Significance of serum IgM anti-HBc in chronic hepatitis B virus infection.

Because of widely differing reports on the significance of IgM anti-HBc in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, paired sera and liver biopsies from 49 patients with chronic HBV infection were analysed for serum IgM anti-HBc, HBsAg titre, HBeAg/anti-HBe, HBV DNA, serum aspartate transaminase, intrahepatic HBcAg expression, and liver histology. High levels of IgM anti-HBc, in the diagnostic range of acute hepatitis B (greater than 1.2), were detected in seven patients (14.3%) and a total of 34 patients (69.6%) had an index of more than 0.2. No correlation was found between IgM anti-HBc and the serum markers of active viral replication or HBsAg titre but it correlated significantly with intrahepatic expression of cytoplasmic HBcAg (r2 = 0.165, P = 0.002). IgM anti-HBc also correlated with active liver histology (P = 0.015) but there was a considerable overlap of the IgM anti-HBc index values between the various disease groups, indicating a poor specificity. Serial assessment of IgM anti-HBc in eight patients treated with interferon-alpha (four responders) showed an increase in IgM anti-HBc in three out of four patients corresponding to the e-seroconversion period followed by a drop in IgM anti-HBc levels. However, an increase in IgM anti-HBc was also seen in one non-responder, indicating that this feature is not unique to interferon-alpha responders. These data indicate that serum IgM anti-HBc cannot be used alone as a certain diagnostic measure of HBV replication nor in the prediction of liver histology.     

Detection of hepatitis B virus DNA in serum and relation with the IgM class anti-HBc titers in hepatitis B virus infection

Sera from four groups of patients wtih different serologic markers of HBV infection were examined for HBV DNA using molecular hybridization technique and for IgM class anti-HBc using an ELISA based on the antibody capture principle. Results of HBV DNA assay were generally in good agreement with the presence of HBeAg. However, HBV DNA was found in 13% of anti-HBe+ sera and in one patient with anti-HBc as a sole marker. IgM anti-HBc was detected at high titers in acute hepatitis B patients and was also present during the "window-period." This marker was also found, though less frequently when other markers for HBV infectivity were absent, in chronic hepatitis B patients and healthy carriers. From these findings we conclude that the HBV DNA assay provides a reliable method of detecting the infectious agent, particularly in anti-HBe+ sera and sera with anti-HBc as a sole marker. The assay for IgM anti-HBc is useful for establishing the diagnosis of recent infection in patient with anti-HBc as a sole marker, and during acute hepatitis with very high aminotransferase values, a condition in which HBV DNA may be undetectable.     

The IgM antibody responses to the core antigen of hepatitis B virus

Little is known about the immunoglobulin class of antibodies to HBcAg. In the present study sera containing anti-HBc were fractionated by sucrose density-gradient centrifugation, and all serum fractions were tested against HBcAg by immunoelectro-osmophoresis. In addition selected fractions were examined by complement fixation test, immune adherence hemagglutination and immune electron microscopy. Anti-HBc activity in IgG serum fractions was demonstrated by all four techniques used, but HBcAg-specific IgM was detected only by immunoelectro-osmophoresis and by immune electron microscopy. In acute hepatitis B, HBcAg-specific IgM was detected for up to eight weeks after the onset of jaundice. It was also found transiently in two patients who developed chronic hepatitis B without an icteric episode and in one out of thirteen patients with HBsAg-positive chronic liver disease, but in none of eight healthy HBsAg carriers. The results suggested that HBc Agspecific IgM is formed transiently in response to primary HBV infection but is generally undetectable in established HBsAg carriers.     

化学发光酶免疫分析法在乙肝病毒及核心抗体定性检测中的应用分析

目的 通过对比,探讨了化学发光酶免疫分析法在乙肝病毒及核心抗体定性检测中的应用价值.方法 选取2013年5月至2015年5月在我院的疑似乙型肝炎患者80例,抽取空腹血液样本后都分别进行乙肝病毒以及核心抗体的化学发光酶免疫分析法及ELISA法检测,并对其检测结果进行分析.结果 化学发光酶免疫分析法检出乙型肝炎病毒阳性78例,检出率为97.5％;而ELISA检出乙型肝炎病毒阳性76例,检出率为95.0％,两种方法的检出率对比差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).化学发光酶免疫分析法对于乙肝病毒核心抗体IgM与IgG的检测阳性率分别为80.0％和70.0％,而ELISA法检测两种抗体的阳性率则分别为18.8％和20.0％,化学发光酶免疫分析法对乙肝核心抗体IgM与IgG的检测阳性率明显高于ELISA法(P＜0.05).ELISA法检出HBc-IgM的最低限为0.135 IU/ml,检出HBc-IgM最低限为0.143 IU/ml;化学发光酶免疫分析法检出HBc-IgM最低限为0.032 IU/ml,检出HBc-IgG最低限为0.038 IU/ml.结论 化学发光酶免疫分析法在乙型肝炎检测中具有高的检出率,尤其对乙肝病毒的核心抗体的检测敏感度较高,值得在临床推广应用.     

Perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus: role of maternal HBeAg and anti-HBc IgM

The development of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carrier states in newborns of HBsAg-positive mothers was correlated to the presence of anti-HBc IgM and HBeAg in the mothers. There was a positive correlation between infection of the newborn and the presence of HBeAg, as shown previously, but no correlation with anti-HBc IgM.     

The affinity of anti-HBc antibodies in acute and chronic hepatitis B infection.

Antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) are found in the sera of all individuals infected with hepatitis B virus. A role for these antibodies has been suggested in determining the outcome of infection. In this study, the affinity of anti-HBc antibodies in asymptomatic virus carriers was compared with that of antibodies present in the sera of patients with chronic liver disease. Persistently infected individuals with no evidence of clinical disease were found to have anti-HBc antibodies of greater affinity, compared with the chronic liver disease group. Sera from patients with chronic hepatitis contained high levels of low-affinity antibody whereas antibody levels in asymptomatic carriers were significantly lower. These findings are discussed in relation to the predicted role of anti-HBc antibodies in mediating hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular injury.     

抗HBc IgM阳性慢性乙型肝炎临床特性、病毒学和血清学研究

目的探讨抗HBcAg IgM阳性慢性阳性肝炎患者的临床特性及其与HBV病毒学和血清学的关系。方法收集河北省张家口市传染病医院和北京地坛医院2004—2006年经Abbott EIA检测试剂证实的所有抗HBcAg IgM阳性和同期随机抽样的抗HBcAg IgM阴性患者的临床资料,包括生化指标、血清HBV DNA载量和血清学指标,分析抗HBcAg IgM阳性和阴性患者的疾病程度和临床转归之间的差异及抗HBcAg IgM状态与HBV DNA载量和HBeAg状态的关系。结果收集了200例慢性乙型肝炎患者,其中抗HBc IgM阳性70例,阴性130例,轻、中和重度肝脏疾病患者分别为71、83、46例。抗HBc IgM阳性患者的年龄和发病年数高于抗HBc IgM阴性患者,抗HBc IgM阳性的轻度肝脏疾病患者百分比为45.71%,中重度患者为54.29%,低于抗HBc IgM阴性患者(30.00%和70.00%),差异有统计学意义(χ2=4.907,P=0.027)。抗HBc IgM阳性患者和阴性患者的HBV DNA载量,血清HBeAg/抗HBe状态、住院天数和转归差异无统计学意义。结论慢性乙型肝炎患者抗HBcAg IgM的状态与肝脏疾病的程度相关,但与HBV DNA载量和HBeAg/抗HBe状态无相关性。     

Significance of anti-HBc IgM in the differential diagnosis of viral hepatitis

IgM antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc IgM) as determined by IgM capture immunoassay is generally present in high titer during acute hepatitis B infection. A strong positive reaction for anti-HBc IgM during acute hepatitis is indicative of an acute HBV infection even in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-negative patients. With the help of anti-HBc IgM otherwise unidentified HBV infection can be diagnosed in HBsAg-negative patients and an optimal combination of diagnostic tests for acute hepatitis B infection would therefore include assays for both HBsAg and anti-HBc IgM. In the HBsAg carrier with or without chronic liver disease the presence and meaning of anti-HBc IgM is still a matter for discussion. Detection of a weak positive result for anti-HBc IgM in HBsAg-positive patients without a recent history of acute hepatitis cannot always be regarded as a definite marker of recent hepatitis B infection. However. quantitation of the anti-HBc IgM results seems to improve the clinical value of the test. Comparison of the available anti-HBc IgM assays is needed and may well establish a reliable cut-off level that would differentiate acute from chronic hepatitis B and ongoing from resolving hepatitis B in HBsAg-positive patients.     

Diagnostic significance of anti-HBc IgM (RIA) in healthy HBsAg carriers and in chronic hepatitis B

The diagnostic significance of IgM antibody against hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) in healthy hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers and in subjects affected by chronic hepatitis B was evaluated. IgM anti-HBc was sought and found in all nine patients examined who were affected by acute HBsAg-positive hepatitis. It was also detected in 2 out of 18 patients with HBsAg-positive chronic persistent hepatitis and in 12 out of 42 patients affected by HBsAg-positive chronic active hepatitis. The absence of this marker was noted in all 26 HBsAg healthy carriers and in the subjects with HBsAg-positive cirrhosis. No relationship was found between the presence of IgM anti-HBc and the degree of inflammatory activity in the patients with HBsAg-positive chronic active hepatitis. A correlation was not found between the presence of IgM anti-HBc and the presence of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) in the same patients. These data show that the absence of IgM anti-HBc may be useful in identifying healthy carriers of HBsAg. The presence of this antibody may be a suitable indication of acute HBsAg-positive hepatitis. In patients with chronic active hepatitis B the presence of IgM anti-HBc cannot be used as diagnostic tool in predicting the severity of liver disease.     

丙型肝炎病毒感染者中抗病毒IgM检测的意义

建立了抗ＨＣＶＩｇＭ间接ＥＬＩＳＡ方法，并用之检测ＨＣＶ不同感染人群。抗ＨＣＶＩｇＭ在不同感染人群中的检出率变化很大。急性输血后丙型肝炎患者检出率可高达９３．８％，而正常献血员中可低至０．６８％。比较抗ＨＣＶＩｇＭ和抗ＬｇＧ阳性中ＨＣＶＲＮＡ的检测结果发现，抗ＩｇＭ阳性者中，不同ＨＣＶ感染人群的ＨＣＶＲＮＡ检出率很高（９３．０％～１００％）；而ＩｇＧ阳性者中ＨＣＶＲＮＡ的检出率变化很大（３７．５％～９３．８％）。在４３例血液透析者中抗ＩｇＭ与ＨＣＶＲＮＡ检测的一致性为８３．７％；抗ＩｇＭ与抗ＩｇＧ检测的一致性为８８．４％，结果提示：（１）抗ＨＣＶＩｇＭ与ＨＣＶ活跃复制有关，（２）抗ＨＣＶＩｇＭ与抗ＨＣＶＩｇＧ检出不完全一致。因此，临床检测抗ＨＣＶＩｇＭ有其特殊意义。     

Significance of maternal and infant serum antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen in hepatitis B virus infection of infancy

The significance of IgM and IgG class antibodies to hepatitis B virus (HBV) core component (anti-HBc) was investigated in a study of maternal-fetal HBV transmission. An IgM anti-HBc response was lacking in the majority (49/53) of HBV-infected infants. This antibody thus cannot be used as an indicator of transplacental infection. However, most infants who became HBsAg positive during the first 6 months of life acquire infection in the perinatal period rather than transplacentally. Passively transferred maternal IgG anti-HBc in the infant and additional IgM anti-HBc positively in the carrier mother have no modulating influence on HBV infection of infants born to HBV carrier women.     

前S1抗原与抗-HBc IgM检测结果探讨

检测患者乙型肝炎病毒前S1抗原（Pre-S1Ag）与抗-HBc IgM的水平,探讨两者与HBV急性感染的相关性,为乙型肝炎的早期诊治提供必要的理论依据。对90份临床标本分别采用PCR技术检测HBV-DNA载量阳性标本,采用固相R IA（SPR IA）检测HBeAg、抗-HBc IgM,采用胶体金免疫层析法检测Pre-S1Ag,并对结果进行分析。结果表明90份HBV-DNAPCR阳性标本中Pre-S1Ag阳性71份,HBeAg阳性60份,抗-HBc IgM阳性14份,其检测结果有显著性差异（P〈0.05）。血清Pre-S1Ag、抗-HBc IgM及HBeAg与HBV复制紧密相关。Pre-S1Ag明显优于抗-HBc IgM及HBeAg。因此,Pre-S1Ag的检测对乙型肝炎临床早期诊断、抗病毒治疗方案的选择和预后判断具有重要意义。     

柯萨奇B组病毒IgM抗体特性研究

目的 研究柯萨奇B组病毒（CVB）感染后患者急性期CVB－IgM抗体的反应特性。方法 对临床确诊为CVB感染的患者急性期血清用免疫印迹法检测CVB－IgM抗体。结果 患者的急性期血清IgM抗体均仅针对CVB的VP1抗原反应。经ELISA与免疫印迹方法的比较表明：用免疫印迹法检测的CVB－IgM抗体可对CVB各型病毒抗原反应,具有CVB各型病毒之间的交 叉反应性。而同时,在16例ELISA检测反应阴性的健康人血清中未见有CVB的VP1特异性的IgM抗体存在。结论 临床感染CVB的患者急性期,其血清中的特异性的IgM抗体是针对CVB的VP1抗原,而且,此类抗体对各型的CVB抗原具有交叉反应性。     

Significance of anti-hepatitis C virus core IgM antibodies in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Antihepatitis C virus (HCV) IgM antibodies were found in patients with both acute and chronic hepatitis C. The aims of the study were to determine the significance, in terms of liver disease and virological parameters, of anti-HCV core IgM antibodies in the serum of patients with chronic hepatitis C, and the possible relationship between the presence of these antibodies before treatment and biochemical and virological responses to interferon therapy. Sixty-one patients with chronic hepatitis C were studied. Tests for serum anti-HCV core IgM antibodies were carried out before treatment. The patients received 3 mega units of interferon alpha-2a subcutaneously thrice weekly for at least 3 months (6months when alanine aminotransferase activity was normal at month 3). A biochemical response to interferon therapy was defined as normal alanine aminotransferase activity at the end of treatment (month 6: biochemical response) and 6 months later (month 12: sustained biochemical response). A sustained virological response was defined as serum HCV RNA negativity by a polymerase chain reaction-based detection method (PCR) in patients with normal alanine aminotransferase at month 12. Anti-HCV core IgM antibodies were detected in 28 of the 61 patients (46%). The prevalence of these antibodies was significantly higher in patients infected with HCV genotype 1 (including subtypes la and 1b) than in patients infected with other genotypes (including 2a and 3a) (57% vs. 17%; P < 0.01). No significant difference was found between IgM-positive and IgM-negative patients as regards the mean age, sex ratio, serum alanine aminotransferase and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activities, the prevalence of cirrhosis in liver biopsy specimens, detection of HCV RNA by PCR, and quantitation by branched DNA assay. At month 6 of interferon therapy, normal alanine arninotransferase activity was significantly more frequent in lgM-negative than in IgM-positive patients (52% vs. 21%, respectively; P < 0.02). At month 12, normal alanine aminotransferase activity and PCR negativity were significantly more frequent in IgM-negative than in IgM-positive patients (18% vs. Ooh, P < 0.04). It is concluded that antiHCV core IgM antibodies in serum are significantly more frequent in patients infected by HCV type 1 than by other types. This suggests that their overall prevalence in patients with chronic hepatitis C in industrialized countries, where HCV type 1 accounts for the majority of infections, would be of the order of 50%, that antiHCV core IgM antibodies are not associated with characteristic features of liver disease, and that their presence before treatment is associated with a failure of interferon alpha therapy to clear the virus. © Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

散发性戊型肝炎病毒感染的诊断

用基因工程重组的戊型肝炎病毒基因结构区第二码框架和第二读码框架具有免疫表位的嵌合抗原，建立了间接酶联免疫法，检测散发性急性肝炎病人血清中抗－ＨＥＶＩｇＧ和ＩｇＭ抗体。在４６例急性肝炎病人中出抗－ＨＥＶＩｇＧ抗体阳性７例，阳性率为１５．２２％，７例ＩｇＧ抗体阳性中，有５例ＩｇＭ抗体也阳性，占７１．４％。     

非甲-非戊型慢性病毒性肝炎患者隐匿性HBV感染的研究

目的 观察非甲-非戊型慢性病毒性肝炎患者隐匿性HBV感染的状况,探讨荧光定量聚合酶链反应(FQ-PCR)技术对隐匿性HBV感染的诊断价值.方法 应用FQ-PCR技术对57例非甲-非戊型慢性病毒性肝炎患者进行了血清、肝组织HBV-DNA定量检测,并将肝组织HBV DNA定量水平与肝脏炎症活动度的关系进行了分析.结果 血清、肝组织HBV DrqA定量阳性分别为13例(22.81%)、22例(38.60%).13例血清HBV DNA定量阳性患者其肝组织定量亦均阳性,但9例肝组织HBV DrqA定量阳性患者其血清定量为阴性,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01);同时13例血清与肝组织定量均阳性患者比较.显示肝组织HBV DNA定量水平显著高于血清定量水平[(6.62±1.21)拷贝,gvs.(4.03±1.06)拷贝/ml,(P<0.01)].肝组织HBV DNA水平与肝脏炎症活动度并无相关性,10例G2,7例G3,5例G4患者HB'q DNA定量分别为(6.13±1.65)拷贝/g、(5.92±1.81)拷贝,g、(5.83±1.89)拷贝/g,(P0.05),但HBV DNA定量阳性患者均为活动性肝脏病变.结论 HBV隐匿性感染是部分非甲-非戊型慢性病毒性肝炎患者的病因.单纯检测血清免疫学标志物对HBV感染诊断存在漏诊,对非甲-非戊型慢性病毒性肝炎患者应用FQ-PCR技术开展血清定量尤其是肝组织中HBV DNA定量检测可提高HBV感染的诊断.对隐匿性HBV感染的慢性病毒性肝炎亦应给予有效的抗病毒治疗.     

影响HBV宫内感染的相关临床因素的探讨

目的探讨乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）宫内感染的高危因素或保护因素。方法对2006年6月至2008年2月在中山大学附属第三医院产科分娩的417例血清HBsAg阳性孕妇的新生儿进行回顾性分析。结果HBV宫内感染组33例,非感染组384例,感染组的母亲HBeAg阳性率、HBV DNA阳性率和非感染组的具有显著性差异（P〈0.05）,母亲孕晚期注射HBIG在2组中均无显著性差异（P〉0.05）;在母亲各HBV DNA水平级上分析,新生儿HBV宫内感染和母亲使用HBIG均无明显相关（P〉0.05）;结论1.HBV DNA阳性是HBV宫内感染的高危因素。2.HBsAg阳性孕妇晚孕期间肌注HBIG对HBV宫内感染未见明显的保护作用。     

Diagnosis of enterovirus 70 infection by demonstration of IgM antibodies

Since outbreaks of severe acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis occur worldwide [Hierholzer and Hatch, 1985] and the majority of the epidemics are caused by enterovirus 70 (EV-70), we developed an EV-70 IgM ELISA to simplify the diagnosis of these outbreaks. The test is based on the capture antibody technique and the use of monoclonal antibodies to EV-70. We detected EV-70 IgM antibodies in 55% of 76 convalescent-phase sera from an outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis in a Brazilian community. Among the 71 acute- and convalescent-phase serum pairs from this outbreak, 49 (69%) demonstrated a 4-fold or greater rise in neutralizing antibody-titer. The titer of IgM antibody began to drop by the fifth week after onset of illness. EV-70 IgM antibodies were not detected in 53 serum pairs with a 4-fold or greater rise in antibodies to other picornaviruses. The EV-70 ELISA proved to simple and relatively rapid to perform, appeared to be specific, and should be sensitive enough to diagnose outbreaks of EV-70 when multiple serum specimens can be tested.     

IgA肾病肾组织内乙型肝炎病毒感染的发病机制研究

目的：探讨乙型肝炎病毒感染致IgA肾病肾损伤的发病机制。方法： 随机选取48例IgA肾病肾穿刺组织，参照Meadow病变分级标准分为Ⅰ-Ⅴ级5个实验组，应用Envision免疫组织化学方法检测各级肾组织内HBsAg和HBcAg；同时用直接IS-PCR技术检测其中18例IgA肾病肾组织内HBV DNA。结果： 48例IgA肾病肾组织内HBcAg和HBsAg总的阳性检出率分别为75.00%(36/48)和43.75%(21/48)；18例IgA肾病肾组织内HBV DNA阳性检出率为61.11%(11/18)；3者均表现为肾小管阳性检出率高于肾小球(P＜0.05)，但各级之间，HBcAg、HBsAg和HBV DNA检出率均无显著差异(P＞0.05)。结论： HBV参与了IgA肾病的发生，其导致肾组织损伤的机制可能主要是由细胞免疫或一系列细胞因子介导，并非病毒直接所致；肾小管上皮细胞可能是HBV感染的靶对象。