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Differential HBV RNA and HBcrAg patterns in untreated patients with chronic hepatitis delta
Journal of Hepatology ( IF 26.8 ) Pub Date : 2024-12-09 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2024.11.051
Elisabetta Degasperi, Caroline Scholtes, Barbara Testoni, Sara Uceda Renteria, Maria Paola Anolli, Caroline Charre, Floriana Facchetti, Marie-Laure Plissonnier, Dana Sambarino, Riccardo Perbellini, Sara Monico, Annapaola Callegaro, Ester García-Pras, Sabela Lens, Maria Francesca Cortese, Xavier Forns, Sofía Pérez-del-Pulgar, Marintha Heil, Massimo Levrero, Fabien Zoulim, Pietro Lampertico

Background and aim

Serum HBV RNA and HBcrAg levels have been proposed as useful biomarkers in the management of HBV patients, however their role in chronic hepatitis Delta (CHD) is currently unknown.

Methods

Consecutive untreated CHD patients were enrolled in a cross-sectional study in three EU centers. Clinical and virological characteristics were collected. Serum HBV RNA and HBcrAg levels were quantified by an automated real-time investigational assay (Cobas® 6800, Roche Diagnostics, Pleasanton, Ca, USA) and by LUMIPULSE® G HBcrAg assay (Fujirebio Europe), respectively. In 18 patients with available liver biopsies, intrahepatic analyses were performed.

Results

Overall, 240 HDV patients were enrolled: median age 46 years, 62% males, 53% cirrhotics, 57% NUC-treated, median ALT 70 U/L, HBsAg 3.8 log10 IU/mL, 88% HBeAg-negative, median HDV RNA 4.9 log10 IU/mL. HBV RNA tested positive (>10 cp/mL) in only 8% of the patients [median 40 (13-82,000) cp/mL], whereas HBcrAg was ≥3 log10 U/mL in 77% [median 4.2 (3.0-8.0) log10 U/mL]. By combining these biomarkers, 3 categories were identified: 23% double negative (HBV RNA neg/HBcrAg neg), 9% double positive (HBV RNA pos/HBcrAg pos) and 68% HBV RNA negative/HBcrAg positive. HBV RNA levels positively correlated with male sex and detectable HBV DNA, while positive HBcrAg correlated with higher HBsAg levels. Double positive patients were younger, non-European, with elevated ALT and HDV RNA levels and detectable HBV DNA. Intrahepatic HDV RNA and HBV RNA were positive in most samples, while intrahepatic levels of covalently closed circular (ccc)DNA were low.

Conclusions

In untreated CHD, most patients had undetectable HBV RNA but quantifiable HBcrAg (“divergent pattern”) in the absence of HBeAg. Additional studies aimed to unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying these findings are warranted.


中文翻译:


未经治疗的慢性肝炎 delta 患者 HBV RNA 和 HBcrAg 差异模式


 背景和目的


血清 HBV RNA 和 HBcrAg 水平已被提议作为 HBV 患者管理的有用生物标志物,但它们在慢性肝炎 Delta (CHD) 中的作用目前尚不清楚。

 方法


连续未经治疗的 CHD 患者在三个欧盟中心参加了一项横断面研究。收集临床和病毒学特征。血清 HBV RNA 和 HBcrAg 水平分别通过自动实时研究测定 (Cobas® 6800, Roche Diagnostics, Pleasanton, Ca, USA) 和 LUMIPULSE® G HBcrAg 测定 (Fujirebio Europe) 进行定量。在 18 例肝活检可用的患者中,进行了肝内分析。

 结果


总体而言,共纳入 240 名 HDV 患者:中位年龄 46 岁,62% 为男性,53% 为肝硬化患者,57% 接受 NUC 治疗,中位 ALT 为 70 U/L,HBsAg 为 3.8 log10 IU/mL,88% HBeAg 阴性,中位 HDV RNA 为 4.9 log10 IU/mL。HBV RNA 检测呈阳性 (>10 cp/mL) 仅占 8% 的患者 [中位数 40 (13-82,000) cp/mL],而 HBcrAg 为 ≥3 log10 U/mL,77% 的患者 [中位数 4.2 (3.0-8.0) log10 U/mL]。通过结合这些生物标志物,确定了 3 类:23% 双阴性 (HBV RNA 阴性/HBcrAg 阴性) 、9% 双阳性 (HBV RNA 阳性/HBcrAg 阳性) 和 68% HBV RNA 阴性/HBcrAg 阳性。HBV RNA 水平与男性和可检测到的 HBV DNA 呈正相关,而阳性 HBcrAg 与较高的 HBsAg 水平相关。双阳性患者较年轻,非欧洲人,ALT 和 HDV RNA 水平升高,可检测到 HBV DNA。大多数样本肝内 HDV RNA 和 HBV RNA 呈阳性,而肝内共价闭合环状 (ccc) DNA 水平较低。

 结论


在未经治疗的 CHD 中,大多数患者的 HBV RNA 检测不到,但在没有 HBeAg 的情况下 HBcrAg 可量化(“发散模式”)。有必要进行更多研究来揭示这些发现背后的分子机制。
更新日期:2024-12-10
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