Distinct disease features in chimpanzees infected with a precore HBV mutant associated with acute liver failure in humans.
Transmission to chimpanzees of a precore hepatitis B virus (HBV) mutant implicated in acute liver failure (ALF) in humans did not cause ALF nor the classic form of acute hepatitis B (AHB) seen upon infection with the wild-type HBV strain, but rather a severe AHB with distinct disease features. Here,...
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doaj-5612fb1e37e748f7a7ed1136e5a4617d2021-04-21T17:16:36ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Pathogens1553-73661553-73742020-08-01168e100879310.1371/journal.ppat.1008793Distinct disease features in chimpanzees infected with a precore HBV mutant associated with acute liver failure in humans.Zhaochun ChenRonald E EngleChen-Hsiang ShenHuaying ZhaoPeter W SchuckEmily J DanoffHanh NguyenNorihisa NishimuraKevin W BockIan N MoorePeter D KwongRobert H PurcellSugantha GovindarajanPatrizia FarciTransmission to chimpanzees of a precore hepatitis B virus (HBV) mutant implicated in acute liver failure (ALF) in humans did not cause ALF nor the classic form of acute hepatitis B (AHB) seen upon infection with the wild-type HBV strain, but rather a severe AHB with distinct disease features. Here, we investigated the viral and host immunity factors responsible for the unusual severity of AHB associated with the precore HBV mutant in chimpanzees. Archived serial serum and liver specimens from two chimpanzees inoculated with a precore HBV mutant implicated in ALF and two chimpanzees inoculated with wild-type HBV were studied. We used phage-display library and next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies to characterize the liver antibody response. The results obtained in severe AHB were compared with those in classic AHB and HBV-associated ALF in humans. Severe AHB was characterized by: (i) the highest alanine aminotransferase (ALT) peaks ever seen in HBV transmission studies with a significantly shorter incubation period, compared to classic AHB; (ii) earlier HBsAg clearance and anti-HBs seroconversion with transient or undetectable hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg); (iii) limited inflammatory reaction relative to hepatocellular damage at the ALT peak with B-cell infiltration, albeit less extensive than in ALF; (iv) detection of intrahepatic germline antibodies against hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) by phage-display libraries in the earliest disease phase, as seen in ALF; (v) lack of intrahepatic IgM anti-HBcAg Fab, as seen in classic AHB, but at variance with ALF; and (vi) higher proportion of antibodies in germline configuration detected by NGS in the intrahepatic antibody repertoire compared to classic AHB, but lower than in ALF. This study identifies distinct outcome-specific features associated with severe AHB caused by a precore HBV mutant in chimpanzees, which bear closer resemblance to HBV ALF than to classic AHB. Our data suggest that precore HBV mutants carry an inherently higher pathogenicity that, in addition to specific host factors, may play a critical role in determining the severity of acute HBV disease.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008793 |
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Zhaochun Chen Ronald E Engle Chen-Hsiang Shen Huaying Zhao Peter W Schuck Emily J Danoff Hanh Nguyen Norihisa Nishimura Kevin W Bock Ian N Moore Peter D Kwong Robert H Purcell Sugantha Govindarajan Patrizia Farci |
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Zhaochun Chen Ronald E Engle Chen-Hsiang Shen Huaying Zhao Peter W Schuck Emily J Danoff Hanh Nguyen Norihisa Nishimura Kevin W Bock Ian N Moore Peter D Kwong Robert H Purcell Sugantha Govindarajan Patrizia Farci Distinct disease features in chimpanzees infected with a precore HBV mutant associated with acute liver failure in humans. PLoS Pathogens |
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Zhaochun Chen Ronald E Engle Chen-Hsiang Shen Huaying Zhao Peter W Schuck Emily J Danoff Hanh Nguyen Norihisa Nishimura Kevin W Bock Ian N Moore Peter D Kwong Robert H Purcell Sugantha Govindarajan Patrizia Farci |
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Distinct disease features in chimpanzees infected with a precore HBV mutant associated with acute liver failure in humans. |
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Distinct disease features in chimpanzees infected with a precore HBV mutant associated with acute liver failure in humans. |
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Distinct disease features in chimpanzees infected with a precore HBV mutant associated with acute liver failure in humans. |
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Distinct disease features in chimpanzees infected with a precore HBV mutant associated with acute liver failure in humans. |
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Distinct disease features in chimpanzees infected with a precore HBV mutant associated with acute liver failure in humans. |
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distinct disease features in chimpanzees infected with a precore hbv mutant associated with acute liver failure in humans. |
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Transmission to chimpanzees of a precore hepatitis B virus (HBV) mutant implicated in acute liver failure (ALF) in humans did not cause ALF nor the classic form of acute hepatitis B (AHB) seen upon infection with the wild-type HBV strain, but rather a severe AHB with distinct disease features. Here, we investigated the viral and host immunity factors responsible for the unusual severity of AHB associated with the precore HBV mutant in chimpanzees. Archived serial serum and liver specimens from two chimpanzees inoculated with a precore HBV mutant implicated in ALF and two chimpanzees inoculated with wild-type HBV were studied. We used phage-display library and next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies to characterize the liver antibody response. The results obtained in severe AHB were compared with those in classic AHB and HBV-associated ALF in humans. Severe AHB was characterized by: (i) the highest alanine aminotransferase (ALT) peaks ever seen in HBV transmission studies with a significantly shorter incubation period, compared to classic AHB; (ii) earlier HBsAg clearance and anti-HBs seroconversion with transient or undetectable hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg); (iii) limited inflammatory reaction relative to hepatocellular damage at the ALT peak with B-cell infiltration, albeit less extensive than in ALF; (iv) detection of intrahepatic germline antibodies against hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) by phage-display libraries in the earliest disease phase, as seen in ALF; (v) lack of intrahepatic IgM anti-HBcAg Fab, as seen in classic AHB, but at variance with ALF; and (vi) higher proportion of antibodies in germline configuration detected by NGS in the intrahepatic antibody repertoire compared to classic AHB, but lower than in ALF. This study identifies distinct outcome-specific features associated with severe AHB caused by a precore HBV mutant in chimpanzees, which bear closer resemblance to HBV ALF than to classic AHB. Our data suggest that precore HBV mutants carry an inherently higher pathogenicity that, in addition to specific host factors, may play a critical role in determining the severity of acute HBV disease. |
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