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Memory T cells specific for HBV enumerated by a peptide-based cultured enzyme-linked immunospot assay in healthy HBV-vaccinated subjects.

Abstract：

:Hepatitis B vaccine is the most effective strategy to control hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and disease. It is considered that an anti-HBs (antibodies against HBV surface antigen) titer >10 mIU/ml, measured shortly after a complete vaccination schedule, provides protection against infection. Approximately 4-10% of healthy individuals fail to respond to 3-dose vaccination. Long-term HBV-specific memory T-cell response has not been fully investigated, mainly due to the lack of a suitable assay. We quantified HBV-specific expandable memory T cells by using a cultured IFN-γ enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay. Cultured ELISPOT response to an overlapping peptide pool representing the complete L (large) HBV envelope polypeptide was evaluated in 41 healthy subjects vaccinated 15-20 y earlier and 5 unvaccinated. Plasma samples were tested for anti-HBs. Vaccinated subjects had significantly higher HBV-specific T-cellular response than unvaccinated (p = 0.0002). HBV-specific T-cell response was mainly mediated by CD4+ T cells. No concordance was found between cultured ELISPOT and anti-HBs data in vaccinated subjects. Thirty-one (76%) vaccinated subjects were responders (anti-HBs >10 mIU/ml). Nineteen (46%) vaccinated subjects were considered to be responders in cultured ELISPOT. Twenty-two (54%) vaccinated subjects were considered non-responders in cultured ELISPOT; 5 of them (23%) were also humoral non-responders. About 12% of healthy HBV-vaccinated subjects are both humoral and cellular non-responders. Although the prognostic value of this assay has not been established in terms of predictability for susceptibility to de-novo HBV infection, ELISPOT data suggest that these subjects may be at risk for HBV infection and disease, especially health care workers.

journal_name

Hum Vaccin Immunother

journal_title

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics

authors

Cassaniti I,Calarota SA,Adzasehoun KM,Chiesa A,Comolli G,Parea M,Baldanti F

doi

10.1080/21645515.2016.1204500

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-11-01 00:00:00

pages

2927-2933

issue

eissn

2164-5515

issn

2164-554X

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Memory T cells specific for HBV enumerated by a peptide-based cultured enzyme-linked immunospot assay in healthy HBV-vaccinated subjects.