Activation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha system in chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Digestive Diseases and Sciences
D R NelsonJ Y Lau

Abstract

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) plays a central role in the host's immunomodulatory response to infective agents. To evaluate the TNF-alpha system in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, plasma, serum, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were prospectively collected from 53 patients and 33 healthy control subjects. Circulating TNF-alpha and TNF receptors were assayed by their respective enzyme immunoassays. In addition, TNF-alpha mRNA was quantitated in PBMC using a branched DNA assay, and production of TNF-alpha by PBMC with and without lipopolysaccharide was also assessed. Patients with chronic HCV infection had a higher level of circulating TNF-alpha compared to healthy control subjects (9.62 +/- 6.01 vs 3.66 +/- 1.23 pg/ml, P < 0.001). They also had higher circulating levels of TNF receptors compared to control (CD120a: 3323 +/- 1267, pg/ml, N = 49 vs 1855 +/- 422 pg/ml, N = 33, P < 0.001; CD120b: 1290 +/- 650 pg/ml, N = 51, vs 863 +/- 207 pg/ml, N = 33, P < 0.001). Plasma TNF-alpha level correlated with circulating CD120a (r = 0.52, N = 49, P < 0.001) and weakly with CD120b (r = 0.32, N = 51, P = 0.02). Plasma TNF-alpha also correlated with markers of hepatocellular injury, including A...Continue Reading

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