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  • Title: Mechanism of T cell hyporesponsiveness to HBcAg is associated with regulatory T cells in chronic hepatitis B.
    Author: Kondo Y, Kobayashi K, Ueno Y, Shiina M, Niitsuma H, Kanno N, Kobayashi T, Shimosegawa T.
    Journal: World J Gastroenterol; 2006 Jul 21; 12(27):4310-7. PubMed ID: 16865771.
    Abstract:
    AIM: To study the mechanisms of hyporesponsiveness of HBV-specific CD4+ T cells by testing TH1 and TH2 commitment and regulatory T cells. METHODS: Nine patients with chronic hepatitis B were enrolled. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were stimulated with HBcAg or HBsAg to evaluate their potential to commit to TH1 and TH2 differentiation. HBcAg-specific activity of regulatory T cells was evaluated by staining with antibodies to CD4, CD25, CTLA-4 and interleukin-10. The role of regulatory T cells was further assessed by treatment with anti-interleukin-10 antibody and depletion of CD4+CD25+ cells. RESULTS: Level of mRNAs for T-bet, IL-12R beta2 and IL-4 was significantly lower in the patients than in healthy subjects with HBcAg stimulation. Although populations of CD4+CD25highCTLA-4+ T cells were not different between the patients and healthy subjects, IL-10 secreting cells were found in CD4+ cells and CD4+CD25+ cells in the patients in response to HBcAg, and they were not found in cells which were stimulated with HBsAg. Addition of anti-IL-10 antibody recovered the amount of HBcAg-specific TH1 antibody compared with control antibody (P < 0.01, 0.34% +/- 0.12% vs 0.15% +/- 0.04%). Deletion of CD4+CD25+ T cells increased the amount of HBcAg-specific TH1 antibody when compared with lymphocytes reconstituted using regulatory T cells (P < 0.01, 0.03% +/- 0.02% vs 0.18% +/- 0.05%). CONCLUSION: The results indicate that the mechanism of T cell hyporesponsiveness to HBcAg includes activation of HBcAg-induced regulatory T cells in contrast to an increase in TH2-committed cells in response to HBsAg.
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