Increased interleukin-32, interleukin-1, and interferon-γ levels in serum from hepatitis B patients and in HBV-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy volunteers

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Zhao-Ju TianQi-Kui Ren

Abstract

Few studies showed the changes in cytokine profiles after infection by hepatitis B virus (HBV), the most common viral liver disease worldwide. This study examined the relationship between interleukin (IL)-32, IL-1, and interferon (IFN)-γ levels and HBV load. IL-32, IL-1, and IFN-γ levels in hepatitis B patients serum and HBV-stimulated PBMCs were measured by ELISA. Gene transcripts in PBMCs from hepatitis B patients and HBV-stimulated PBMCs from healthy controls were measured by real-time PCR. IL-32, IL-1, and IFN-γ protein levels in serum from hepatitis B patients were significantly higher than those in healthy volunteers (P<0.05). Hepatitis B patients showed significantly higher expression of IL-32, IL-1, and IFN-γ transcripts than healthy volunteers (P<0.05). IL-32, IL-1, and IFN-γ levels in PBMCs stimulated by different amounts of HBV were significantly higher than those in HBV-unstimulated PBMCs (P<0.05). Real-time PCR results were consistent with the ELISA results. The levels of IL-32, IL-1, and IFN-γ protein and transcripts in serum and PBMCs from hepatitis B patients were higher than those in healthy volunteers. Similarly, both were higher in PBMCs from healthy volunteers stimulated by HBV in vitro. However, the changes...Continue Reading

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Jul 20, 2021·Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research : the Official Journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research·Rytis Boreika, Brigita Sitkauskiene

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