Interferon Alpha on Expression of hTERT mRNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B

Cell division is closely related to telomerase activity (hTERT mRNA). Lower expression of lymphocitic hTERT mRNA may easily cause cell aging, which is not beneficial to maintaining a durable lymphocyte division. To date, there is no study to investigate IFNα therapy on hTERT mRNA expression in PBMCs...

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Main Authors: Chuan-wu Zhu, Ming Chen, Xiang-rong Luo, Hai-yan Wang, Li-hua Wang, Jian-hong Wu, Ming Li, Xue-hua Zhang, Wei Zhu, Jian-zhong Ye, Feng Qian
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Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/920146
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author Chuan-wu Zhu
Ming Chen
Xiang-rong Luo
Hai-yan Wang
Li-hua Wang
Jian-hong Wu
Ming Li
Xue-hua Zhang
Wei Zhu
Jian-zhong Ye
Feng Qian
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Xiang-rong Luo
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Wei Zhu
Jian-zhong Ye
Feng Qian
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description Cell division is closely related to telomerase activity (hTERT mRNA). Lower expression of lymphocitic hTERT mRNA may easily cause cell aging, which is not beneficial to maintaining a durable lymphocyte division. To date, there is no study to investigate IFNα therapy on hTERT mRNA expression in PBMCs of patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We quantitatively detected hTERT mRNA from study subjects and made each hTERT mRNA normalized (NhTERT mRNA). Mean NhTERT mRNA level was lower in either CHB group, but it significantly increased in IFNα-treated group compared with CHB control group, and a longer duration of IFNα therapy could increase the level. Moreover, the mean NhTERT mRNA in subgroup with HBeAg loss was significantly higher than that in subgroup without. NhTERT mRNA was markedly correlated with CD3+ T lymphocyte count and CD4+/CD8+ ratio. The results showed that IFNα therapy could upregulate the expression of hTERT mRNA in PBMCs.
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spelling doaj-art-e16eacc1cee44853afee9b8ceddfd7952025-08-20T02:21:01ZengWileyClinical and Developmental Immunology1740-25221740-25302011-01-01201110.1155/2011/920146920146Interferon Alpha on Expression of hTERT mRNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis BChuan-wu Zhu0Ming Chen1Xiang-rong Luo2Hai-yan Wang3Li-hua Wang4Jian-hong Wu5Ming Li6Xue-hua Zhang7Wei Zhu8Jian-zhong Ye9Feng Qian10Department of Hepatology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Suzhou, Suzhou 215007, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Xuzhou, Xuzhou 221000, ChinaDepartment of Hepatology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Suzhou, Suzhou 215007, ChinaDepartment of Hepatology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Suzhou, Suzhou 215007, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Xuzhou, Xuzhou 221000, ChinaDepartment of Hepatology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Suzhou, Suzhou 215007, ChinaDepartment of Hepatology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Suzhou, Suzhou 215007, ChinaDepartment of Hepatology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Suzhou, Suzhou 215007, ChinaDepartment of Hepatology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Suzhou, Suzhou 215007, ChinaDepartment of Hepatology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Suzhou, Suzhou 215007, ChinaDepartment of Hepatology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Suzhou, Suzhou 215007, ChinaCell division is closely related to telomerase activity (hTERT mRNA). Lower expression of lymphocitic hTERT mRNA may easily cause cell aging, which is not beneficial to maintaining a durable lymphocyte division. To date, there is no study to investigate IFNα therapy on hTERT mRNA expression in PBMCs of patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We quantitatively detected hTERT mRNA from study subjects and made each hTERT mRNA normalized (NhTERT mRNA). Mean NhTERT mRNA level was lower in either CHB group, but it significantly increased in IFNα-treated group compared with CHB control group, and a longer duration of IFNα therapy could increase the level. Moreover, the mean NhTERT mRNA in subgroup with HBeAg loss was significantly higher than that in subgroup without. NhTERT mRNA was markedly correlated with CD3+ T lymphocyte count and CD4+/CD8+ ratio. The results showed that IFNα therapy could upregulate the expression of hTERT mRNA in PBMCs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/920146
spellingShingle Chuan-wu Zhu
Ming Chen
Xiang-rong Luo
Hai-yan Wang
Li-hua Wang
Jian-hong Wu
Ming Li
Xue-hua Zhang
Wei Zhu
Jian-zhong Ye
Feng Qian
Interferon Alpha on Expression of hTERT mRNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B
Clinical and Developmental Immunology
title Interferon Alpha on Expression of hTERT mRNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B
title_full Interferon Alpha on Expression of hTERT mRNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B
title_fullStr Interferon Alpha on Expression of hTERT mRNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B
title_full_unstemmed Interferon Alpha on Expression of hTERT mRNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B
title_short Interferon Alpha on Expression of hTERT mRNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B
title_sort interferon alpha on expression of htert mrna in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with chronic hepatitis b
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/920146
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