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フルイチ ヨシヒロ
Furuichi Yoshihiro
古市 好宏 所属 医学部 医学科（附属足立医療センター） 職種 准教授 |
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| 論文種別 | 原著 |
| 言語種別 | 英語 |
| 査読の有無 | 査読あり |
| 表題 | Restoration of natural killer cell activity by interferon-free direct-acting antiviral combination therapy in chronic hepatitis C patients. |
| 掲載誌名 | 正式名：Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology 略 称：Hepatol Res ISSNコード：13866346/13866346 |
| 掲載区分 | 国外 |
| 巻・号・頁 | 48(11),pp.855-861 |
| 著者・共著者 | Nakamura Ikuo, Furuichi Yoshihiro, Sugimoto Katsutoshi |
| 発行年月 | 2018/10 |
| 概要 | AIM:Interferon-free direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy is an effective treatment for chronic hepatitis C (CH(C)) patients. Activity of natural killer (NK) cells was reported to be impaired in patients with hepatitis C virus infection. The aim of this study was to examine whether DAA therapy could restore NK activity in patients with CH(C).METHODS:Direct-acting antiviral therapy was given to 31 CH(C) patients as asunaprevir/daclatasvir (ASV/DCV) (n = 15), ledipasvir/sofosbuvir (n = 7), ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir (n = 6), or elbasvir/grazoprevir (n = 3). Prior to therapy (0M), at the completion of the therapy (EOT), and at 24 weeks after completion (AFTER), NK activity and the frequency of CD56dim NK and CD56bright NK cells in peripheral blood were estimated by Cr release assay and flow cytometry. Statistical analysis was carried out by anova and the Mann-Whitney U-test.RESULTS:In one of the ASV/DCV-treated patients, treatment was stopped 12 weeks after initiation of therapy because of viral breakthrough. The anova showed that NK activity significantly improved at EOT (vs. 0M, P < 0.01) and at AFTER (vs. 0M, P < 0.001) in 30 patients with sustained virologic response. It also showed that the frequency of CD56dim NK cells was significantly increased at EOT and at AFTER (vs. 0M, P < 0.05). In addition, the NK activity ratio (AFTER/0M) had no significant difference between patient groups with higher and lower Fibrosis-4 scores.CONCLUSION:Direct-acting antiviral therapy in CH(C) patients could improve NK activity by increasing the frequency of CD56dim NK cells. Additionally, our results might imply that DAAs therapy could reduce the risk of hepatocarcinogenesis by restoring innate immune responses. |
| DOI | 10.1111/hepr.13186 |
| PMID | 29732688 |