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GENE THERAPY
卷 13, 期 14, 页码 1110-1117出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302751
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hepatitis B virus; DNA vaccine; IL-12; T-cell response; viral suppression
Despite recent advances in the chemotherapy of chronic hepatitis B ( CHB), an effective viral suppression after cessation of therapy has not yet been achieved. To investigate whether hepatitis B virus ( HBV)-specific T-cell responses are inducible and can contribute to the viral suppression after cessation of the therapy, we conducted a proof-of-concept study with a DNA vaccine comprising of most HBV genes plus genetically engineered interleukin-12 DNA ( IL-12N222L) in 12 CHB carriers being treated with lamivudine ( LAM). When the ex vivo and/or cultured IFN-gamma enzyme-linked immunospot ( ELISPOT) assay was performed, the detectable HBV-specific IFN-gamma secreting T-cell responses were observed at the end of treatment and during a follow-up. These type 1T-cell responses, particularly CD4(+) memory T-cell responses could be maintained for at least 40 weeks after the therapy and correlated with virological responses, but not with alanine aminotransferase elevation. Moreover, DNA vaccination under LAM treatment appeared to be well-tolerated and showed 50% of virological response rate in CHB carriers. Thus, a combination therapy of the DNA vaccine with chemotherapy may be one of new immunotherapeutic methods for the cure of CHB.
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