The Changes of Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Frequency and Function During Pegylated Interferon α-2a and Entecavir(ETV) Treatment in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 120
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- the change of pDC%
研究概览
简要总结
Pegylated interferon(IFN) α-2a(Peg-IFN-α) not only inhibit viral replication, but also play an important role in immune regulation, while entecavir(ETV) drugs only inhibit viral replication. In hepatitis B infection, Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells（pDCs） are the main effector cells in early antiviral innate immune response. This study was aimed at investigating the changes of pDCs frequency and function, and the expression of costimulatory molecules CD86(Cluster of Differentiation antigen 86) during Peg-IFN-αand entecavir(ETV) therapy.Meanwhile, investigators want to verify whether Peg-IFN-α suppressed the virus and the reduction of virus led to the recovery of pDCs function, or Peg-IFN-α enhanced pDCs function which gave rise to the decline of the virus.
详细描述
Pegylated interferon α-2a(Peg-IFN-α)and entecavir(ETV) drugs can inhibit viral replication , but Peg-IFN-α also play an important role in immune regulation . In hepatitis B infection, Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells (pDCs) 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 entecavir(ETV) drugs, which may be related to the functional activation of pDCs in the case of hepatitis and the function enhancement of pDCs during Peg-IFN-α therapy. This study was aimed at investigating the changes of pDCs frequency and function, and the expression of costimulatory molecules CD86 during Peg-IFN-αandentecavir(ETV) therapy.Meanwhile,investigators want to explore whether the decline of HBsAg and HBeAg resulted in recovery of CD86+pDC function, or recovery of CD86 + pDC function led to the decrease of HBsAg and HBeAg. Several studies demonstrated that HBsAg and HBeAg could damage pDC function, and the loss of HBsAg and HBeAg led to recovery of CD86+pDC function.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
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, HBVDNA detectable with ALT(alanine aminotransferase) 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
结局指标
主要结局
the change of pDC%
时间窗: after treatment 24 weeks
The host immune function will be evaluated by pDC. pDC% will be measured by flow cytometry after Pegylated Interferon α-2a and entecavir(ETV) Treatment 24 weeks.
the change of mean fluorescence intensity of costimulatory molecules CD86(CD86-MFI)
时间窗: after treatment 24 weeks
mean fluorescence intensity of costimulatory molecules CD86(CD86-MFI) will be measured by flow cytometry after Pegylated Interferon α-2a and entecavir(ETV) Treatment 24 weeks.
the change of absolute molecular counting of costimulatory molecules CD86
时间窗: after treatment 24 weeks
absolute molecular counting of costimulatory molecules CD86 (CD86-ABC) will be measured by flow cytometry after Pegylated Interferon α-2a and entecavir(ETV) Treatment 24 weeks.
the change of CD86+pDC%
时间窗: after treatment 24 weeks
CD86+pDC% will be measured by flow cytometry after Pegylated Interferon α-2a and entecavir(ETV) Treatment 24 weeks.
次要结局
- the change of HBVDNA levels (IU/ML)(after treatment 48 weeks)
- the change of ALT levels(U/L)(after treatment 48 weeks)
- the change of HBeAg levels (IU/ML)(after treatment 48 weeks)
- the change of HBsAg levels (IU/ML)(after treatment 48 weeks)
- the change of AST levels(U/L)(after treatment 48 weeks)
研究者
Yao Xie
Head of liver diseases center
Beijing Ditan Hospital