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ArticleLiver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver2025

HBV Suppression by Nucleos(t)ide Analogues Reduces PD-1 Expression on Liver-Resident T Cells.

Mireia García-López, Sabela Lens, Laura J Pallett, Anna Pocurull, Thais Leonel, Ernest Belmonte, Ester García-Pras, Sergio Rodríguez-Tajes, Zoe Mariño, Maria Sàez-Palma and 8 more

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Article in Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mireia García-LópezLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9643-7172
Sabela LensLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4900-411X
Laura J PallettDivision of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4161-9462
Anna PocurullLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1970-1822
Thais LeonelLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2919-5676
Ernest BelmonteRadiology Department, Centro de Diagnóstico Por la Imagen (CDI), Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3572-9769
Ester García-PrasLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2920-2306
Sergio Rodríguez-TajesLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3189-7557
Zoe MariñoLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6321-9534
Maria Sàez-PalmaLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0009-0000-2504-9677
Concepción BartresLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, Barcelona, Spain.
Ariadna Rando-SeguraLiver Pathology Unit, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4555-7286
Francisco Rodríguez-FríasLiver Pathology Unit, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9128-7013
Jonah LinToronto Centre for Liver Disease, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Adam J GehringToronto Centre for Liver Disease, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1150-5840
Mala K MainiDivision of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6384-1462
Xavier FornsLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8188-1764
Sofía Pérez-Del-PulgarLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9890-300X

Funding

Asociación Española para el Estudio del HígadoEuropean Commission 848223Generalitat de Catalunya 2021_SGR_01322Instituto de Salud Carlos III FI23/00089Instituto de Salud Carlos III IFI18/00006Instituto de Salud Carlos III MV21/00003Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI18/01436Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI19/00036Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI20/00609Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI22/00013Societat Catalana de DigestologiaWellcome TrustWellcome Trust 214191/Z/18/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimPD-1-expressing T cells within the HBV-infected liver constitute a target of novel immunotherapeutics. Our aim was to investigate the impact of viral suppression on PD-1 expression on intrahepatic versus circulating lymphocyte populations from chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients.

methodsTwenty-two CHB patients, nine of them on nucleos(t)ide analogues (NUCs), had paired blood, liver fine needle aspirations (FNAs) and biopsies. A subset had a follow-up FNA after treatment initiation (n = 4) or discontinuation (n = 4). Intrahepatic (iHBV-DNA and cccDNA) and serum (HBV-DNA, HBsAg, HBcrAg and cirB-RNA) viral markers were quantified. Flow cytometry was used for immunophenotyping PBMCs and intrahepatic lymphocytes. An independent liver FNA scRNAseq dataset was used to consolidate our results.

resultsPD-1 expression on tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (T

conclusionsIntrahepatic viral markers correlate with PD-1 expression on global liver-resident T cells of CHB patients with mild hepatitis, with a reduction after prolonged NUC therapy and re-expression following treatment withdrawal.

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Antiviral AgentsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B virusNucleosidesProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorAdultDNA, CircularDNA, ViralFemaleHumansLiverMaleMiddle AgedViral LoadAntiviral AgentsDNA, CircularDNA, ViralNucleosidesPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptorantiviral therapycovalently closed circular DNAhepatitis B virusimmune responsePD‐1viral biomarkers

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PMCPMC7619358

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