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Construction of Interferon-Resistant HBV Cell Model

??OBJECTIVE To establish an interferon-resistant hepatitis B virus cell model and provide experimental basis for further investigating the mechanism of HBV resistance to interferon. METHODS HepG2.2.15 was continuously grown in the presence of 10,30,50 and 70 u??mL^-1 of interferon ??-2b for up to 48 weeks. The HepG2.2.15/IFN??-2b cell model was constructed after 48 weeks of induction. The cells were treated with the best-effect concentration. Then, the levels of HBsAg, HBeAg, and HBV DNA in the supernatant of cell culture medium before and after the treatment were compared. RESULTS After stimulation with low concentrations of IFN??-2b for 12 weeks, the 50 u??mL^-1 group showed significant resistance to the best-effect concentration of IFN??-2b. Compared with the levels before stimulation, the inhibition rate on HBsAg, HBeAg, and HBV DNA decreased by 25.48%, 8.40%, and 15.43%, respectively, suggesting that 50 u??mL^-1 was the best-stimulation concentration. After stimulated with 50 u??mL^-1 IFN??-2b for 12-48 weeks, the results showed that the inhibition rate on HBsAg, HBeAg, and HBV DNA after 36 weeks was the most significant. CONCLUSION Continuous induction with 50 u??mL^-1 IFN??-2b for 36 weeks could most easily induce drug resistance in HepG2.2.15 cells.