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ArticleScientific reports2024

Nucleos(t)ide analogues potentially activate T lymphocytes through inducing interferon expression in hepatic cells and patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Ai-Sheng Ho, Jungshan Chang, Shou-Dong Lee, Zong-Lin Sie, Hui-Fen Shih, Chun Yeh, Cheng-Liang Peng, Kapil Dev, Chun-Chia Cheng

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Ai-Sheng HoDivision of Gastroenterology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
Jungshan ChangGraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 110, Taiwan. js.chang@tmu.edu.tw.
Shou-Dong LeeDivision of Gastroenterology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
Zong-Lin SieResearch Center of Radiation Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
Hui-Fen ShihDivision of Gastroenterology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
Chun YehDivision of Gastroenterology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
Cheng-Liang PengDepartment of Isotope Application Research, National Atomic Research Institute, Taoyuan, 325, Taiwan.
Kapil DevResearch Center of Radiation Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
Chun-Chia ChengResearch Center of Radiation Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan. cccheng.biocompare@gmail.com.

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Chang Gung University, Taiwan UMRPD1N0091Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taiwan CHGH113-112-N03National Science and Technology Council NSTC 112-2314-B-182-048
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Abstract

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) leads to liver inflammation and dysfunction, resulting in liver fibrosis and cancer. Nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs), inhibitors of hepatitis B virus (HBV), specifically suppress HBV replication. We proposed that immune modulation benefits seroconversion by HBsAg loss. However, activation of T lymphocytes also deteriorates hepatic inflammation. Therefore, we intended to investigate the T cell status and its relationship with hepatic functions in CHB patients treated with NAs. Serum markers, including liver function markers AST, ALT, and HBV-infected markers HBV DNA, HBsAg, HBeAg, and HBsAb were measured in the clinical routine. The T cell levels and markers, including CD69, CD107a, CXCR3, and PD-1 were investigated using flow cytometry. Meanwhile, IFNγ, IL-2, and CXCL10 as immune activation markers in the PBMCs were investigated using qPCR. To validate the effects of NAs on T cell status, qPCR and flow cytometry were used to investigate the gene expression in the HepG2 and PLC5 cells treated with NAs, and in the healthy PBMCs treated with the cell-cultured supernatant. We found that NAs significantly suppressed HBV DNA and reduced AST and ALT levels in the CHB patients. Meanwhile, AST and ALT were both positively correlated with activation marker CD107a in CD8

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Antiviral AgentsHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B virusAdultAlanine TransaminaseDNA, ViralFemaleHep G2 CellsHumansInterferonsLiverLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiddle AgedNucleosidesT-LymphocytesAlanine TransaminaseAntiviral AgentsDNA, ViralInterferonsNucleosidesCD4+ T cellsCD8+ T cellsHBVIFNNucleoside/nucleotide analogues (NAs)PD-L1

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PMCPMC11511960

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