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Observational studyMedicine2021

Evaluation of the in situ assay for HBV DNA: An observational real-world study in chronic hepatitis B.

Chang Li, Wei Zhang, Bisheng Shi, Gang Chen, Ye Zheng, Yong An, Mimi Sun, Yanling Feng, Qinghua Shang, Xiaonan Zhang

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Observational study in Medicine, 2021. 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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10 authors at 3 institutions in 5 countries.

Chang LiShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Wei ZhangChinese PLA Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Liver Diseases, The 960th Hospital of Chinese PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Tai'an, Shandong, China.
Bisheng ShiShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Gang ChenChinese PLA Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Liver Diseases, The 960th Hospital of Chinese PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Tai'an, Shandong, China.
Ye ZhengShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yong AnChinese PLA Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Liver Diseases, The 960th Hospital of Chinese PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Tai'an, Shandong, China.
Mimi SunChinese PLA Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Liver Diseases, The 960th Hospital of Chinese PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Tai'an, Shandong, China.
Yanling FengShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Qinghua ShangChinese PLA Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Liver Diseases, The 960th Hospital of Chinese PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Tai'an, Shandong, China.
Xiaonan ZhangShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1286-7280
Apple (Israel) · ILPeople's Liberation Army 401 Hospital · CNUniversity of Canberra · AU

Funding

National Major Science and Technology Projects of China 2017ZX10203202National Major Science and Technology Projects of China 2017ZX10302201001005National Natural Science Foundation of China 81671998National Natural Science Foundation of China 81873962Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Joint Research Project in Emerging Cutting-Edge Technology SHDC12016237Shanghai Science and Technology Commission 16411960100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractThe visualization of intrahepatic hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA by in situ hybridization (ISH) has uncovered some interesting aspects of HBV life cycle at the single-cell level. In the current study, we intend to evaluate the reliability and robustness of this assay in the real-world clinical scenario and its relationship with currently available clinical biomarkers in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients.In this cross-sectional study, 94 CHB patients and 10 patients with non-HBV related liver diseases were enrolled. Liver biopsies and routine histopathology analysis were performed. Intrahepatic HBV DNA and viral antigens (HBsAg and HBcAg) were detected by ISH and immunohistochemistry (IHC), respectively. The basic biochemical and virological parameters such as alanine transaminase, serum HBV DNA, and serum HBsAg were measured.The HBV DNA-ISH assay showed 55.8% (53/94 cases) positive rate in CHB patients, no false positive was found in non-HBV related hepatitis. The IHC of HBsAg and HBcAg showed a positive rate of 94.7% (89/94 cases) and 19.5% (17/87 cases), respectively. Quantification of HBV DNA-ISH signal showed a significant correlation with serum HBV DNA (rs = 0.6223, P < .0001). In addition, the staining pattern of HBV DNA in situ in the context of collagen deposition informed the histopathological progression of chronic liver disease.The application of this ISH assay in evaluating intrahepatic viral replication in real-world CHB patients showed favorable performance. It can be a complementation to conventional liver histopathology examination and IHC detection of viral antigens. This methodology provides an intuitive assessment of virological and pathological state of CHB patients, and further supports clinical diagnosis and management.

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AdultBiological AssayChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B Core AntigensHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B virusHumansLiverMaleMiddle AgedHepatitis B Core AntigensHepatitis B Surface Antigens

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