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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2026

IL-37 and IL-36 Cytokine Profiles in Chronic Hepatitis Delta During Bulevirtide Therapy.

Verdiana Zulian, Martina De Sanctis, Silvia Pauciullo, Roberta Sciamanna, Eleonora Cimini, Paola Del Porto, Anna Rosa Garbuglia

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Verdiana ZulianVirology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-8996-4803
Martina De SanctisVirology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-2628-6880
Silvia PauciulloVirology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-7188-7132
Roberta SciamannaVirology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.
Eleonora CiminiLaboratory of Cellular Immunology and Pharmacology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2659-0868
Paola Del PortoDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, 00100 Rome, Italy.
Anna Rosa GarbugliaVirology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2687-8642

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Ministero della Salute Ricerca Corrente Linea 2 Progetto 5, Ministero della Salute
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Abstract

Chronic hepatitis delta is the most severe form of viral hepatitis and is associated with rapid progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Although bulevirtide (BLV) effectively inhibits hepatitis D virus (HDV) entry, immunological biomarkers reflecting treatment response and residual viral activity remain poorly defined. This study investigated the serum profiles of interleukin-37 (IL-37) and IL-36 isoforms (IL-36α, IL-36β, and IL-36γ) in 22 HBV/HDV-coinfected patients receiving BLV monotherapy (2 mg/day). Serum cytokine levels were measured by ELISA at baseline (BL) and after 48 weeks of BLV treatment (TW48) and compared with HBV-monoinfected patients under nucleos(t)ide-analogue therapy and healthy donors. Patients were stratified according to virological, biochemical, and combined responses. At both BL and TW48, serum IL-37, IL-36α, and IL-36β levels were significantly higher in HBV/HDV-coinfected patients than in comparison groups (all

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Antiviral AgentsHepatitis D, ChronicInterleukin-1AdultBiomarkersCoinfectionCytokinesFemaleHepatitis Delta VirusHumansMaleMiddle AgedNucleic AcidsPolymersTreatment OutcomeAntiviral AgentsBiomarkersCytokinesIL37 protein, humanInterleukin-1interleukin 36, humanNucleic AcidsPolymersREP 2139antiviral treatmentbiomarkersbulevirtidecytokineshepatitis delta virusIL-36IL-37

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PMCPMC12943429

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