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Ifn-Gamma Production By Human Natural Killer Cells In Response To Hcv-Infected Hepatoma Cells Is Dependent On Accessory Cells, Shuye Zhang, Banishree Saha, Karen Kodys, Gyongyi Szabo
Ifn-Gamma Production By Human Natural Killer Cells In Response To Hcv-Infected Hepatoma Cells Is Dependent On Accessory Cells, Shuye Zhang, Banishree Saha, Karen Kodys, Gyongyi Szabo
Gyongyi Szabo
BACKGROUND and AIMS: Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), a cytokine produced by activated natural killer cell (NK) and T lymphocytes, is an important regulator of innate and adaptive immunity during hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, the cellular sources and mechanisms of IFN-gamma induction in HCV-infection are not fully understood. METHODS: We cultured normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with different populations of immune cells and JFH-1 HCV-infected Huh7.5 (JFH-1/Huh7.5) cells. RESULTS: We found that PBMCs produced large amounts of IFN-gamma after co-culture with JFH-1/Huh7.5 cells. Using intracellular cytokine staining we confirmed that NK cells and NKT cells (to a lesser extent) …
Type Iii Interferons, Il-28 And Il-29, Are Increased In Chronic Hcv Infection And Induce Myeloid Dendritic Cell-Mediated Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells, Angela Dolganiuc, Karen Kodys, Christopher Marshall, Banishree Saha, Shuye Zhang, Shashi Bala, Gyongyi Szabo
Type Iii Interferons, Il-28 And Il-29, Are Increased In Chronic Hcv Infection And Induce Myeloid Dendritic Cell-Mediated Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells, Angela Dolganiuc, Karen Kodys, Christopher Marshall, Banishree Saha, Shuye Zhang, Shashi Bala, Gyongyi Szabo
Gyongyi Szabo
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is difficult to eradicate and type III interferons (IFN-lambda, composed of IL-28A, IL-28B and IL-29) are novel therapeutic candidates. We hypothesized that IFN-lambda have immunomodulatory effects in HCV- infected individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed the expression of IFN-lambda and its receptor (composed of IL-10R2 and IFN-lambdaR subunits) in the blood and livers of patients with chronic (c)HCV infection compared to controls (those who cleared HCV by sustained virological response, SVR, and those with liver inflammation of non-viral origin, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, NASH). We also compared the proliferative capacity of dendritic cells (DCs) obtained …