Structure of replicating hepatitis C virus (HCV) quasispecies in the liver may not be reflected by analysis of circulating HCV virions

被引:58
作者
Cabot, B [1 ]
Esteban, JI [1 ]
Martell, M [1 ]
Genesca, J [1 ]
Vargas, V [1 ]
Esteban, R [1 ]
Guardia, J [1 ]
Gomez, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV AUTOMA BARCELONA,HOSP GEN UNIV VALL HEBRON,SERV MED INTERNAHEPATOL,DEPT MED,LIVER UNIT,BARCELONA 08035,SPAIN
关键词
D O I
10.1128/JVI.71.2.1732-1734.1997
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We have analyzed the population of hepatitis C virus (HCV) sequences in paired liver and serum samples from four patients with chronic hepatitis C, Sequences from three different biopsy specimens from a liver explant from one patient were compared with each other and with the circulating sequences. Our results demonstrate that the circulating quasispecies does not necessarily reflect the viral population replicating in the liver and that this is not due to a macroscopic anatomic compartmentalization of HCV replication. This finding has important implications for the pathogenesis and natural history of chronic HCV infection.
引用
收藏
页码:1732 / 1734
页数:3
相关论文
共 19 条
  • [1] HIV AND T-CELL EXPANSION IN SPLENIC WHITE PULPS IS ACCOMPANIED BY INFILTRATION OF HIV-SPECIFIC CYTOTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTES
    CHEYNIER, R
    HENRICHWARK, S
    HADIDA, F
    PELLETIER, E
    OKSENHENDLER, E
    AUTRAN, B
    WAINHOBSON, S
    [J]. CELL, 1994, 78 (03) : 373 - 387
  • [2] SINGLE-STEP METHOD OF RNA ISOLATION BY ACID GUANIDINIUM THIOCYANATE PHENOL CHLOROFORM EXTRACTION
    CHOMCZYNSKI, P
    SACCHI, N
    [J]. ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, 1987, 162 (01) : 156 - 159
  • [3] NONHOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION OF HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS TYPE-1 PROVIRUSES IN THE SPLEEN
    DELASSUS, S
    CHEYNIER, R
    WAINHOBSON, S
    [J]. JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY, 1992, 66 (09) : 5642 - 5645
  • [4] DOMINGO E, IN PRESS VIRAL HEPAT
  • [5] Domingo Esteban, 1994, P161
  • [6] FLUCTUATION OF HEPATITIS-C VIRUS QUASI-SPECIES IN PERSISTENT INFECTION AND INTERFERON TREATMENT REVEALED BY SINGLE-STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS
    ENOMOTO, N
    KUROSAKI, M
    TANAKA, Y
    MARUMO, F
    SATO, C
    [J]. JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY, 1994, 75 : 1361 - 1369
  • [7] Esteban J I, 1992, Prog Liver Dis, V10, P253
  • [8] PREVENTION OF HEPATITIS-C VIRUS-INFECTION IN CHIMPANZEES AFTER ANTIBODY-MEDIATED IN-VITRO NEUTRALIZATION
    FARCI, P
    ALTER, HJ
    WONG, DC
    MILLER, RH
    GOVINDARAJAN, S
    ENGLE, R
    SHAPIRO, M
    PURCELL, RH
    [J]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1994, 91 (16) : 7792 - 7796
  • [9] RAPID TURNOVER OF PLASMA VIRIONS AND CD4 LYMPHOCYTES IN HIV-1 INFECTION
    HO, DD
    NEUMANN, AU
    PERELSON, AS
    CHEN, W
    LEONARD, JM
    MARKOWITZ, M
    [J]. NATURE, 1995, 373 (6510) : 123 - 126
  • [10] HONDA M, 1994, HEPATOLOGY, V20, P1144, DOI 10.1002/hep.1840200507