Characterization of liver T-cell receptor gammadelta T cells obtained from individuals chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV): evidence for these T cells playing a role in the liver pathology associated with HCV infections

Hepatology : Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
C T TsengG R Klimpel

Abstract

The pathogenic mechanisms involved in viral hepatitis are not completely understood. Evidence suggests that the pathology associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections are a result of the immune response in the liver to these viruses. The livers of patients with viral hepatitis have been shown to contain elevated numbers of T cells expressing the gamma/delta form of the T-cell receptor for antigen (TCRgammadelta). In this study, we investigated whether liver biopsy specimens obtained from individuals with viral (HCV and/or HBV) or nonviral hepatitis contained TCRgammadelta(+) T cells that could be expanded in vitro by cytokines. A high percentage of liver biopsy specimens obtained from HCV- and/or HBV-infected individuals contained high numbers of TCRgammadelta(+) T cells. In contrast, T-cell lines generated from liver biopsy tissues obtained from individuals with nonviral hepatitis or from normal controls had no preferential expansion of TCRgammadelta(+) T cells. Liver TCRgammadelta(+) T-cell lines from HCV-infected individuals had high levels of non-major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-restricted cytotoxic activity against different targets including primary hepatocytes and produced interfer...Continue Reading

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