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Recovery of natural killer cells is mainly in post-treatment period in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with sofosbuvir plus ledipasvir.
World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG 2018 October 29
AIM: To investigate how natural killer (NK) cells are affected in the elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by sofosbuvir/ledipasvir, two highly effective direct-acting antivirals (DAAs).
METHODS: Thirteen treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients were treated with sofosbuvir/ledipasvir, and NK cells were detected at baseline, weeks 2, 4, 8 and 12 during therapy, and week post of treatment (Pt)-12 and 24 after the end of therapy by multicolor flow cytometry and compared with those from 13 healthy controls.
RESULTS: All patients achieved sustained virological response. There was a significant decline in CD56bright NK cell frequencies at week 8 ( P = 0.002) and week 12 ( P = 0.003), which were altered to the level comparable to healthy controls at week Pt-12, but no difference was observed in the frequency of CD56dim NK cells. Compared with healthy controls, the expression levels of NKG2A, NKp30 and CD94 on NK cells from CHC patients at baseline were higher. NKG2A, NKp30 and CD94 started to recover at week 12 and reached the levels similar to those of healthy controls at week Pt-12 or Pt-24. Before treatment, patients have higher interferon (IFN)-γ and perforin levels than healthy controls, and IFN-γ started to recover at week 8 and reached the normalized level at week Pt-12.
CONCLUSION: NK cells of CHC patients can be affected by DAAs, and phenotypes and function of NK cells recover not at early stage but mainly after the end of sofosbuvir/ledipasvir treatment.
METHODS: Thirteen treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients were treated with sofosbuvir/ledipasvir, and NK cells were detected at baseline, weeks 2, 4, 8 and 12 during therapy, and week post of treatment (Pt)-12 and 24 after the end of therapy by multicolor flow cytometry and compared with those from 13 healthy controls.
RESULTS: All patients achieved sustained virological response. There was a significant decline in CD56bright NK cell frequencies at week 8 ( P = 0.002) and week 12 ( P = 0.003), which were altered to the level comparable to healthy controls at week Pt-12, but no difference was observed in the frequency of CD56dim NK cells. Compared with healthy controls, the expression levels of NKG2A, NKp30 and CD94 on NK cells from CHC patients at baseline were higher. NKG2A, NKp30 and CD94 started to recover at week 12 and reached the levels similar to those of healthy controls at week Pt-12 or Pt-24. Before treatment, patients have higher interferon (IFN)-γ and perforin levels than healthy controls, and IFN-γ started to recover at week 8 and reached the normalized level at week Pt-12.
CONCLUSION: NK cells of CHC patients can be affected by DAAs, and phenotypes and function of NK cells recover not at early stage but mainly after the end of sofosbuvir/ledipasvir treatment.
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