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ArticleHepatitis monthly2016

Expression of MicroRNA-155 is Downregulated in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Chronic Hepatitis B Patients.

Su-Lin Yu, Hong Deng, Xin-Hua Li, Ya-Xin Huang, Dong-Ying Xie, Zhi-Liang Gao

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Article in Hepatitis monthly, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Su-Lin YuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Hong DengDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xin-Hua LiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Ya-Xin HuangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Dong-Ying XieDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhi-Liang GaoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPersistent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is sustained by inadequate immune responses, either natural or acquired. Recent studies have suggested that immune responses to viral infection may be affected by microRNA (miR)-155, via its involvement in immune cell differentiation and maturation. However, little is known on the specific interaction between miR-155 and HBV in host antiviral immunity.

objectivesThis study evaluated the levels of miR-155 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients, relative to that of healthy subjects, and investigated an association between miR-155 levels and HBV DNA or alanine aminotransferase (ALT). PATIENTS AND

methodsTotal RNA was extracted from peripheral venous blood samples of 90 treatment-naive patients with chronic HBV infection and 20 healthy volunteers. The levels of miR-155 in the PBMCs were measured by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Serum HBV DNA and liver enzymes were estimated using standard clinical laboratory methods.

resultsIn the HBV-infected patients, the miR-155 levels were significantly lower than in the healthy controls (P = 0.001). Chronic HBV-infected patients with elevated ALT had higher levels of miR-155 compared with patients with normal ALT (P = 0.014). No correlations were found between miR-155 and ALT or HBV DNA.

conclusionsThe miR-155 appeared to be suppressed during HBV infection. The significantly higher miR-155 levels in ALT-elevated patients infected with HBV suggest that miR-155 levels in PBMCs correlate with the immune state of patients with chronic HBV infection.

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Alanine TransaminaseHepatitis B, ChronicImmunityLeukocytesmiR-155Mononuclear

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