丁型病毒性肝炎的原位分子杂交及免疫组化研究

利用原位分子杂交和免疫组化方法对１４２例乙型肝炎活检肝组织进行丁型肝炎病毒ＲＮＡ及其抗原的定位研究。２８／１４２例丁型肝炎病毒标记阳性。其中慢性重症型６例；慢性活动性１７例；慢性持续性５例。慢性活动性乙肝重叠丁型肝炎病毒感染组发生早期肝硬变的比例明显高于无重叠感染组（Ｐ＜０．０５）。２８例丁型肝炎病毒感染肝组织１９例ＨＢｃＡｇ阳性，并以核浆型为主，提示活动性ＨＢＶ复制与ＨＤＶ感染的正相关性，两者相加作用导致肝损害加重并加速发展为肝纤维化。ＨＤＶＲＮＡ在肝细胞内大量蓄积，ＨＤＡｇ在碎屑状坏死边缘肝细胞或气球样变肝细胞内呈浆膜型分布，提示ＨＤＶ直接细胞毒在丁型肝炎发病学中的作用。     

成年树鼩实验感染丁型肝炎病毒的初步研究

在证实成年树可感染人乙型肝炎病毒（ＨＢＶ）的基础上，进行了丁型肝炎病毒－乙型肝炎病毒（ＨＤＶ／ＨＢＶ）实验感染的探索。ＨＤＶ／ＨＢＶ阳性人血清经同时和重叠感染方式接种于成年树后，定期留取感染树血清及肝组织，检测血清中ＨＢｓＡｇ、ＨＤＡｇ、抗－ＨＤ、ＨＢＶＤＮＡ及ＨＤＶＲＮＡ，初步探讨成年树实验感染ＨＤＶ的可能性。研究发现：①成年树对人ＨＢＶ易感，ＨＢｓＡｇ阳性率为７５％，其血清学反应及肝组织病理改变与文献报道一致；②ＨＤＶ可通过同时和重叠两种方式感染成年树，感染树血清中可出现ＨＤＡｇ及抗－ＨＤ，经分子杂交证实其血清及肝内均有ＨＤＶＲＮＡ和ＨＢＶＤＮＡ存在，且可导致明显的肝细胞损伤。结果提示：成年树既可感染人ＨＢＶ也可感染ＨＤＶ，可作为研究ＨＤＶ人工感染的实验动物；成年树感染ＨＤＶ后的特点与人及黑猩猩感染时十分相似，能较好地反映人丁型肝炎的真实情况。     

原位杂交法检测肝组织中丁型和乙型肝炎病毒核酸

利用国外引进的重组质粒获得纯化基因片段，分别以随机引物法和ＰＣＲ法制备地高辛素标记的ＨＢＶＤＮＡ探针和ＨＤＶｃＤＮＡ探针。用原位杂交法检测了石蜡包埋的肝组织切片ＢＶＤＮＡ和ＨＤＶＲＮＡ。４９例感染肝组织分为两组：丁肝组２３例；单纯乙肝组２６例，ＨＢＶＤＮＡ的检出率丁肝组（７８．２６％）与乙肝组（７６．９２％）无统计学差异；而ＨＤＶＮＡ的检出率丁肝组（６０．８７％）明显高于乙肝组（１５．３８％）。ＨＢＶＤＮＡ可见于受染肝细胞的胞核或胞浆内，而ＨＤＶＲＮＡ绝大部分见于肝细胞胞核。两种病毒核酸阳性细胞在肝组织中的分布特点大致相同：弥漫或散在地分布于肝小叶或假小叶内，或局灶性分布于小叶周边。ＨＤＶＲＮＡ阳性的肝组织都或多或少地同时存在ＨＢＶＤＮＡ。同一例肝组织中，ＨＢＶＤＮＡ阳性细胞从数量和颗粒密度上似略高于ＨＤＶＲＮＡ。将乙肝组和丁肝组两组病人肝内ＨＢ－ｓＡｇ、ＨＢｃＡｇ和ＨＢＶＤＮＡ及血清ＨＢｅＡｇ作了比较，各指标阳性率虽有差异，但均无统计学意义。因此，未发现ＨＤＶ感染对ＨＢＶ的复制有明显抑制作用。此结果对以往用血清学或免疫组化方法对ＨＤＶ的研究有所补充和深入，亦可为研究其它类型病毒性肝炎之间的重叠感染所借鉴。     

丁型肝炎病人肝组织Fas/FasL和HDAg表达

为研究丁型肝炎病人肝组织Ｆａｓ／ＦａｓＬ和ＨＤＡｇ表达及意义,采用免疫组化单,双标记技术,检测了４８例丁型型肝炎病人肝组织Ｆａｓ,ＦａｓＬ和ＨＤＡｇ表达,且以５４例乙型肝炎作对照,结果发现,Ｆａｓ以及肝细胞浆表达为主,ＨＤＡｇ以肝细胞核和胞浆表达为主,二抗原表达及分布呈一致性。     

检测丁型肝炎病毒RNA打点杂交法的建立及其应用

经缺口平移法以ａ－３２Ｐ－ｄＣＴＰ标记１．０ｋｂ的丁型肝炎病毒（ＨＤＶ）ｃＤＮＡ片段为探针，采用蛋白酶Ｋ直接从血清中提取ＨＤＶＲＮＡ，建立了检测血清中ＨＤＶＲＮＡ的打点杂交法，其灵敏性可达１ｐｇ水平，与乙型肝炎病毒（ＨＢＶ）ＤＮＡ无交叉杂交反应；并应用于检测我国５９４９份ＨＢｓＡｇ阳性血清中的ＨＤＶＲＮＡ，共检出１７６份ＨＤＶＲＮＡ阳性，检出率为２．９５％。     

用聚合酶链反应检测人肝细胞癌乙型肝炎病毒DNA和丙型肝炎病毒RNA

为研究乙型肝炎病毒ＤＮＡ（ＨＢＶＤＮＡ）和丙型肝炎病毒ＲＮＡ（ＨＣＶＤＮＡ）与肝细胞癌的关系，用聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）和巢式ＰＣＲ（ｎｅｓｔｅｄ－ＰＣＲ）分别检测４２例肝肿瘤组织中ＨＢＶＤＮＡ和ＨＣＶＲＮＡ。结果：１例胆管细胞癌组织ＨＢＶＤＮＡ和ＨＣＶＲＮＡ均阳性，１例胆管囊腺瘤ＨＢＶＤＮＡ阳性。４０例肝细胞癌组织中，单纯ＨＢＶＤＮＡ阳性１９例，单纯ＨＣＶＲＮＡ阳性３例，二者均阳性１０例。ＨＢＶＤＮＡ阳性率７２．５％，ＨＣＶＲＮＡ阳性率３２．５％。ＨＢＶＤＮＡ和ＨＣＶＲＮＡ感染与肝癌组织学分型无关；且肝细胞癌中ＨＣＶ感染与ＨＢＶ未见相关。结果提示，我国ＨＢＶ感染仍是引起肝细胞癌的主要原因。但由于肝细胞癌患者中ＨＣＶ的感染率也较高，且有上升趋势，因此ＨＣＶ可能也是肝细胞癌发生的重要原因之一。     

成年树Qu实验感染丁型肝炎病毒的初步研究

在证实成年树Ｑｕ可感染人乙型肝炎病毒的基础上，进行了丁型肝炎病毒－乙型肝炎病毒实验感染的探索。ＨＤＶ／ＨＢＶ阳性人血清经同时和重叠感染方式接种于成年树Ｑｕ后，定期留取感染树Ｑｕ血清及肝组织，检测血清中ＨＢｓＡｇ、ＨＤＡｇ、抗－ＤＥ、ＨＢＶＤＮＡ及ＨＤＶＲＮＡ，初步探讨成年树Ｑｕ实验感染ＨＤＶ的可能性。     

应用聚合酶链反应技术检测肝组织中的HBV－DNA

采用聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）技术，对４２例肝活切组织石蜡切片中乙型肝炎病毒（ＨＢＶ）ＤＮＡ进行检测，并与乙肝表面抗原（ＨＢｓＡｇ）的免疫组织化学及血清学检测进行比较，ＨＢＶ－ＰＣＲ阳性率为７３．８％，高于组织及血清ＨＢｓＡｇ阳性率（分别为５９．５％和５０．０％）。３例病理形态呈肝炎改变，而血清ＨＢｓＡｇ（─）的肝组织中有２例检出ＨＢＶ－ＤＮＡ，提示ＰＣＲ的高度敏感性和准确性。８３．３％的门脉性肝硬变和８７．５％的肝细胞癌组织中ＨＢＶ－ＰＣＲ呈阳性，进一步证实了上述两病与ＨＢＶ的关系密切。我们还发现肝细胞淤胆患者ＨＢＶ感染率较高，ＨＢＶ－ＤＮＡ及组织ＨＢｓＡｇ阳性比例各为６／９和４／８。     

HBV感染与IgA肾病肾小管-间质病变的关系

目的 探讨ＩｇＡ肾病ＨＢＶ感染与肾小管间质病变的关系。方法 利用原位分子杂交（ＧＨＢＶ ＤＮＡ）、免疫组化（ＨＢＡｇ、ＣＤ３、ＣＤ８）以及ＨＢＶ ＤＮＡ－ＨＢＡｇ和ＨＢＡｇ－ＣＤ４３双标记技术,对９１例ＩｇＡ肾病肾穿刺标本进行研究。结果 肾组织内ＨＢＡｇ阳性率为６９．２％。ＨＢＶ ＤＮＡ原位杂交阳性率为４２．９％。ＨＢＶ ＤＮＡ阳性的病例,双重标记染色发现ＨＢＶ ＤＮＡ阳性肾小管上皮细胞可表达ＨＢ     

重型病毒性肝炎中丁型肝炎病毒的检测

为了探讨丁型肝炎病毒（ＨＤＶ）感染在重型病毒性肝炎中的作用，对北京佑安医院１９８０年至１９８９年收治的５４例急性和亚急性重型肝炎和３８例急性乙肝患者血清，应用国产ＨＤＶＥＬＩＳＡ试剂测定抗－ＨＤ、抗－ＨＤＩｇＭ和ＨＤＡｇ，应用斑点杂交技术测定ＨＤＶＲＮＡ。结果发现重型肝炎组ＨＯＶ－Ｍ检出率明显高于急性乙肝组（２７．８％比５．３％．Ｐ＜０．０５）。单独ＨＢＶ感染和ＨＤＶ／ＨＢＶ混合感染的重型肝炎患者均有较高的病死率。提示ＨＤＶ感染是重型肝炎中重要的病原学因素之一，ＨＤＶ与ＨＢＶ具有协同作用加重肝损害，导致肝衰竭。     

Persistent delta antigenaemia in chronic delta hepatitis and its relation with human immunodeficiency virus infection.

The prevalence of persistent hepatitis delta (HD) antigenaemia and associated factors in patients with chronic infection with the hepatitis delta virus (HDV) were investigated. Among 157 consecutive patients known to be carriers of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 36 (23%) had one serum marker of HDV infection (anti-HD and/or HDAg). Nine of the patients with an HDV marker were HDAg positive, including three who were anti-HD negative. A follow-up over a mean period of 13 months showed that five of five patients had a persistent HD antigenaemia. This serological profile was associated with the presence of antibody to the human immunodeficiency virus (anti-HIV) (P < 0.01), serum HIV antigen (HIVAg) (P < 0.2), and the female sex (P < 0.05). Persistent HD antigenaemia could be the consequence of the suppression of T cell cytotoxic activity against hepatocytes expressing HDAg, a lower humoral response, and/or hormonal factors.     

HDAg和bcl—2、bax在丁型肝炎病人肝组织中的表达及相关性

目的探讨 bcl- 2、bax在丁型肝炎发病机理中的作用。方法采用免疫组化双标记染色和连续切片技术 ,检测 77例丁型肝炎病人肝组织 HDAg、bcl- 2和 bax表达 ,以 6 7例乙型肝炎作对照。结果 HDAg以肝细胞核表达为主 ,bcl- 2以肝细胞浆及核膜表达为主 ,bax以肝细胞浆表达为主 ,胞核也可呈阳性表达。bax和 HDAg表达及分布有相关性 ,在各临床类型肝炎中的表达强度有显著性差异 (P<0 .0 1)。结论 HDV感染可诱导肝细胞表达 bax,增强 bax促细胞凋亡作用 ,bcl- 2 / bax途径介导的细胞凋亡在丁型肝炎发病机理中可能有一定作用     

Co-expression of markers for hepatitis delta and hepatitis B viruses in human liver

Delta hepatitis (HDV) infection can only occur in the presence of hepatitis B (HBV) infection, as HDV requires a coat of HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) for assembly of complete virus. A number of studies have examined the variation of HBV markers in serum and liver during establishment of HDV infection, but none has systematically examined the relationship between the two viruses in individual hepatocytes. Liver biopsies from five patients with HDV/HBV infection were stained for HBsAg, HBV core antigen (HBcAg) and hepatitis D (delta) antigen (HDAg). Double immunostaining was performed with a combination of indirect immunoperoxidase and alkaline phosphatase/antialkaline phosphatase techniques. HDV and HBV antigens were expressed in all five liver biopsies. Co-localization of HBsAg was seen in up to 39% of HDAg positive cells, and HBcAg in up to 8% of HDAg positive cells. HBcAg was detectable in approximately 9% of HBsAg positive cells, and HBsAg in approximately 12% of HBcAg positive cells. HDV can replicate without HBV but ultimately requires HBV to produce complete virus and subsequently infect other cells. In this study the majority of HDV positive cells did not appear to contain HBV markers. This might suggest delta virus replication without assembly, or possibly sequential production/assembly of the virus.     

Significance of IgM anti-hepatitis D virus (HDV) in chronic HDV infection

Intrahepatic hepatitis D virus (HDV) antigen (HDAg) and serum HDV RNA are excellent markers of active HDV replication but the relation of IgM anti-HDV to HDV replication and histological activity is less certain. To further elucidate the significance of serum IgM anti-HDV, 90 paired sera and liver biopsies from 64 patients seropositive for total antibody to HDV were analysed for IgM anti-HDV, intrahepatic HDAg expression, and histological inflammatory activity. IgM anti-HDV was strongly associated with intrahepatic HDAg expression with a sensitivity of 94.1% but the assay lacked specificity since 14 out of 22 cases negative for intrahepatic HDAg were also positive for IgM anti-HDV. In 20 patients in whom follow-up biopsies and paired sera were available, two patients lost intrahepatic HDAg but paired serum remained IgM anti-HDV positive. Although the presence of serum IgM anti-HDV correlated significantly with a higher histological inflammatory activity (P = 0.001), there was a considerable overlap with the group seronegative for IgM anti-HDV, again indicating a poor specificity. This lack of specificity of IgM anti-HDV for both HDV replication and histological activity indicates that this assay provides no additional information over and above assay for total antibody to HDV.     

Hepatitis D virus antibody in HBsAg-positive and HBsAg-negative substance abusers with chronic liver disease

The hepatitis D virus (HDV; previously called the "delta agent") is a defective organism which can replicate only in the presence of the hepatitis B virus (HBV). We tested the serum of 95 substance abusers, all of whom had sufficient evidence of chronic liver disease to warrant a liver biopsy, for hepatitis D virus antibody (anti-HDV). Anti-HDV was detected in five of eight hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive patients and 12 of 87 (14%) HBsAg-negative patients. Antibody to the hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) was the sole hepatitis B marker in eight of the 12 (67%) anti-HDV-positive, HBsAg-negative patients but in only 14 of 75 (19%) anti-HDV-negative, HBsAg-negative patients (P less than 0.005). None of the anti-HDV-positive, HBsAg-negative patients had detectable IgM anti-HBc in the serum or hepatitis D antigen in liver tissue, and they had similar clinical features and liver biopsy diagnoses to HBsAg-negative patients without anti-HDV. We conclude that anti-HDV in HBsAg-negative substance abusers reflects infection with HDV and HBV in the distant past and does not indicate more severe liver disease than that seen in HBsAg-negative patients without anti-HDV.     

Electron microscopy of ribonucleic acid in nuclear particulate aggregates of hepatitis D using nuclease-gold complexes

The ultrastructural localization of hepatitis delta antigen (HDAg) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) was investigated by immunoperoxidase electron microscopy and by enzyme electron microscopy of RNase-gold complexes on liver biopsies from seven patients with hepatitis D. HDAg was localized mainly in the nucleus and sometimes in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes. Ultrastructurally, intranuclear HDAg was found on nuclear particulate structures measuring 20 to 30 nm in diameter. Intranuclear RNA visualized with gold particles was found in high amounts in the nucleolus, to a small extent in the chromatin area, and also on nuclear particulate structures. These findings suggest that intranuclear aggregates of irregular granular particulate structures in hepatitis D are the internal component of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) particles in blood.     

Evidence that hepatitis D virus needs hepatitis B virus to cause hepatocellular damage.

Serial liver biopsy specimens from 11 patients who had liver transplants after hepatitis D virus (HDV)-related end-stage liver disease developed were examined, allowing a novel opportunity to study the evolution of HDV infection in relation to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection from the earliest stages. Hepatitis D virus antigen was detected in liver tissue in the absence of either tissue or serologic evidence of HBV recurrence within 3 months in all eight patients biopsied at that time. After serologic evidence of recurrent HBV infection in nine patients, there was a massive increase in hepatic expression of hepatitis D virus antigen and this was associated with the transient appearance of serum hepatitis D virus antigen in four patients. Coexpression of both HBV and HDV antigens in the liver was associated with the onset of lobular hepatitis, which progressed to chronic hepatitis in five patients. These findings indicate that HDV can survive and synthesize HDAg in the absence of detectable HBV, but when HBV replication increased to a detectable level, HDV replication was enhanced massively. Contrary to current thinking, the data suggest that HDV is not directly cytopathic and that HBV is an essential cofactor in the evolution of hepatocellular damage.