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ArticleAfrican journal of laboratory medicine2021

Involvement of CD95 and ligand in CD4+ T-cell and CD8+ T-cell depletion and hepatic cytolysis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis B.

Franklin S Azebaze Agueguia, Paul Talla, Marie C Okomo Assoumou, Graeme B Jacobs, Cedric H Mbakam, Elise Guiedem, Martha Tongo Mesembe, Emilia Lyonga, George Mondinde Ikomey

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Franklin S Azebaze AgueguiaCenter for the Study and Control of Communicable Diseases (CSCCD), Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaoundé 1 (UY1), Yaoundé, Cameroon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0673-5465
Paul TallaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), Yaoundé General Hospital, University of Yaoundé 1 (UY1), Yaoundé, Cameroon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1325-5021
Marie C Okomo AssoumouDepartment of Microbiology, Haematology, Parasitology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaoundé 1 (UY1), Yaoundé, Cameroon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3680-0080
Graeme B JacobsDivision of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3259-1496
Cedric H MbakamCenter for the Study and Control of Communicable Diseases (CSCCD), Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaoundé 1 (UY1), Yaoundé, Cameroon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6908-4570
Elise GuiedemCenter for the Study and Control of Communicable Diseases (CSCCD), Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaoundé 1 (UY1), Yaoundé, Cameroon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5976-7375
Martha Tongo MesembeCenter for the Study and Control of Communicable Diseases (CSCCD), Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaoundé 1 (UY1), Yaoundé, Cameroon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1080-3133
Emilia LyongaCenter for the Study and Control of Communicable Diseases (CSCCD), Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaoundé 1 (UY1), Yaoundé, Cameroon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4026-2753
George Mondinde IkomeyCenter for the Study and Control of Communicable Diseases (CSCCD), Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaoundé 1 (UY1), Yaoundé, Cameroon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2479-0516
Université de Yaoundé I · CMStellenbosch University · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic viral hepatitis B (HBV) is characterised by progressive hepatocyte destruction and T-cell depletion. The mechanisms of the CD95-CD95 ligand (CD95L) signalling pathway during this chronic disease and the cirrhotic process remains unclear.

objectiveWe evaluated the involvement of the CD95-CD95L receptor-ligand system in T-cell depletion and hepatic cytolysis in patients with chronic HBV.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional study conducted from September to December 2018 at the Yaoundé General Hospital, Cameroon. Four mL of whole blood was collected and analysed. The CD95 and CD95L levels, as well as the CD4+ T-cell and CD8+ T-cell counts, were performed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and flow cytometry.

resultsOf the 130 HBV-positive patients, 36 (27.7%) were cirrhotic and 94 (72.3%) were non-cirrhotic. The cirrhotic patients had significantly elevated CD95 (

conclusionCD95 and CD95L could be involved in T-cell depletion and hepatic cytolysis during the pathogenesis of chronic HBV and could potentially be used as biomarkers for immunological and hepatic monitoring in patients with chronic HBV.

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CD4+ T-cellsCD8+ T-cellsCD95-CD95LcirrhosisHBV

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