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  • Title: Hepatitis C virus-specific CTL responses in the liver of chimpanzees with acute and chronic hepatitis C.
    Author: Erickson AL, Houghton M, Choo QL, Weiner AJ, Ralston R, Muchmore E, Walker CM.
    Journal: J Immunol; 1993 Oct 15; 151(8):4189-99. PubMed ID: 7691940.
    Abstract:
    Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific CTL responses were evaluated in two chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) during the acute and chronic phases of HCV infection. CD8+ T lymphocytes were isolated from liver tissue homogenates using anti-CD8 antibody-coated magnetic beads and then stimulated with anti-CD3 antibodies, IL-2, and irradiated human PBMC using limiting dilution culture conditions. HCV-specific cytotoxic activity of expanding CD8+ cell lines was assessed against autologous lymphoblastoid cell lines infected with recombinant vaccinia virus vectors encoding HCV Ag. CD8+ T cell lines specific for structural and nonstructural proteins of HCV were established from both animals. Cytolytic activity was blocked with anti-CD8 or anti-class I MHC antibodies, indicating that class I MHC molecules were involved in presentation of viral Ag to the CTL. Overlapping synthetic peptides were used to define a 12 amino acid segment of the nonstructural 3 (NS3) protein recognized by CTL lines from both chimpanzees. Studies with truncated peptides revealed that these CD8+ cell lines were directed against overlapping epitopes presented by distinct class I restriction elements of the chimpanzee MHC complex. CD8+ cell lines with identical specificities for an NS3 epitope were generated from one chronically infected animal at 16 and 28 wk postinfection. These results indicate that virus-specific CTL populations persist in the liver for months, but are unable to resolve chronic HCV infection.
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