Abstract:
:The susceptibility of hepatocytes from patients with chronic hepatitis B to complement-dependent cytotoxicity mediated by heterologous antibodies to hepatitis B virus core (anti-HBc) and surface (anti-HBs) antigens and to hepatic asialoglycoprotein receptor was examined using a microcytotoxicity assay. The anti-HBc-induced cytotoxicity was found to be markedly enhanced against hepatocytes isolated from patients with chronic active hepatitis (72.6 +/- 9.5% (mean +/- s.e.m.); n = 6) over that against hepatocytes from individuals with chronic persistent hepatitis or inactive liver cirrhosis (40.6 +/- 18.6%; n = 4) (P = 0.019). Overall, values of the anti-HBc-directed cytotoxicity were higher in patients positive for HBcAg in hepatocytes and seropositive for hepatitis B virus e antigen (HBeAg). Hepatocytotoxicity was also exerted by anti-HBs and anti-asialoglycoprotein receptor antibodies in the presence of complement, but it was not seemingly related to disease activity. These results indicate that hepatitis B virus core and surface antigens and asialoglycoprotein receptor at the hepatocyte surface can be recognized by antibodies, and raise the possibility that complement-dependent cytolysis may contribute to the injury of hepatitis B virus-infected hepatocytes. The data also suggest that liver cells of patients with severe chronic hepatitis might be more susceptible to anti-HBc antibody-directed complement-mediated cytotoxicity than those with inactive liver histology.
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Clin Exp Immunoljournal_title
Clinical and experimental immunologyauthors
Michalak TI,Lau JY,McFarlane BM,Alexander GJ,Eddleston AL,Williams Rdoi
10.1111/j.1365-2249.1995.tb03658.xsubject
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1995-05-01 00:00:00pages
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