The Changes of Natural Killer Cells Frequency and Function During Pegylated Interferon α-2a and Nucleoside Analogues Treatment in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 4 期
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- the changes of Natural Killer Cells
研究概览
简要总结
Pegylated interferon α-2a(Peg-IFN-α) not only inhibit viral replication, but also play an important role in immune regulation, while Nucleoside analog(ue) drugs only inhibit viral replication. In hepatitis B infection, NKs are the main effector cells in early antiviral innate immune response. This study was aimed at investigating the changes of NKs frequency and function, and the expression of costimulatory molecules during Peg-IFN-αand nucleoside analog(ue) therapy.Meanwhile, investigators want to verify whether Peg IFN - alpha suppressed the virus and the reduction of virus led to the recovery of NKs function, or Peg IFN - alpha enhanced NKs function which gave rise to the decline of the virus.
详细描述
Pegylated interferon α-2a(Peg-IFN-α)and Nucleoside analog(ue) drugs can inhibit viral replication , but Peg-IFN-α also play an important role in immune regulation . In hepatitis B infection, NKs are the main effector cells in early antiviral innate immune response.Peg-IFN-α recommended as the first-line treatment has a higher chance to achieve HBeAg seroconversion and even HBsAg disappearance than nucleoside analog(ue) drugs, which may be related to the functional activation of pDCs in the case of hepatitis and the function enhancement of NKs during Peg-IFN-α therapy. This study was aimed at investigating the changes of NKs frequency and function, and the expression of costimulatory molecules during Peg-IFN-αand nucleoside analog(ue) therapy.Meanwhile, investigators want to explore whether the decline of HBsAg and HBeAg resulted in recovery of NKs function, or recovery of NKs function led to the decrease of HBsAg and HBeAg. Several studies demonstrated that HBsAg and HBeAg could damage NKs function, and the loss of HBsAg and HBeAg led to recovery of NKs function.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •HBsAg and HBeAg positive for more than 6 months, HBV DNA detectable with ALT level abnormal lasted for three months and at least time190 IU/L or liver puncture biopsy demonstrated apparent inflammation, never treated before enrolled.
排除标准
- •Active consumption of alcohol and/or drugs
- •Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C virus, or hepatitis D virus
- •History of autoimmune hepatitis
- •Psychiatric disease
- •Evidence of neoplastic diseases of the liver
研究组 & 干预措施
experimental group
patients who were untreated ever in immune-active phase were given subcutaneous injection of Peginterferon Alfa-2a with starting dose of 180 mg/weekly till 48 weeks.
干预措施: Peginterferon Alfa-2a (Drug)
结局指标
主要结局
the changes of Natural Killer Cells
时间窗: at baseline and at treatment week 12, 24
the changes of NK%,CD56bri/NK%,CD56dim/NK%,IFNAR2+NK%,IFNAR2MFI,NKp46+/NK%,NKp46dim/NK%,NKp46high/NK%, NKp46MFI,and NKp46ABC will be measured by flow cytometry during Pegylated Interferon α-2a and Nucleoside Analogues Treatment
次要结局
- the change of AST levels(U/L)(at baseline and at treatment 12, 24, 36, 48 weeks)
- the change of HBVDNA levels (IU/ML)(at baseline and at treatment 12, 24, 36, 48 weeks)
- the change of ALT levels(U/L)(at baseline and at treatment 12, 24, 36, 48 weeks)
研究者
Yao Xie
Head of liver diseases center
Beijing Ditan Hospital