In vitro resistance to interferon of hepatitis B virus with precore mutation.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is predominantly treated with interferon alpha (IFN-alpha), which results in an efficient reduction of the viral load only in 20-40% of treated patients. Mutations at HBV precore prevail in different clinical status of HBV infection. The roles of precore mutation in the progression of chronic hepatitis and interferon sensitivity are still unknown. The aim of this study was to explore if there was any relationship between HBV precore mutation and sensitivity to interferon in vitro.

Methods

HBV replication-competent recombinant constructs with different patterns of precore mutations were developed. Then the recombinants were transiently transfected into hepatoma cell line (Huh7) by calcium phosphate transfection method. With or wit

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4250732 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature