Department of Gastroenterohepatology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Gastroenterohepatology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Oct;12(10):1753-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2014.01.043. Epub 2014 Feb 26.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: We investigated the association between interferon λ 3 (IFNL3) genotype (also known as interleukin 28B) and response to IFNα therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection.
We studied IFNL3 genotypes of 32 patients (19 men; median age, 42.5 y) with chronic HDV infection. Nineteen patients (59%) were treated with pegylated IFNα and 13 patients (41%) were treated with standard IFNα, for at least 12 months. Levels of HDV RNA were measured before the initiation of treatment and every 6 months thereafter; patients were followed up for a median time of 16 months (range, 6-164 mo) after treatment ended. We used real-time polymerase chain reaction to classify the IFNL3 polymorphism rs12979860 as CC, CT, or TT, and rs8099917 as TT, GT, or GG. A virologic response was defined as undetectable HDV RNA in serum, and a sustained virologic response (SVR) was defined as undetectable HDV RNA after cessation of treatment until the end of the follow-up period. We evaluated the association between IFNL3 polymorphism and treatment response using univariate and multivariate analyses.
After treatment, a response was achieved in 16 patients (50%) and an SVR was achieved in 9 (28%). The percentages of patients with CC, CT, and TT at rs12979860 were 47%, 47%, and 6%, respectively; the percentages of patients with TT, GT, and GG at rs8099917 were 69%, 28%, and 3%, respectively. Rates of SVR were 27%, 27%, and 50% in patients with CC, CT, TT at rs12979860 (P = .78 for CC vs CT vs TT) and 36%, 11%, and 0% in patients with TT, GT, and GG at rs8099917 (P = .30 for TT vs GT vs GG).
The IFNL3 polymorphisms rs12979860 and rs8099917 do not significantly affect responses of patients with chronic HDV infection to treatment with IFNα.
我们研究了干扰素 λ 3(IFNL3)基因型(亦称白细胞介素 28B)与慢性丁型肝炎病毒(HDV)感染患者对 IFNα 治疗应答的相关性。
我们研究了 32 例慢性 HDV 感染患者(19 例男性;中位年龄 42.5 岁)的 IFNL3 基因型。19 例(59%)患者接受聚乙二醇干扰素α治疗,13 例(41%)患者接受标准干扰素α治疗,疗程至少 12 个月。治疗开始前和此后每 6 个月测量一次 HDV RNA 水平;治疗结束后中位随访时间为 16 个月(范围 6-164 个月)。我们采用实时聚合酶链反应将 IFNL3 多态性 rs12979860 分为 CC、CT 或 TT,rs8099917 分为 TT、GT 或 GG。病毒学应答定义为血清中不可检测到 HDV RNA,持续病毒学应答(SVR)定义为治疗停止后直至随访结束时仍不可检测到 HDV RNA。我们采用单变量和多变量分析评估 IFNL3 多态性与治疗应答的相关性。
治疗后,16 例(50%)患者获得应答,9 例(28%)患者获得 SVR。rs12979860 处 CC、CT 和 TT 的患者百分比分别为 47%、47%和 6%;rs8099917 处 TT、GT 和 GG 的患者百分比分别为 69%、28%和 3%。rs12979860 处 CC、CT 和 TT 的 SVR 率分别为 27%、27%和 50%(CC 与 CT 与 TT 相比,P =.78),rs8099917 处 TT、GT 和 GG 的 SVR 率分别为 36%、11%和 0%(TT 与 GT 与 GG 相比,P =.30)。
IFNL3 多态性 rs12979860 和 rs8099917 对慢性 HDV 感染患者对 IFNα 治疗的应答无显著影响。