title: Analysis of peripheral blood dendritic cells as a non-invasive tool in the follow-up of patients with chronic hepatitis C.
abstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has a high propensity to establish chronic infections. Failure of HCV-infected individuals to activate effective antiviral immune responses is at least in part related to HCV-induced impairment of dendritic cells (DCs) that play a central role in activating T cell responses. Although the impact of HCV on DC phenotype and function is likely to be more prominent in the liver, major HCV-induced alterations are detectable in peripheral blood DCs (pbDCs) that represent the most accessible source of DCs. These alterations include numerical reduction, impaired production of inflammatory cytokines and increased production of immunosuppressive IL10. These changes in DCs are relevant to our understanding the immune mechanisms underlying the propensity of HCV to establish persistent infection. Importantly, the non-invasive accessibility of pbDCs renders the analysis of these cells a convenient procedure that can be serially repeated in patient follow-up. Accordingly, the study of pbDCs in HCV-infected patients during conventional treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin indicated that restoration of normal plasmacytoid DC count may represent an additional mechanism contributing to the efficacy of the dual therapy. It also identified the pre-treatment levels of plasmacytoid DCs and IL10 as putative predictors of response to therapy. Treatment of chronic HCV infection is changing, as new generation direct-acting antiviral agents will soon be available for use in interferon-free therapeutic strategies. The phenotypic and functional analysis of pbDCs in this novel therapeutic setting will provide a valuable tool for investigating mechanisms underlying treatment efficacy and for identifying predictors of treatment response.
authors.affiliation: Andrea Crosignani, Department of Internal Medicine, A.O. San Paolo, University of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crosignani
authors.affiliation: Andrea Crosignani, Department of Internal Medicine, A.O. San Paolo, University of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riva
authors.affiliation: Andrea Crosignani, Department of Internal Medicine, A.O. San Paolo, University of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Della Bella
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D010641:Phenotype; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents
keywords: Cytokines; Hepatitis C virus; Peg-interferon; Peripheral blood dendritic cells; Ribavirin
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