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After hepatitis B vaccine immunization, serum antibody response was of primary type in 33 cases with anti-HBs less than 2.1 S/N (S/N Ratio Unit) at T0, the anti-HBs positive rate was 39.4%, 84.8%, 96.7% and 96.7% in T1, T2, T0 and T12 respectively. Anti-HBs S/N rose gradually month by month, the antibody response in younger children was better than that in adult. Anamnestic type in 38 cases with anti-HBs greater than 2.1 S/N at T0, the antibody levels rose rapidly in T1, T2 and began to fall in T8. The children were negative for HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti-HBc in sera by RPHA, PHA and ELISA respectively, most (100% in 1-4 age group and 63.2% in 5-9 age group) of them were also negative for HBV serological markers by SPRIA repeatedly, thus they were susceptible and need for hepatitis B vaccine immunization. Indication of hepatitis B vaccination for adult population was also discussed.
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PMID:[A preliminary study on response to hepatitis B vaccine in subjects with various levels of antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen]. 258 18

A study was conducted in the rural areas of Senegal to assess the immunogenic effect of 2 doses of hepatitis B vaccine with a 6-month interval followed by a booster dose after another month and to compare them with those obtained using 2 doses of a vaccine with a 2-month interval or 3 doses at 1-month intervals. The study population of infants received 3 injections of hepatitis B vaccine at 6-month intervals (T0, T6, and T12, respectively), with the 3rd dose as a booster. Other vaccines also were administered to subsets of children: BCG and diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis-polio (DTP-polio) at T0 and DTP-polio at T6 and T12. 664 infants received the 1st dose of hepatitis B vaccine, 409 the 2nd dose, and 177 the 3rd dose. Blood samples were taken at the time of each injection and in the case of 89 infants also 2 months after the last (booster) dose. Only 26.7% of the infants completed the entire series of injections. Only results from infants who were seronegative at T0 are presented, i.e., 281 infants at T6, 116 at T12, and 65 at T14. At T0 the mean age of the seronegative infants was 10.2 months and that of the seropositive infants with anti-HB antibodies was 7.4 months. The mean age of infants who were only anti-HBc-positive was 4.8 months and that of infants who were already HBsAg-positive at T0 was 14.3 months. The results were compared with those reported for 2 other groups of Senegalese infants: 72 seronegative infants who were immunized using a protocol of 2 doses of hepatitis B vaccine with a 2-month interval; and 111 seronegative infants immunized using 3 doses at 1-month intervals. Both groups also received a booster 12 months after the 1st dose. The anti-HBs response was determined 6 months after the T0 dose of hepatitis B vaccine for the 281 infants who were seronegative. 185 of these children (65.8%) exhibited anti-HB antibodies, but the geometric mean titre (GMT) was only 6.1 mlU/ml. The anti-HBs response of the 116 infants who received the 2nd dose of vaccine was determined when the 3rd (booster) injection was given (T12): 104 were positive for anti-HBs (89.7%), and the anti-HBs GMT was 83.7 mlU/ml. Assay of blood samples from 65 infants 2 months after the booster dose indicated that 62 (95.4%) had anti-HBs antibodies, the anti-HBs GMT reaching 348 mlU/ml. The study results establish that infants administered two 5-mcg doses of hepatitis B vaccine with a 6-month interval exhibit a seroconversion rate and antibody levels comparable to those produced using a protocol comprising 2 doses with a 2-month interval or 3 doses at 1-month intervals.
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PMID:Clinical trial of hepatitis B vaccine in a simplified immunization programme. 295 Oct 32

The characterization of immune responses to hepatitis B virus is crucial for the understanding of hepatitis B virus-caused liver disease. However, lack of a suitable autologous effector-target cell system makes a precise study of the pathogenesis of hepatitis B difficult. In this study we established a model system by using autologous HBcAg-expressing Epstein-Barr virus-immortalized lymphoblastoid cell lines as stimulator/target cells. T-cell cultures were established by repetitive stimulation with recombinant HBcAg or autologous HBcAg-expressing lymphoblastoid cell lines. Both proliferative and cytotoxic T-cell clones were obtained from the peripheral blood of an asymptomatic HBsAg carrier. Clones T12 (CD8+) and T2B (CD4+) were cytotoxic clones specific against autologous lymphoblastoid cell lines expressing endogenously synthesized HBcAg, whereas five CD4+ T-cell clones proliferated in response to lymphoblastoid cell lines incubated with exogenous recombinant HBcAg and autologous HBcAg-expressing lymphoblastoid cell lines. These results indicate that autologous HBcAg-expressing lymphoblastoid cell lines are appropriate stimulator/target cells for the study of HBcAg-specific T lymphocytes. By using this approach, we have demonstrated that both proliferative and cytotoxic T lymphocytes recognizing endogenously synthesized HBcAg are induced during chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
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PMID:Proliferative and cytotoxic T-cell clones recognize endogenously synthesized HBcAg in an asymptomatic HBsAg carrier. 768 80

Thymosin alpha1 (Talpha) is an immune modifier that has been shown in a pilot study to be effective for chronic hepatitis B; this requires confirmation. Ninety-eight patients with clinicopathologically proven chronic hepatitis B were randomly allocated to 3 groups: 1) group A received a 26-week course of Talpha with a 1.6-mg subcutaneous injection two times a week (T6 group); 2) group B received the same regimen as group A, but Talpha therapy extended for 52 weeks (T12 group); and 3) group C served as a control group and was followed up for 18 months without specific treatment (T0 group). The three groups were comparable in clinicohistological features at entry. The complete virological response rate (clearance of serum hepatitis B virus [HBV] DNA and hepatitis B e antigen [HBeAg]) was higher in group A (40.6%) and group B (26.5%) than in group C (9.4%) (group A vs. group C: P=.004; group B vs. group C: P=.068) when assessed 18 months after entry, although complete response rates among these three groups were similar when first assessed at the end of therapy. There was a trend for complete virological response to increase or accumulate gradually after the end of Talpha therapy. None of the responders lost hepatitis B surface antigen. Blinded histological assessment showed a significant improvement in treated patients, particularly in lobular necroinflammation and scores excluding fibrosis. No significant side effects were observed. These results suggest that a 26-week course of Talpha therapy is effective and safe in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
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PMID:Efficacy of thymosin alpha1 in patients with chronic hepatitis B: a randomized, controlled trial. 958 95

Recently we generated a panel of hepatitis B virus core gene mutants carrying single insertions or deletions which allowed efficient expression of the core protein in bacteria and self-assembly of capsids. Eleven of these mutations were introduced into a eukaryotic core gene expression vector and characterized by trans complementation of a core-negative HBV genome in cotransfected human hepatoma HuH7 cells. Surprisingly, four mutants (two insertions [EFGA downstream of A11 and LDTASALYR downstream of R39] and two deletions [Y38-R39-E40 and L42]) produced no detectable capsids. The other seven mutants supported capsid formation and pregenome packaging/viral minus- and plus-strand-DNA synthesis but to different levels. Four of these seven mutants (two insertions [GA downstream of A11 and EHCSP downstream of P50] and two deletions [S44 and A80]) allowed virion morphogenesis and secretion. The mutant carrying a deletion of A80 at the tip of the spike protruding from the capsid was hepatitis B virus core antigen negative but wild type with respect to virion formation, indicating that this site might not be crucial for capsid-surface protein interactions during morphogenesis. The other three nucleocapsid-forming mutants (one insertion [LS downstream of S141] and two deletions [T12 and P134]) were strongly blocked in virion formation. The corresponding sites are located in the part of the protein forming the body of the capsid and not in the spike. These mutations may alter sites on the particle which contact surface proteins during envelopment, or they may block the appearance of a signal for the transport or the maturation of the capsid which is linked to viral DNA synthesis and required for envelopment.
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PMID:Hepatitis B virus core gene mutations which block nucleocapsid envelopment. 1059 84

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype has been reported to correlate with response to interferon treatment in several studies. The relationship between HBV genotype and thymosin alpha1 (T-alpha1) treatment is unknown. We retrospectively examine HBV genotypes, precore and core promoter mutations in patients treated with Talpha1 and analyse the correlation between complete response [alanine aminotransferase (ALT) normalization plus seroclearance of HBeAg and HBV-DNA] and HBV genotype. It consisted 98 patients with chronic hepatitis B randomly allocating to three groups: (i) T6 group (n = 32) received a 26-week course of Talpha1 1.6 mg two times a week; (ii) T12 group (n = 34) received the same regimen as T6 group, but Talpha1 therapy extended for 52 weeks; (iii) T0 group (n = 32) served as a control and was followed up for 18 months without specific treatment. Stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that genotype (OR, 3.747; 95% CI, 1.066-13.170; P = 0.039), precore mutation (OR, 6.285; 95% CI, 1.874-21.086; P = 0.003) and Talpha-1 treatment (OR, 12.045; 95% CI, 2.220-65.354; P = 0.004) as independent factors associated with complete response. The complete response of Talpha-1 therapy was higher in patients with genotype B compared to patients with genotype C (52%vs 24%; P = 0.036) and in patients with precore mutation (64%vs 19%; P = 0.002). In conclusion, genotype, presence of precore mutation and Talpha-1 therapy were independent predictors to complete response. Genotype B, compared to genotype C, is associated with a higher response rate to T-alpha1 therapy.
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PMID:Hepatitis B virus genotype B is associated with better response to thymosin alpha1 therapy than genotype C. 1710 85