Induction or expansion of T-cell responses by a hepatitis B DNA vaccine administered to chronic HBV carriers

Hepatology : Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Maryline Mancini-BourgineMarie-Louise Michel

Abstract

Despite the availability of effective hepatitis B vaccines for many years, over 370 million people remain persistently infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Viral persistence is thought to be related to poor HBV-specific T-cell responses. A phase I clinical trial was performed in chronic HBV carriers to investigate whether HBV DNA vaccination could restore T-cell responsiveness. Ten patients with chronic active hepatitis B nonresponder to approved treatments for HBV infection were given 4 intramuscular injections of 1 mg of a DNA vaccine encoding HBV envelope proteins. HBV-specific T-cell responses were assessed by proliferation, ELISpot assays, and tetramer staining. Secondary end points included safety and the monitoring of HBV viraemia and serological markers. Proliferative responses to hepatitis B surface antigen were detected in two patients after DNA injections. Few HBV-specific interferon gamma-secreting T cells were detectable before immunization, but the frequency of such responses was significantly increased by 3 DNA injections. Immunization was well tolerated. Serum HBV DNA levels decreased in 5 patients after 3 vaccine injections, and complete clearance was observed in 1 patient. In conclusion, this study provides ...Continue Reading

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