Sequencing of E2 and NS5A regions of HCV genotype 3a in Brazilian patients with chronic hepatitis

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Fernanda De Mello Malta²  José Eymard Moraes De Medeiros-filho²  Raymundo Soares De Azevedo¹  Luzia Gonçalves¹  Luiz Caetano Da Silva²  Flair José Carrilho²  João Renato Rebello Pinho² 

[1] ,Instituto de Medicina Tropical Laboratório de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia Tropical Departamento de Gastroenterologia

关键词: E2 protein;    hepatitis C virus;    interferon sensitivity determining region;    NS5A protein;    PKR-eIF2a phosphorylation homology domain;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762010000100014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver disease throughout the world. The NS5A and E2 proteins of HCV genotype 1 were reported to inhibit the double-stranded (ds) RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR), which is involved in the cellular antiviral response induced by interferon (IFN). The response to IFN therapy is quite different between genotypes, with response rates among patients infected with types 2 and 3 that are two-three-fold higher than in patients infected with type 1. Interestingly, a significant percentage of HCV genotype 3-infected patients do not respond to treatment at all. The aim of this paper was to analyse the sequences of fragments of the E2 and NS5A regions from 33 outpatients infected with genotype 3a, including patients that have responded (SVR) or not responded (NR) to treatment. HCV RNA was extracted and amplified with specific primers for the NS5A and E2 regions and the PCR products were then sequenced. The sequences obtained covered amino acids (aa) 636-708 in E2 and in NS5A [including the IFN sensitivity determining region (ISDR), PKR-binding domain and extended V3 region)]. In the E2 and NS5A regions, we did observe aa changes among patients, but these changes were not statistically significant between the SVR and NR groups. In conclusion, our results suggest that the ISDR domain is not predictive of treatment success in patients infected with HCV genotype 3a.

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