PMID: 7535865May 1, 1995Paper

Preferential recognition of hepatitis B nucleocapsid antigens by Th1 or Th2 cells is epitope and major histocompatibility complex dependent

Journal of Virology
D R MilichJ L Hughes

Abstract

Regulatory T-helper (Th) cells have been categorized into two functional subsets, Th1 and Th2 cells, which produce distinct lymphokines. In general, Th1 cells mediate cellular immune responses and Th2 cells mediate humoral immunity. Recent serological studies suggest that the Th1-Th2 balance may be relevant in acute and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential of the nucleocapsid antigens (Ags) (hepatitis B core and e Ags [HBc/eAg]) of HBV to preferentially elicit either a Th1 or a Th2 dominant response. For this purpose, H-2 congenic B10.S and B10 mice were immunized with HBc/eAg, and Ag-specific T-cell proliferative responses, T-cell helper function, and T-cell cytokine production were analyzed. The results indicated that B10.S mice preferentially develop a Th1-like response whereas B10 mice preferentially develop a Th2-like response after immunization with HBc/eAg. Furthermore, the preferential Th1 and Th2 response patterns were reproduced when 12-residue peptides representing the dominant HBc/eAg-specific T-cell sites for B10.S (peptide 120-131) and B10 (peptide 129-140) mice were used as immunogens. Therefore, the combination of the T-cell site recognized and the ...Continue Reading

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