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JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY 卷:55
Reduced frequencies of NKp30+NKp46+, CD161+, and NKG2D+NK cells in acute HCV infection may predict viral clearance
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Alter, Galit1  Jost, Stephanie1  Rihn, Suzannah1  Reyor, Laura L.3  Nolan, Brian E.3  Ghebremichael, Musie1,4  Bosch, Ronald2  Altfeld, Marcus1  Lauer, Georg M.3 
[1] MIT & Harvard, Ragon Inst MGH, Boston, MA USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, CBAR, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[3] Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Sch Med, Gastrointestinal Unit, Boston, MA USA
[4] Dana Farber Canc Inst, Dept Biostat & Computat Biol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
关键词: Hepatitis C virus;    Natural killer cells;    Innate immunity;    CD161;    NKp30;    NKp46;    Resolution of HCV infection;    Acute infection;   
DOI  :  10.1016/j.jhep.2010.11.030
来源: Elsevier
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Background & Aims: While the majority of HCV-infected patients progress to chronic hepatitis, a small fraction of individuals are able to clear the virus. Resolution of infection occurs within the first few weeks to months of infection, suggesting that innate immune functions may be critical for early control. Epidemiologic data support a role for particular NK cell receptor bearing populations in this control, yet the mechanism by which NK cells respond to HCV early in infection is unknown. Methods: Changes in the phenotype and function of NK cells were investigated in a cohort of 43 individuals identified during various stages of HCV infection with different clinical outcomes. Results: Acute, chronic, and resolved HCV infections were characterized by an expansion of CD56(neg) NK cells. Furthermore, increased levels of HLA-C-binding KIR+ NK cells were observed in HCV resolvers, while all stages of HCV infection were associated with reduced percentages of NKG2D(+), NKp30(+), and NKp46(+) NK cells, and a slight increase in the ability of NK cells to respond to target cells bearing the ligands for these receptors. In contrast, NKG2A(+) and CD94(+) NK cells were elevated in acute and chronic HCV infection, but not in resolved infection. Most importantly, in acute infection, lower frequencies of NKp30(+), NKp46(+), CD161(+), and NKG2D(+) NK cells were observed in patients who were subsequently able to clear HCV infection than in those becoming chronically infected. Conclusions: These data implicate particular populations of NK cells in the early control and clearance of HCV infection. (C) 2011 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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