期刊
HISTOPATHOLOGY
卷 54, 期 7, 页码 837-846出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2009.03311.x
关键词
hepatitis C virus; IFI16; interferon-inducible genes; liver transplantation; MxA
资金
- Bando Ricerca Applicata
- 'Progetto Ricerca Sanitaria Finalizzata'
To test the hypothesis that the activation of the interferon (IFN) system pathways might link hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence in the liver allograft with acute cellular rejection. In this retrospective study, allograft biopsy specimens from 28 adult patients (14 HCV+ and 14 HCV-) who had undergone their first liver transplantation were analysed. Eleven biopsy specimens showed acute cellular rejection (Banff rejection activity index score >= 3). Specimens were immunostained for two IFN-inducible proteins, MxA and IFI16, and for CD45. The predominant MxA reactivity pattern was hepatocytic, whereas IFI16 was expressed in both the hepatocellular and inflammatory compartments. Moderate to strong MxA expression in hepatocytes was associated positively with rejection score (P < 0.01), donor's age <= 45 years (P < 0.05) and aspartate aminotransferase levels > 40 U/l on the day of biopsy (P < 0.05), and inversely with infiltration of portal triads by IFI16+/CD45+ cells (P < 0.005) and time to progression beyond Ishak stage 2 of recurrent hepatitis C (P < 0.01). On multivariate analysis, MxA expression in hepatocytes was independently associated with allograft rejection and donor's age. Acute allograft rejection and recurrence of HCV infection in the liver allograft appear to intersect in the IFN system pathways.
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