乙型肝炎病毒基因型、BCP及PC区变异与拉米夫定治疗后HBV DNA反弹的关系

目的:探讨HBV基因型、C区基本核心启动子(BcP)及前C(PC)区变异与拉米夫定抗病毒治疗后HBV DNA反弹的关系.方法:应用多引物对巢式PCR法,PCR-序列分析法,检测拉米夫定治疗27例乙型肝炎患者(治疗组),以及19例从未用过抗病毒治疗患者(对照组)的HBV基因型PC区,BCP的突变位点.结果:27例HBV DNA反弹的患者9例检出G1896A变异率高于对照组(33.33% vs 5.26%,P<0.05),4例检出C1856T变异(14.81%).治疗组4份治疗前标本未检出G1896A、C1856T和BCP变异.与对照组比较,治疗组PC(G1896A)及BCP(A1762T G1764A)双变异的患者中B基因型的构成比增高,分别为75%和50%,C基因型的构成比下降,分别为25%和50%.其中在BCP(A1762T G1764A)变异患者中B、C基因型构成比与对照组比较有显著性差异(P<0.05).4例HBV DNA反弹患者治疗前未检出有基因变异,治疗后有2例检出变异,BCP变异1例,BCP PC变异1例.27例HBV DNA反弹患者BCP变异4例,PC变异2例,BCP PC变异8例.结论:BCP(T1762/A1764)变异、PC区(G1896A)变异可能与拉米夫定治疗后HBV DNA反弹有关.病毒变异导致的HBV DNA反弹可以是单基因变异引起,也可以是多个基因联合变异引起,拉米夫定治疗后B基因型患者更易发生A1762T G1764A变异.     

慢性乙型肝炎病毒感染者病毒前C区和基本核心启动子区变异检测及意义

目的 探讨乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）前C区和基本核心启动子（BCP）区变异与基因型及疾病进展间的关系。方法 收集HBV携带者（ASC）、慢性乙型肝炎（CHB）、肝炎肝硬化（LC）、肝细胞肝癌（HCC）患者血清148份，用半巢式聚合酶链反应扩增HBV前C／C基因部分片段，产物纯化后直接测序，检测前C区A1896及BCP区T1762／A1764变异。用S基因聚合酶链反应-限制性片段长度多态性分析（PCR-RFLP）方法确定HBV基因型。结果 有128份血清能够成功分型和测序，其中B基因型60份，C基因型68份。在B基因型感染者中前C区A1896变异检出率（48．33％）明显高于C基因型感染者（29．41％，X^2=4．83，P〈0．05）；而BCP区T1762／A1764变异检出率却明显低于C基因型感染者，差异亦有统计学意义（30．00％：73．54%，X^2=24．25。P〈0．05）。前C区A1896变异在CHB、LC、HCC中的阳性检出率分别为46．88％（15/32）、39．39％（13／33）、51．52％（17／33）。与ASC的13．33％（4／30）相比，P分别〈0．05，差异有统计学意义。BCP区T1762／A1764变异检出率在HCC、LC组分别为87．88％（29／33）和72．73％（24／33）．明显高于CHB组的37．50％（12／32）及ASC组10.00％（3／30）（P〈0．05）。结论 前C区A1896变异常见于B基因型感染者，而BCP区T1762/A1764变异C基因型感染者多见。除ASC外．前C区A1896变异与疾病进展关系不大．而BCP区T1762/A1764变异与乙型肝炎进展及顶后相关。     

海府地区慢性HBV感染者病毒基因型与BCP/PC区变异的研究

目的:探讨海府地区慢性HBV感染者病毒基因型与BCP/PC区变异的特点。方法:选取2013年1月至2015年12月期间海口市人民医院住院治疗的200例慢性HBV感染者作为研究对象,依照HBV感染自然史分为慢性HBV携带组、HBe Ag(+)慢性乙型肝炎组、非活动性HBs Ag携带组和HBe Ag(-)慢性乙型肝炎组,各50例。PCR-RELP法检测HBV基因型和PC/BCP变异。比较4组患者HBV基因型的分布情况及HBV变异类型的比率。结果:(1)4组患者HBV基因型的分布情况均以B型为主,差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。(2)PC变异发生于基因型B,BCP变异发生于基因型C,随着HBV感染自然史的进展,PC变异的比率并未出现太大变化(37.50%vs 48.65%vs 39.40%vs35.48%),差异无统计学意义(P0.05);但BCP变异的比率却逐渐增高(30.00%vs 61、65%vs 76.47%vs 89.47%),差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:海府地区慢性HBV感染进程的4个阶段(免疫耐受期、免疫清除期、免疫不全期和再活动期)均以B型基因为主,但是随着HBV感染自然史的进展,BCP变异比率均逐渐增高,表明BCP变异可能是肝细胞癌进程中的重要事件。     

乙型肝炎病毒前C基因区变异对YMDD变异毒株复制活性的影响

目的调查接受拉米夫定治疗的乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）感染者中HBV前C基因区终止密码变异（A1896，PC）和基本核心启动子变异（BCP，T1762／A1764）对YMDD变异毒株复制活性的影响。方法应用聚合酶链反应-限制性片断长度多态性（PCR—RFLP）法对197例接受拉米夫定治疗后发生YMDD耐药变异的患者进行HBV基因型、PC及BCP变异检测，并用实时荧光定量法对所有患者血清HBVDNA进行定量。结果197例YMDD变异株感染者中B基因型占51．8％，C基因型占48．2％；有61例（31．0％）发生PC变异，69例（35．0％）发生BCP变异；PC变异在B基因型中的发生率明显高于C基因型（X^2=8．433，P=0．004），而BCP变异在C基因型中的发生率显著高于B基因型（X^2=16．83，P〈O．001）；发生PC或BCP变异的HBV感染者，其血清中HBVDNA水平与野生株相比差异均无统计学意义。结论HBV前C基因区的PC或BCP变异与基因型具有相关性，但这两种变异对YMDD变异株感染者的血清病毒水平均无影响。     

HBeAg阴性乙型肝炎与前C/BCP区变异的相关性

通过对HBV基因的研究表明,HBeAg阴性慢性乙型肝炎(CHB)与HBV DNA中前C(PC)、基本核心启动子(BCP)区的基因突变相关,并指出PC/BCP区的突变不仅影响血清HBeAg的表达,也与机体内HBV DNA的低复制、疾病的进展和抗病毒治疗的应答反应密切相关,使得CHB的治疗变得更为复杂。就HBeAg阴性CHB目前治疗现状、HBV PC/BCP区基因的结构与变异、变异对HBeAg阴性CHB疾病进展以及对乙型肝炎抗病毒治疗的影响进行综述。     

慢性乙型肝炎患者HBV前C区G1896A、核心启动子1762/1764变异与乙型肝炎自然史、血清HBsAg定量及疾病程度的相关性

目的研究HBV前C区G1896A、核心启动子1762/1764变异与HBV自然史、血清HBsAg水平间的相关性及对疾病严重程度的影响。方法分别各选取40例HBV野生株、前C区G1896A或核心启动子1762/1764变异以及两者联合变异的慢性乙型肝炎感染者为研究对象。采用PCR反向点杂交技术检测HBV前C区G1896A位点、核心启动子1762/1764变异及HBV基因分型。同时检测HBsAg定量、HBeAg、HBV DNA定量、肝脏生化指标等。结果(1)HBV前C区G1896A、核心启动子1762/1764变异患者的年龄、ALT高于野生株感染者(P0.001),Alb低于野生株感染者(P0.001)。(2)HBV自然史免疫耐受期以野生株感染为主(P0.001),免疫清除期、低(非)复制期野生株及PC G1896A或/和BCP1762/1764变异株差异无统计学意义(P0.05),再活动期以PC G1896A或/和BCP1762/1764变异株为主(P0.001)。(3)PC G1896A或/和BCP1762/1764变异株的HBsAg水平(lgIu/mL)、HBeAg阳性率较野生株组降低(P0.001),基因C型、HBV DNA水平(≥6 lg拷贝/mL)较野生株组差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。(4)HBV PC G1896A或/和BCP1762/1764变异中肝硬化患者多于野生株(P0.05)。结论慢性HBV感染者前C区G1896A、核心启动子1762/1764变异与乙型肝炎自然史、HBsAg水平、HBeAg的状态及疾病严重程度相关。     

慢性乙型肝炎、乙型肝炎肝硬化及原发性肝癌患者HBV-X基因突变分析

目的研究慢性HBV感染者,如慢性乙型肝炎(CHB)、乙型肝炎肝硬化(LC)、原发性肝癌(PLC)患者血清中HBV-X基因序列的突变与肝癌发生的关系。方法收集2011-2013年间于重庆医科大学附属第二医院就诊的慢性HBV感染者血清共89例,从血清中提取HBV DNA,扩增全长HBV-X基因序列,经测序后与已知HBV-X基因相应序列比较该患者体内HBV-X基因变异位点以及变异形式,并用卡方检验、单因素方差分析处理数据,NCBI的genotype工具测定基因型。结果所有患者均属于B/C基因型,HBeAg阳性患者中B基因型占46.2%,C基因型占53.8%;HBeAg阴性患性中B基因型占81.2%,C基因型占18.8%(P=0.001)。在PLC组中,启动子(BCP)区的突变显著高于CHB、LC(69.2%vs34.4%和61.3%,P0.05),且nt1821位点存在明显的T碱基的缺失(88.5%vs 53.1%和71%,P=0.014)。在CHB、LC中,C基因型BCP的双突变率显著高于B基因型(61.5%vs 15.8%,P=0.007;83.3%vs 47.4%,P=0.045),HBV DNA低病毒载量(≤106拷贝/ml)中BCP的突变率较高病毒载量(106拷贝/ml)更显著(81.3%vs 47.9%,P=0.015)。结论 BCP区的双突变及nt1821位点的缺失可能与PLC的发生密切相关。     

慢性HBV感染者抗病毒治疗前HBV基本核心启动子及前C区突变的检测及意义

目的研究慢性乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）感染者抗病毒治疗前HBV基本核心启动子（BCP）突变和前C区（PreC）突变与HBeAg、HBV DNA水平和慢性肝病进展的关系。方法收集283例慢性HBV感染者抗病毒治疗前的血清标本,其中慢性乙型肝炎（CHB）185例,肝硬化（LC）98例。采用PCR后直接测序法检测HBV BCP和PreC区突变,同时确定基因型。结果在HBeAg阴性和HBeAg阳性CHB患者中,前C区A1896变异率分别为44.6%（37/83）和21.6%（22/102）（χ2=11.154,P=0.001）,LC患者分别为43.4%（23/53）和17.0%（8/47）（χ2=8.101,P=0.004）。在HBeAg阳性患者中,BCP T1762/A1764双突变率LC组和CHB组分别为89.4%（42/47）和70.6%（72/102）（χ2=6.310,P=0.012）。在单变量分析中,只有年龄（≥45岁）（χ2=27.861,P〈0.001）、BCP T1762/A1764双突变（χ2=8.675,P=0.003）和HBV DNA（≥105拷贝/ml）（χ2=20.499,P〈0.001）与LC进展有关。多因素Logistic回归分析（匹配年龄和性别）发现,BCP T1762/A1764双突变（OR=3.260,95%CI：1.401～7.586;wald=7.517,P=0.006）和HBV DNA（≥105拷贝/ml）（OR=4.640,95%CI：2.331～9.237;wald=19.089,P〈0.001）是LC进展的危险因素。结论前C区A1896突变与HBeAg的消失有关;年龄（≥45岁）、BCP T1762/A1764双突变和HBV DNA高载量（≥105拷贝/ml）与肝硬化进展有关。     

HBeAg阳性慢性乙型肝炎初治患者BCP区A1762T/G1764A变异株定量检测结果分析

目的探讨HBeAg阳性慢性乙型肝炎初治患者BCP区A1762T/G1764A变异株定量检测的临床意义。方法通过单标记探针联合选择性阻断实时荧光定量PCR法精确定量检测97例HBV DNA阳性慢性乙型肝炎初治患者BCP区A1762T/G1764A变异株,并进行统计学分析。结果 97例HBeAg阳性患者变异株的含量会随着HBV DNA水平的升高而降低(P0.01)。变异株含量同时与HBeAg水平呈显著相关,随着HBeAg水平的升高,变异株含量降低(P0.01)。结论对HBV感染者的BCP区A1762T/G1764A变异株进行定量检测,可对患者病情的可能发展进行预测,从而可以采取有效的防治措施。     

慢性乙型肝炎肝硬化结节样变与病毒变异的关系

目的：分析慢性乙型肝炎肝硬化结节样变与 HBV 变异的关系以及 HBV 变异在慢性肝硬化、肝癌进展中的作用。方法收集临床诊断慢性乙型肝炎肝硬化患者104例,其中不典型结节样增生病例43例,单纯肝硬化患者41例,肝癌患者20例。采用荧光探针实时定量 PCR 试剂盒提取 HBV 基因组,选取 PCR 强阳性产物用 Sanger 双脱氧链末端终止法对 HBV 前 C 区变异基因 G1896A ,BCP 区 G1764A、A1762T 位点在全自动核苷酸分析仪上测序,测序结果与 Gene Bank 中 pADR 标准株序列作对比分析。结果结节性增生组、单纯肝硬化组、肝癌组患者 HBV 前 C Gl896A 变异检出率分别是52．3％、40．1％和37．4％,差异无统计学意义（χ2＝0．547,P ＝0．05）;结节性增生组 BCP A l762T 变异率68．4％,与单纯硬化组36．3％比较,差异有统计学意义（P ＝0．038）,与肝癌组 G1764A 变异检出率分别是73．0％,与对照组比较具有显著性差异（P ＝0．0411）。单纯肝硬化组、结节性增生组 BCP 基因变异（＋）组,HBV DNA 载量2．18×107、1．2×106高于基因变异（-）组1．18×104、2．95×103,差别有统计学意义（P ＝0．0451,P ＝0．0412）;结节性增生组、肝癌组 BCP 基因变异（＋）组HBeAg 定量750．00 IU／mL,1300．00 IU／mL 高于基因变异（-）组416．13 IU／mL,927．60 IU／mL 差别有统计学意义（P ＝0．0451,P ＝0．0073）。结论前 C 区变异与乙肝肝硬化结节样变临床进展为肝癌无关,而 BCP 区变异与乙肝结节样变临床进展为肝癌有关。     

Response to interferon alfa is hepatitis B virus genotype dependent: genotype A is more sensitive to interferon than genotype D

BACKGROUND AN AIMS: Current interferon alfa (IFN) treatment of chronic hepatitis B has limited efficacy. The role of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes for response to IFN was investigated. PATIENTS AND METHODS: HBV genotype was determined by direct sequencing of the HBV X gene in 165 consecutive patients with chronic replicative hepatitis B treated with standard IFN. HBV genotype A or D was found in 144 cases. RESULTS: Sustained response (six months after treatment) to standard IFN therapy was higher in HBV genotype A compared with HBV genotype D infected patients (49% v 26%; p<0.005). Sustained response to IFN was 46% versus 24% (p<0.03) in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positive hepatitis (n = 99) and 59% versus 29% (p<0.05) in HBeAg negative hepatitis (n = 45) for HBV genotype A compared with HBV genotype D. HBeAg status had no negative impact on IFN response. Multivariate logistic regression identified HBV genotype A and high pretreatment alanine aminotransferase levels (>2 x upper limit of normal) as independent positive predictive parameters of IFN response. CONCLUSIONS: The present study indicates that HBV genotypes A and D are important and independent predictors of IFN responsiveness in chronic hepatitis B. HBV genotype adapted treatment regimens may further improve treatment efficacy in chronic hepatitis B.     

Is Hepatitis A More Severe in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and Other Chronic Liver Diseases?

There are several published case series of acute hepatitis A, with coverage ranging from epidemics to case reports, that provide information regarding the clinical course and outcome of hepatitis A in patients with underlying chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (1–12). Only a few reports have addressed the outcome of hepatitis A in patients with other chronic liver diseases (2, 13). Some, but not all, of these reports suggest that hepatitis A superimposed on chronic hepatitis B or other chronic liver diseases is associated with higher peak laboratory abnormalities, more severe disease, including fulminant hepatic failure, and a higher case fatality rate. In addition, analysis of HBsAg titer and serum markers of HBV replication, including HBeAg, HBV DNA, and DNA polymerase, reveals suppression of HBV replication. With the availability of hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccine in many countries and its imminent approval for use in the United States, the issue of whether or not patients with chronic liver diseases, including chronic HBV infection, should be a target group for vaccination to prevent hepatitis A warrants consideration. The purpose of this review is to analyze the published literature addressing the clinical course and outcome of acute hepatitis A in patients with chronic HBV infection and other chronic liver diseases to determine if hepatitis A is more severe in these patients.     

Identification of lymphocytes in percutaneous liver biopsy cores. Different T:B cell ratio in HB sAg-positive and -negative hepatitis.

The lymphocytes infiltrating the liver were isolated and characterized as T or B cells in three groups of patients: 20 patients with hepatitis B surface antigen (HB sAg)-positive acute and chronic hepatitis, 8 patients with HBsAg-negative chronic hepatitis with prior evidence for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and 5 patients with HBsAg-negative chronic hepatitis without prior evidence for HBV infection. The predominant cell infiltrating the liver was shown to be a T cell in all categories; however, the ratio of T:B cells was significantly lower (1.96) in the patients without evidence for HBV infection than in the patients who were HBsAg-positive at (7.86), or before (8.85) the time of study. The significantly (P less than 0.001) higher number of B cells in the patients with chronic hepatitis of unknown etiology suggests that a different immunopathogenetic mechanism is operative in this group. A peripheral T lymphocytopenia was observed in patients with both antecedent and existent HBs-antigenemia, but not in the patients without evidence for HBV infection.     

Significance of hepatitis B viremia levels determined by a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay in patients with hepatitis B e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B virus infection

OBJECTIVES: In hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the clinical relevance of low viremia levels remains unclear. We evaluated the clinical significance of a single baseline serum HBV DNA measurement by a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay in this setting. METHODS: In total, 196 patients with HBeAg-negative chronic HBV infection (62 inactive carriers, 134 with chronic hepatitis B) were studied. ALT activity was normal at baseline in 25/134 HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients (18.7%), whereas it remained normal throughout follow-up in all inactive carriers. RESULTS: HBV DNA was <30,000 copies/ml in 14 (10.5%) and <100,000 copies/ml in 17 (12.9%) HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients, whereas it was <30,000 copies/ml in all inactive carriers (undetectable in 14). In particular, HBV DNA levels were <100,000 copies/ml in eight (32%) and <30,000 copies/ml in five (20%) of the 25 patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B and normal baseline ALT values. HBV DNA levels with a cut-off at 30,000 or 100,000 copies/ml could correctly classify 92.9% or 91.3% of patients with HBeAg-negative chronic HBV infection, whereas ALT or IgM anti-HBc (IgM class antibody to HBV core antigen) index > 0.200 could correctly classify only 87.2% and 82.1% of patients, respectively. A combined HBV DNA and IgM anti-HBc index performed better by correctly classifying 94.4% of cases. CONCLUSIONS: Serum HBV DNA levels evaluated by sensitive quantitative PCR assays can be used for differentiation between HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B and inactive hepatitis B surface antigen carrier state, but the cut-off level should be set at approximately 30,000 copies/ml and certainly lower than the recently suggested level of 100,000 copies/ml.     

Relationship between levels of DNA damage in lymphocytes and histopathological severity of chronic hepatitis C and various clinical forms of hepatitis B

BACKGROUND AND AIM: A significant proportion of cancer is attributable to DNA damage caused by chronic infection and inflammation. Because both hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV, respectively) cause chronic infection and inflammatory disease, the aim of the present study was to investigate whether there is a difference in peripheral DNA damage in patients with chronic HCV compared with patients with chronic HBV; and whether there is an association in the level of peripheral DNA damage with a natural history of HBV infection. METHODS: Twenty patients with chronic hepatitis C, 20 patients with chronic hepatitis B, 11 patients with cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis B, 12 inactive hepatitis B s antigen (HBsAg) carriers and 21 healthy subjects were included in the study. The DNA damage in lymphocytes was determined using the alkaline comet assay. RESULTS: Although the chronic hepatitis C group had similar levels of DNA damage compared with patients with cirrhosis due to hepatitis B (P > 0.05) and non-cirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis B (P > 0.05), they had higher levels of DNA damage compared with inactive HBsAg carriers (P = 0.021) and controls (P = 0.001). Hepatitis B cirrhotic patients and patients with chronic hepatitis B had significantly higher levels of DNA damage than inactive HBsAg carriers (P = 0.002 and P = 0.012, respectively) and controls (both P = 0.001). Linear logistic regression analysis showed that chronic hepatitis C and HBV-related cirrhosis were discriminators in determining DNA damage in lymphocytes (beta 0.424 and P = 0.013, beta 0.393 and P = 0.016, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Chronic hepatitis C, based on the severity of liver disease, or cirrhosis as an advanced form of HBV infection increase DNA damage in lymphocytes independently of confounding factors such as age, gender, body mass index and smoking habits.     

Influence of hepatitis B virus genotype on the long-term outcome of chronic hepatitis B in western patients

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The aim of this study was to investigate if the variable outcome of chronic hepatitis B may be related to hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype. METHODS: The clinical and virologic events observed over prolonged follow-up in 258 Spanish patients with chronic hepatitis B infected with different genotypes of HBV were compared. RESULTS: The prevalence of genotype A, D, and F was 52%, 35%, and 7%, respectively. Concomitant sustained biochemical remission and clearance of HBV DNA occurred at a higher rate in genotype A- than in genotype D- (log-rank, 14.2; P = 0.002) or genotype F-infected patients (log-rank, 4.2; P = 0.03). The rate of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) clearance was higher in genotype A than in genotype D hepatitis (log-rank, 4.6; P = 0.03). Sustained remission and clearance of HBsAg were associated with infection with genotype A by Cox regression analysis. Seroconversion to antibody to hepatitis B e antigen (anti-HBe) was unrelated to HBV genotype, but the rate of sustained remission after seroconversion was higher in genotype A than in genotype D hepatitis both in patients who seroconverted to anti-HBe during follow-up (log-rank, 4.5; P = 0.03) and in patients with positive anti-HBe at baseline (log-rank, 6.66; P = 0.009). Death related to liver disease was more frequent in genotype F than in genotype A (P = 0.02) or genotype D (P = 0.002) hepatitis. CONCLUSIONS: The long-term outcome of chronic hepatitis B is different in patients infected with HBV genotype A, D, or F.     

Wild-type precore and core promoter sequences in patients with acute self-limited or chronic hepatitis B

BACKGROUND: Mutations in the precore region and core promoter were compared between patients with acute and chronic hepatitis B. METHODS: There were 69 patients with acute self-limited hepatitis B and 210 with chronic hepatitis B who had been followed for > 15 years. The hepatitis B virus (HBV) of genotypes A, B and C was detected in 14 (23%), 8 (13%) and 28 (45%) of the patients with acute self-limited hepatitis, respectively, in contrast to 11 (5%), 25 (12%) and 167 (80%) of those with chronic hepatitis. RESULTS: At presentation, hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) in serum was the more common (82% versus 65%, P < 0.05), and the wild-type sequences of the precore region (100% versus 74%, P < 0.001) and core promoter (88% versus 36%, P < 0.00001) were more frequent in the 50 patients with acute self-limited hepatitis than the 203 patients with chronic hepatitis B who were infected with HBV of genotype A, B or C. Wild-types of both the precore region and core promoter persisted in acute self-limited hepatitis, while they decreased from 28% to 10% in chronic hepatitis over the course of > 15 years. CONCLUSION: HBV with the wild-type sequences of the precore region and core promoter prevails in patients with acute self-limited hepatitis, unlike in patients with chronic hepatitis.     

Hepatitis B virus infection: a favorable prognostic factor for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after resection

AIM: To study the prognostic factors for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and evaluate the impact of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection on survival rate of ICC patients. METHODS: A total of 155 ICC patients who underwent macroscopic curative resections (R0 and R1) were enrolled in this retrospective study and divided into group A with HBV infection and group B without HBV infection according to their chronic HBV infection, represented by positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in serum or i...     

97例慢性乙型肝炎病毒感染者临床诊断和肝组织病理特征的关系

目的总结分析慢性HBV感染者临床诊断与肝组织病理特征之间的关系,以期对临床诊断及治疗提供依据。方法对97例慢性HBV感染者（慢性HBV携带、慢性乙型肝炎）进行临床诊断分析及肝穿刺活检病理诊断、免疫组化检查。结果 55例慢性HBV携带者中S0～4分别为31、21、2、1、0例,分别占56.3%、38.1%、3.6%、1.8%、0.0%;G0～4分别为28、23、3、1、0例,分别占50.9%、41.8%、5.5%、1.8%、0.0%;30～40岁年龄段肝组织炎症及纤维化程度均高于其他两组。97例临床血清检测诊断为HBV感染者肝组织活检免疫组化结果有6例HBsAg阴性,7例HBcAg阴性。结论临床诊断为慢性HBV携带者及慢性肝炎轻度患者常常存在不同程度的肝脏炎症和纤维化,需要积极的干预治疗。肝组织活检病理诊断为临床诊疗提供巨大帮助,但也有一定局限性     

Cellular immune responses in patients with dual infection of hepatitis B and C viruses: Dominant role of hepatitis C virus

Several lines of evidence have suggested that immune mechanisms are involved in the pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV)- and hepatitis C virus (HCV) -related hepatitis. Study of patients with dual HBV and HCV infection raises the question of which is etiologically more relevant in determining the liver cell damage. To address this issue, proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in response to a panel of HBV and HCV antigens was assayed in 13 patients with chronic dual hepatitis B and C, 7 patients with chronic hepatitis B, 7 patients with chronic hepatitis C, and 6 patients with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carrier state. Although HBV or HCV hepatitis patients had a significant response to HBV or HCV antigens, respectively, the patients with dual hepatitis B and C exclusively responded to HCV antigens, but not to HBV antigens. One patient who was seropositive for both HBV-DNA and HCV-RNA showed a low response to HBV antigens initially but lost the response 3 months later and became responsive to more HCV antigens. These findings suggest that HCV has a dominant role in the immune response of the patients with dual HBV and HCV infection.