Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Apr;25(4):745-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.06118.x. Epub 2010 Jan 13.
Acute hepatitis caused by lamivudine (LMV)-resistant strains has not been reported, and the clinical impact of LMV-resistant strains on acute hepatitis is not known. The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular and clinical characteristics of patients with acute hepatitis B caused by LMV-resistant strains.
Forty-five patients with acute hepatitis B were studied. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) subgenotypes and LMV-resistance mutations were determined by direct sequencing of the preS and polymerase regions, respectively.
HBV subgenotypes A2 (n = 18), B1 (n = 1), B2 (n = 3), B3 (n = 2), C1 (n = 1), C2 (n = 19) and C6 (n = 1) were detected in patients with acute hepatitis. LMV-resistance mutations were detected in two patients. LMV-resistance mutations (L180M, M204I) were detected in a patient with subgenotype C2 who had acute self-limited hepatitis. The other patient with LMV-resistance mutations (L180M, M204V) was infected with subgenotype A2 and had severe hepatitis.
LMV-resistant strains are rare, but they are starting to be found in patients with acute hepatitis B. Surveillance for detecting drug-resistant HBV strains would be important for clinical practice.
拉米夫定(LMV)耐药株引起的急性肝炎尚未见报道,且 LMV 耐药株对急性肝炎的临床影响尚不清楚。本研究旨在探讨 LMV 耐药株引起的急性乙型肝炎患者的分子和临床特征。
对 45 例急性乙型肝炎患者进行研究。通过直接测序前 S 和聚合酶区分别确定乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)亚基因型和 LMV 耐药突变。
在急性肝炎患者中检测到 HBV 亚基因型 A2(n = 18)、B1(n = 1)、B2(n = 3)、B3(n = 2)、C1(n = 1)、C2(n = 19)和 C6(n = 1)。在两名患者中检测到 LMV 耐药突变。在一名亚基因型 C2 的自限性急性肝炎患者中检测到 LMV 耐药突变(L180M、M204I)。另一名 LMV 耐药突变(L180M、M204V)患者感染亚基因型 A2,患有重症肝炎。
LMV 耐药株虽然少见,但已开始在急性乙型肝炎患者中出现。对耐药 HBV 株进行监测对于临床实践非常重要。