Resistance-Associated NS5A Variants of Hepatitis C Virus Are Susceptible to Interferon-Based Therapy.
The presence of resistance-associated variants (RAVs) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) attenuates the efficacy of direct acting antivirals (DAAs). The objective of this study was to characterize the susceptibility of RAVs to interferon-based therapy.Direct and deep sequencing were performed to detect Y93H...
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doaj-374e1609701340d4aaa3a20d8eb66c6f2020-11-25T02:13:36ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01109e013806010.1371/journal.pone.0138060Resistance-Associated NS5A Variants of Hepatitis C Virus Are Susceptible to Interferon-Based Therapy.Jun ItakuraMasayuki KurosakiMayu HiguchiHitomi TakadaNatsuko NakakukiYoshie ItakuraNobuharu TamakiYutaka YasuiShoko SuzukiKaoru TsuchiyaHiroyuki NakanishiYuka TakahashiShinya MaekawaNobuyuki EnomotoNamiki IzumiThe presence of resistance-associated variants (RAVs) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) attenuates the efficacy of direct acting antivirals (DAAs). The objective of this study was to characterize the susceptibility of RAVs to interferon-based therapy.Direct and deep sequencing were performed to detect Y93H RAV in the NS5A region. Twenty nine genotype 1b patients with detectable RAV at baseline were treated by a combination of simeprevir, pegylated interferon and ribavirin. The longitudinal changes in the proportion of Y93H RAV during therapy and at breakthrough or relapse were determined.By direct sequencing, Y93H RAV became undetectable or decreased in proportion at an early time point during therapy (within 7 days) in 57% of patients with both the Y93H variant and wild type virus at baseline when HCV RNA was still detectable. By deep sequencing, the proportion of Y93H RAV against Y93 wild type was 52.7% (5.8%- 97.4%) at baseline which significantly decreased to 29.7% (0.16%- 98.3%) within 7 days of initiation of treatment (p = 0.023). The proportion of Y93H RAV was reduced in 21 of 29 cases (72.4%) and a marked reduction of more than 10% was observed in 14 cases (48.7%). HCV RNA reduction was significantly greater for Y93H RAV (-3.65±1.3 logIU/mL/day) than the Y93 wild type (-3.35±1.0 logIU/mL/day) (p<0.001).Y93H RAV is more susceptible to interferon-based therapy than the Y93 wild type.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4569333?pdf=render |
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Jun Itakura Masayuki Kurosaki Mayu Higuchi Hitomi Takada Natsuko Nakakuki Yoshie Itakura Nobuharu Tamaki Yutaka Yasui Shoko Suzuki Kaoru Tsuchiya Hiroyuki Nakanishi Yuka Takahashi Shinya Maekawa Nobuyuki Enomoto Namiki Izumi |
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Jun Itakura Masayuki Kurosaki Mayu Higuchi Hitomi Takada Natsuko Nakakuki Yoshie Itakura Nobuharu Tamaki Yutaka Yasui Shoko Suzuki Kaoru Tsuchiya Hiroyuki Nakanishi Yuka Takahashi Shinya Maekawa Nobuyuki Enomoto Namiki Izumi Resistance-Associated NS5A Variants of Hepatitis C Virus Are Susceptible to Interferon-Based Therapy. PLoS ONE |
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Jun Itakura Masayuki Kurosaki Mayu Higuchi Hitomi Takada Natsuko Nakakuki Yoshie Itakura Nobuharu Tamaki Yutaka Yasui Shoko Suzuki Kaoru Tsuchiya Hiroyuki Nakanishi Yuka Takahashi Shinya Maekawa Nobuyuki Enomoto Namiki Izumi |
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Resistance-Associated NS5A Variants of Hepatitis C Virus Are Susceptible to Interferon-Based Therapy. |
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Resistance-Associated NS5A Variants of Hepatitis C Virus Are Susceptible to Interferon-Based Therapy. |
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Resistance-Associated NS5A Variants of Hepatitis C Virus Are Susceptible to Interferon-Based Therapy. |
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Resistance-Associated NS5A Variants of Hepatitis C Virus Are Susceptible to Interferon-Based Therapy. |
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Resistance-Associated NS5A Variants of Hepatitis C Virus Are Susceptible to Interferon-Based Therapy. |
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resistance-associated ns5a variants of hepatitis c virus are susceptible to interferon-based therapy. |
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The presence of resistance-associated variants (RAVs) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) attenuates the efficacy of direct acting antivirals (DAAs). The objective of this study was to characterize the susceptibility of RAVs to interferon-based therapy.Direct and deep sequencing were performed to detect Y93H RAV in the NS5A region. Twenty nine genotype 1b patients with detectable RAV at baseline were treated by a combination of simeprevir, pegylated interferon and ribavirin. The longitudinal changes in the proportion of Y93H RAV during therapy and at breakthrough or relapse were determined.By direct sequencing, Y93H RAV became undetectable or decreased in proportion at an early time point during therapy (within 7 days) in 57% of patients with both the Y93H variant and wild type virus at baseline when HCV RNA was still detectable. By deep sequencing, the proportion of Y93H RAV against Y93 wild type was 52.7% (5.8%- 97.4%) at baseline which significantly decreased to 29.7% (0.16%- 98.3%) within 7 days of initiation of treatment (p = 0.023). The proportion of Y93H RAV was reduced in 21 of 29 cases (72.4%) and a marked reduction of more than 10% was observed in 14 cases (48.7%). HCV RNA reduction was significantly greater for Y93H RAV (-3.65±1.3 logIU/mL/day) than the Y93 wild type (-3.35±1.0 logIU/mL/day) (p<0.001).Y93H RAV is more susceptible to interferon-based therapy than the Y93 wild type. |
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