already detectable at the very early stages of acute infection and then maintained throughout the follow-up period. The results suggest that the vigor of the T cell response during the early stages of infection may be a critical determinant of disease resolution and control of infection.

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Missale, G., Bertoni, R., Lamonaca, V, Valli, A., Massari, M., Mori, C., Rumi, M. G., Houghton, M., Fiaccadori, F., & Ferrari, C.
Venue
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Published
1996-08-01
Volume
98
Issue
3
Pages
706-714
ISSN
0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
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W2084446925
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16
FWCI
15.15
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journal article
Language
en
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Missale, G., Bertoni, R., Lamonaca, V, Valli, A., Massari, M., Mori, C., Rumi, M. G., Houghton, M., Fiaccadori, F., & Ferrari, C. (1996). Different clinical behaviors of acute hepatitis C virus infection are associated with different vigor of the anti-viral cell-mediated immune response. Journal of Clinical Investigation. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci118842

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