Journal article
Detection of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in Serum and Peripheral-Blood Mononuclear Cells from HCV-Monoinfected and HIV/HCV–Coinfected Persons
The Journal of infectious diseases, Vol.192(2), pp.258-265
07/15/2005
DOI: 10.1086/430949
PMID: 15962220
Abstract
It has been speculated that hepatitis C virus (HCV) replicates in peripheral-blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), which, therefore, may be a site for interaction with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We used strand-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction to detect HCV RNA in 28 HCV-monoinfected and 20 HIV/HCV–coinfected women. At the first visit, positive-strand HCV RNA was detected in serum samples from 89% of the women, whereas positive-strand HCV RNA was detected in PBMC samples from 32% and 55% of the HCV-monoinfected and HIV/HCV–coinfected women, respectively. After initiation of antiretroviral therapy, the HIV/HCV–coinfected women were significantly more likely to have detectable positive- and negative-strand HCV RNA in the PBMC compartment than were the HCV-monoinfected women. HIV and HCV RNA levels were not correlated. Serum HCV RNA levels were correlated over time; HCV RNA levels in the serum and PBMC compartments were not. These data suggest differential regulation of HCV RNA in the serum and PBMC compartments and may partially explain the limited HCV antiviral response rates observed in coinfected persons
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Detection of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in Serum and Peripheral-Blood Mononuclear Cells from HCV-Monoinfected and HIV/HCV–Coinfected Persons
- Creators
- Jason T. Blackard - Massachusetts General HospitalLaura Smeaton - Cancer Research And BiostatisticsYoichi Hiasa - Ehime UniversityNorio Horiike - Ehime UniversityMorikazu Onji - Ehime UniversityDenise J. Jamieson - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionIrma Rodriguez - Miriam HospitalKenneth H. Mayer - Brown UniversityRaymond T. Chung - Massachusetts General Hospital
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of infectious diseases, Vol.192(2), pp.258-265
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- DOI
- 10.1086/430949
- PMID
- 15962220
- ISSN
- 0022-1899
- eISSN
- 1537-6613
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/15/2005
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology; VPMA - Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984446271502771
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