Impact of interleukin 28B rs12979860 C/T polymorphism on severity of disease and response to treatment in hepatitis delta

Introduction: Pegylated-interferon alpha (Peg-IFN α) is the therapy most commonly used to treat chronic hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection. In the present study, we planned to investigate effect of IL28B polymorphism on response to Peg-IFN α therapy and disease progression in patients with chroni...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Murat Ispiroglu, Ibrahim Halil Bahcecioglu, Ulvi Demirel, Mehmet Yalniz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/6872
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850035860067581952
author Murat Ispiroglu
Ibrahim Halil Bahcecioglu
Ulvi Demirel
Mehmet Yalniz
author_facet Murat Ispiroglu
Ibrahim Halil Bahcecioglu
Ulvi Demirel
Mehmet Yalniz
author_sort Murat Ispiroglu
collection DOAJ
description Introduction: Pegylated-interferon alpha (Peg-IFN α) is the therapy most commonly used to treat chronic hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection. In the present study, we planned to investigate effect of IL28B polymorphism on response to Peg-IFN α therapy and disease progression in patients with chronic HDV. Methodology: A total of 47 patients who received Peg-IFNα therapy for at least one year were investigated. The patients were divided into three groups based on their response to treatment: sustained viral response (SVR) (32%), unresponsive (53%), and relapse (15%). The groups were compared in terms of age, gender, blood biochemistry (albumin, total bilirubin, lactic acid dehydrogenase, ALT, AST, ALP, GGT), complete blood count, HBeAg, HBsAg, HBV-DNA, HDV-RNA, IL28B genotypes (CC, CT, TT), and results of liver biopsy. Results:  Regarding the investigation of IL28B genotype, the prevalence of CC, CT, and TT showed no difference among the three groups. In the SVR group, the prevalence of CC was 53%, CT was 47%, but there was no patient with TT. In the unresponsive group, prevalence of CC was 52%, CT was 32%, and TT was 16%. In the relapse group, prevalence of CC was 43%, CT was 57%, but there was no patient with TT genotype. No significant difference was found among the groups with sustained response, no response, and relapse in terms of CC and CT polymorphisms (p>0.05). Conclusions: No relationship was found between IL28B rs12979860 polymorphism and response to treatment and disease severity in patients with chronic HDV infection.
format Article
id doaj-art-eaaebd51eae94f1eaba8b76f1ecf508b
institution DOAJ
issn 1972-2680
language English
publishDate 2017-01-01
publisher The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
record_format Article
series Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
spelling doaj-art-eaaebd51eae94f1eaba8b76f1ecf508b2025-08-20T02:57:21ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802017-01-01110110.3855/jidc.6872Impact of interleukin 28B rs12979860 C/T polymorphism on severity of disease and response to treatment in hepatitis deltaMurat Ispiroglu0Ibrahim Halil Bahcecioglu1Ulvi Demirel2Mehmet Yalniz3Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, TurkeyFaculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, TurkeyFaculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, TurkeyFaculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, TurkeyIntroduction: Pegylated-interferon alpha (Peg-IFN α) is the therapy most commonly used to treat chronic hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection. In the present study, we planned to investigate effect of IL28B polymorphism on response to Peg-IFN α therapy and disease progression in patients with chronic HDV. Methodology: A total of 47 patients who received Peg-IFNα therapy for at least one year were investigated. The patients were divided into three groups based on their response to treatment: sustained viral response (SVR) (32%), unresponsive (53%), and relapse (15%). The groups were compared in terms of age, gender, blood biochemistry (albumin, total bilirubin, lactic acid dehydrogenase, ALT, AST, ALP, GGT), complete blood count, HBeAg, HBsAg, HBV-DNA, HDV-RNA, IL28B genotypes (CC, CT, TT), and results of liver biopsy. Results:  Regarding the investigation of IL28B genotype, the prevalence of CC, CT, and TT showed no difference among the three groups. In the SVR group, the prevalence of CC was 53%, CT was 47%, but there was no patient with TT. In the unresponsive group, prevalence of CC was 52%, CT was 32%, and TT was 16%. In the relapse group, prevalence of CC was 43%, CT was 57%, but there was no patient with TT genotype. No significant difference was found among the groups with sustained response, no response, and relapse in terms of CC and CT polymorphisms (p>0.05). Conclusions: No relationship was found between IL28B rs12979860 polymorphism and response to treatment and disease severity in patients with chronic HDV infection. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/6872Delta hepatitisinterleukin 28Binterferon
spellingShingle Murat Ispiroglu
Ibrahim Halil Bahcecioglu
Ulvi Demirel
Mehmet Yalniz
Impact of interleukin 28B rs12979860 C/T polymorphism on severity of disease and response to treatment in hepatitis delta
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Delta hepatitis
interleukin 28B
interferon
title Impact of interleukin 28B rs12979860 C/T polymorphism on severity of disease and response to treatment in hepatitis delta
title_full Impact of interleukin 28B rs12979860 C/T polymorphism on severity of disease and response to treatment in hepatitis delta
title_fullStr Impact of interleukin 28B rs12979860 C/T polymorphism on severity of disease and response to treatment in hepatitis delta
title_full_unstemmed Impact of interleukin 28B rs12979860 C/T polymorphism on severity of disease and response to treatment in hepatitis delta
title_short Impact of interleukin 28B rs12979860 C/T polymorphism on severity of disease and response to treatment in hepatitis delta
title_sort impact of interleukin 28b rs12979860 c t polymorphism on severity of disease and response to treatment in hepatitis delta
topic Delta hepatitis
interleukin 28B
interferon
url https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/6872
work_keys_str_mv AT muratispiroglu impactofinterleukin28brs12979860ctpolymorphismonseverityofdiseaseandresponsetotreatmentinhepatitisdelta
AT ibrahimhalilbahcecioglu impactofinterleukin28brs12979860ctpolymorphismonseverityofdiseaseandresponsetotreatmentinhepatitisdelta
AT ulvidemirel impactofinterleukin28brs12979860ctpolymorphismonseverityofdiseaseandresponsetotreatmentinhepatitisdelta
AT mehmetyalniz impactofinterleukin28brs12979860ctpolymorphismonseverityofdiseaseandresponsetotreatmentinhepatitisdelta