Extrahepatic infection and replication of hepatitis C virus in patients with severe hepatitis C
- VernacularTitle:重型丙型肝炎患者肝外脏器病毒感染和复制状态
- Author:
Fuming YAN
;
Fei HAO
;
Anshen CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hepatitis C virus;
HCV RNA;
Immunohisto chemistry;
In situ hybridization
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective TostudytheextrahepaticinfectionandreplicationofhepatitisCvirusinthe patientswithhepatitisC .Methods HCVRNA ,intermediateofHCVreplication(minus strandofHCV RNA) ,andHCVantigensweredetectedbyreverse transcriptasepolymerasechainreaction(RT PCR) ,in situhybridization(ISH)andimmunohistochemistryin 38autopsyextrahepatictissuespecimens(including kidney ,heart,pancreas ,intestine ,adrenalgland ,spleen ,lymphnode,andgallbladder)from 9hepatitisC patients.Results ByRT PCR ,all 9patientswerepositiveforHCVRNAinkidney ,heart ,pancreas , andintestine .However,only 6 (6 6 .7% ) patientswerepositiveforintermediateofHCVreplication .The positiveratesofHCVRNAandHCVantigensinextrahepaticorgansotherthanspleenwere 5 5 .6 % (5 pa tients)and 6 6 .7% (6 patients)respectively .HCVRNAandHCVantigenswerepositiveinthefollowing cells:myocardialcells,epithelialcellsofintestine ,interstitialcellsofkidney ,epithelialcellsoftubulesand glomerulus ,pancreasacinarcellsandepithelialcellsofpancreaticduct,epithelialcellsofmucousmembrane sinusofgallbladder ,cortexandmedullacellsinadrenalgland ,andmononuclearcellsinlymphnode .Con clusion TheseresultsshowthatHCVreplicationexistsinvariousextraheptictissuecellsatlow level, whichmayhavecertainpathogeneticandclinicalsignificanceinthepatientswithHCVinfection .
