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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental medicine2014

Soluble TRAIL levels decreased in chronic hepatitis C treatment with pegylated interferon α plus ribavirin: association with viral responses.

Derya Seyman, Arzu Didem Yalcin, Nefise Oztoprak, Gizem Esra Genc, Nevgun Sepin Ozen, Filiz Kizilates, Hande Berk, Saadet Gumuslu

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Article in International journal of clinical and experimental medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Derya SeymanDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Antalya Education and Research Hospital Antalya, Turkey.
Arzu Didem YalcinNear East University, Internal Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Nicosia Cyprus.
Nefise OztoprakDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Antalya Education and Research Hospital Antalya, Turkey.
Gizem Esra GencDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty Antalya, Turkey.
Nevgun Sepin OzenDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Antalya Public Health Institution Antalya, Turkey.
Filiz KizilatesDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Antalya Education and Research Hospital Antalya, Turkey.
Hande BerkDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Antalya Education and Research Hospital Antalya, Turkey.
Saadet GumusluDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty Antalya, Turkey.
Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRAkdeniz University · TRAntalya IVF · TRNear East University · CY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The molecular mechanisms and pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection are unclear. Innate immune cells such as natural killer (NK) cells and dendritic cells are responsible from molecular mechanism of CHC. NK cell cytotoxicity such as TRAIL expression is important pathway for viral clearance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between HCV RNA and sTRAIL levels during the first 12 weeks of Peg-IFNα and ribavirin treatment. Twelve treatment naive patients with CHC treated with Peg-INFα and ribavirin were included in this study. Circulating sTRAIL and HCV RNA levels were measured at baseline, 4th and 12th week of treatment and their correlation was investigated. sTRAIL and HCV RNA levels decreased gradually with Peg-INFα plus ribavirin treatment. The differences were significant between day 0, 4th week and 12th week of treatment. The expression of sTRAIL was correlated with HCV RNA level at baseline, at 4th and 12th week of treatment (P = 0.021 P = 0.012, P = 0.001 respectively). IFN binds to its receptor on the infected hepatocyte surface during Peg-IFNα and ribavirin treatment. So the polarized phenotype of NK cell is not displayed and NK cell cytotoxicity such as TRAIL expression is blocked. We suggest that the decreased level of circulating sTRAIL may reflect increased binding to its ligand expressed on hepatocyte and decreased TRAIL production under the influence of Peg-IFNα plus ribavirin treatment. Therefore TRAIL may be probably a immunologically predictive factor such as HCV RNA during treatment.

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chronic hepatit CHCV RNAinterferonsTRAIL

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PMID25664085
PMCPMC4307532
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