Long-Lasting Imprint in the Soluble Inflammatory Milieu Despite Early Treatment of Acute Symptomatic Hepatitis C

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America..

BACKGROUND: Treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection leads to partial restoration of soluble inflammatory mediators (SIMs). In contrast, we hypothesized that early DAA treatment of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) with DAAs may normalize most SIMs.

METHODS: In this study, we made use of a unique cohort of acute symptomatic hepatitis C patients who cleared HCV with a 6-week course of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir. Plasma samples were used for proximity extension assay measuring 92 proteins.

RESULTS: Profound SIM alterations were observed in acute HCV patients, with marked upregulation of interleukin (IL)-6 and CXCL-10, whereas certain mediators were downregulated (eg, monocyte chemoattractant protein-4, IL-7). During treatment and follow-up, the majority of SIMs decreased but not all normalized (eg, CDCP1, IL-18). Of note, SIMs that were downregulated before DAA treatment remained suppressed, whereas others that were initially unchanged declined to lower values during treatment and follow-up (eg, CD244).

CONCLUSIONS: Acute hepatitis C was associated with marked changes in the soluble inflammatory milieu compared with both chronic hepatitis patients and healthy controls. Whereas early DAA treatment partly normalized this altered signature, long-lasting imprints of HCV remained.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:226

Enthalten in:

The Journal of infectious diseases - 226(2022), 3 vom: 26. Aug., Seite 441-452

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Khera, Tanvi [VerfasserIn]
Du, Yanqin [VerfasserIn]
Todt, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Deterding, Katja [VerfasserIn]
Strunz, Benedikt [VerfasserIn]
Hardtke, Svenja [VerfasserIn]
Aregay, Amare [VerfasserIn]
Port, Kerstin [VerfasserIn]
Hardtke-Wolenski, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Steinmann, Eike [VerfasserIn]
Björkström, Niklas K [VerfasserIn]
Manns, Michael P [VerfasserIn]
Hengst, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Cornberg, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Wedemeyer, Heiner [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute infection
Antigens, Neoplasm
Antiviral Agents
CDCP1 protein, human
Cell Adhesion Molecules
Direct-acting antivirals
Hepatitis C virus
Journal Article
Proximity extension assay
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sofosbuvir
Soluble inflammatory milieu
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Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.08.2022

Date Revised 25.09.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/infdis/jiab048

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320787559