PMID- 24620791 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150126 LR - 20211021 IS - 1365-2893 (Electronic) IS - 1352-0504 (Print) IS - 1352-0504 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 7 DP - 2014 Jul TI - Infected hematopoietic stem cells and with integrated HBV DNA generate defective T cells in chronic HBV infection patients. PG - e39-47 LID - 10.1111/jvh.12236 [doi] AB - A weak T-cell response plays a key role in the persistence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. We aimed to confirm that T-cell defects in patients with chronic HBV infection are associated with HBV DNA infection of bone marrow (BM) hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), we observed the transcription of HBsAg coding genes and confirmed the integration of HBV DNA in CD34(+) BM HSCs from chronic HBV infection patients. T cells were generated by coculturing the HSCs with delta-like ligand 1-expressing OP9 (OP9-DL1) cells. The phenotypes of the T cells were then evaluated by flow cytometric (FACS) analysis on days 14 and 25. The results demonstrated that fewer CD3(+) TCRabeta(+) CD3(+) CD4(+) and CD4(+) CD8(+) T cells were generated from the HSCs of the patients than from the healthy controls, (P < 0.01) but the frequency of CD3(+) D8(+) T cells was not significantly different between the two group (P > 0.05). In contrast, CD4(+) CD25(+) T cells were more in the patient group than in healthy controls (P < 0.01) on both days 14 and 25. There were fewer CD3(+) CD4(+) /CD3(+) CD8(+) cells in the patient group than in the healthy control group on day 25 (P < 0.05). Less proliferation and lower levels of IL-2 and IFN- gamma were also observed in the patient group compared with the control group (P < 0.05).These data suggest that HBV DNA infected and integrated into the BM HSCs from patients with chronic HBV infection and that these BM HSCs generated defective T cells. CI - (c) 2014 The Authors. Journal of Viral Hepatitis published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Shi, Y AU - Shi Y AD - Department of Infectious Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. FAU - Lan, Y AU - Lan Y FAU - Cao, F AU - Cao F FAU - Teng, Y AU - Teng Y FAU - Li, L AU - Li L FAU - Wang, F AU - Wang F FAU - Li, J AU - Li J FAU - Zhou, J AU - Zhou J FAU - Li, Y AU - Li Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140312 PL - England TA - J Viral Hepat JT - Journal of viral hepatitis JID - 9435672 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) RN - 0 (Hepatitis B Surface Antigens) SB - IM MH - Antigens, CD/analysis MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Coculture Techniques MH - DNA, Viral/*isolation & purification MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cells/*virology MH - Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Hepatitis C, Chronic/pathology/*virology MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Lymphocyte Subsets/chemistry/*immunology/*virology MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - T-Lymphocytes/chemistry/*immunology/*virology PMC - PMC4237112 OTO - NOTNLM OT - HBV DNA OT - HSCs OT - T-cell defects OT - integration OT - replication EDAT- 2014/03/14 06:00 MHDA- 2015/01/27 06:00 PMCR- 2014/11/19 CRDT- 2014/03/14 06:00 PHST- 2013/06/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/12/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/03/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/03/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/01/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/11/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1111/jvh.12236 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Viral Hepat. 2014 Jul;21(7):e39-47. doi: 10.1111/jvh.12236. Epub 2014 Mar 12.