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ArticleJundishapur journal of microbiology2016

Serum Levels of Soluble CD26, A Novel Prognostic Marker for Hepatitis E Infection.

Alireza Rafiei, Abolghasem Ajami, Araz Mohammad Mirabi, Mohammad Jafar Saffar, Omolbanin Amjadi, Mohammad Reza Haghshenas, Farshideh Abedian, Pouya Khaje-Enayati

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Article in Jundishapur journal of microbiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Alireza RafieiMolecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
Abolghasem AjamiMolecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
Araz Mohammad MirabiDepartment of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
Mohammad Jafar SaffarDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Buali Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
Omolbanin AmjadiMolecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
Mohammad Reza HaghshenasMolecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
Farshideh AbedianDepartment of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
Pouya Khaje-EnayatiStudent Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundEven without treatment, most acute hepatitis E virus (HEV) infected patients resolve HEV but sometimes the disease leads to acute liver failure, chronic infection, or extrahepatic symptoms. The mechanisms of HEV pathogenesis appear to be substantially immune mediated. However, the immune responses to HEV are not precisely identified.

objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the Th1/Th2 ratio by investigating serum soluble markers from Th1 and Th2 cells in acute HEV infected patients. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis case-control study included 35 acute HEV infected patients and 35 age and gender matched anti-HEV negative healthy controls. The serum levels of Interferon (IFN)-γ, IL-4, soluble CD26 (sCD26) and sCD30 were determined by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

resultsThe results showed a significant difference in IFN-γ and sCD26 (P < 0.0001 and P = 0.001) yet not IL-4 and sCD30 (P = 0.354 and P = 0.159) between acute HEV patients and controls, respectively. There was a positive direct correlation between serum levels of sCD26 and IFN-γ in acute HEV patients (r = 0.64, P = 0.001). In addition, the ratio of sCD26/sCD30 in the acute HEV group was more than two folds higher than in the HEV negative controls.

conclusionsAcute HEV infection shows a pattern of Th1-type immune response, and the direct significant positive correlation between the serum level of sCD26 and IFN-γ in acute HEV infected patients, suggests that the trend of sCD26 levels is a valuable marker for predicting hepatic inflammation in hepatitis E.

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Acute HepatitisHepatitis E virusIFN-γIL-4Soluble CD26Soluble CD30

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