Identification of the association of CD28+ CD244+ Tc17/IFN-γ cells with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

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CD8+ T cells play multiple and complex immunological roles including antiviral, regulatory, and exhaustive effects in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients. Some CD8+ T-cell subsets were confirmed to be closely related to HCV infection such as TCM , TEM , TEM RA, Tc17, and CD8+ Treg. Herein, we report a new subset of interleukin (IL)-17/interferon (IFN)-γ producing CD8+ T (Tc17/IFN-γ) cells that markedly correlate with CD28+ CD244+ cells, IL-17 levels, and HCV RNA in HCV patients. During early treatment with peg-IFN-a2a plus ribavirin, the imbalance of these Tc17/IFN-γ cells could be partially restored, together with normalized serum alanine aminotransferase but not aspartate transaminase. Also, we analyzed the dynamic change of the percentage of this T cells subset in patients with different outcome after 4-week course of treatment with peg-IFN-a2a plus ribavirin and found that the percentage of CD8+ CD28+ CD244+ T cells significantly decreased in recovered patients but not in nonrecovered patients. In vitro, CD28+ CD244+ T cells were the only CD8+ T-cell group that secreted both IL-17 and IFN-γ in this axis and blockade with anti-CD244 antibodies significantly reduced cytokine production. Taken together, this study demonstrates that the frequency and regulatory functions of CD28+ CD244+ Tc17/IFN-γ cells may play an important role in persistent HCV infection.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:92

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Journal of medical virology - 92(2020), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 3534-3544

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Han, Wenzheng [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jiajia [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Hongchang [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Tong, Zhaowei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Weihong [VerfasserIn]
Zhong, Jianfeng [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Yunliang [VerfasserIn]
Shao, Shengwen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CD244
CD28
HCV
Journal Article
Tc17/IFN-γ cells

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Date Revised 30.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jmv.26205

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NLM311470262