[Serum level of soluble forms of membranous antigens of immune system cells in carriers of virus hepatitis G markers]

Vopr Virusol. 2005 Sep-Oct;50(5):19-22.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The levels of soluble CD38 (sCD38), CD50 (sCD50), and CD95 (sCD95) antigens and HLA class I (sHLA-I) were determined in the serum samples from persons infected with hepatitis G virus (HGV). HGV monoinfection was accompanied by a rise in the serum content of sCD38, sCD50, and sCD95 antigens. The serum presence of HGV RNA and anti-E2 HGV antibodies was characterized by the normal content of sCD38 and sCD95 while the level of sCD50 was elevated and the serum content of sHLA-I was decreased. If the serum contained only anti-E2 HGV antibodies, the level of sCD50 remained increased 4-fold. It is suggested that the higher adhesion-inhibiting level of sCD50 is a reason of a weak immune response to HGV and hence of a long HGV persistence in the body.

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, CD / blood*
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / blood*
  • Flaviviridae Infections / blood*
  • Flaviviridae Infections / virology
  • GB virus C* / genetics
  • GB virus C* / immunology
  • GB virus C* / isolation & purification
  • HLA Antigens / blood*
  • Hepatitis Antibodies / blood
  • Hepatitis, Viral, Human / blood*
  • Hepatitis, Viral, Human / virology
  • RNA, Viral / blood
  • Solubility
  • Viral Envelope Proteins / immunology
  • fas Receptor / blood*

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • HLA Antigens
  • Hepatitis Antibodies
  • ICAM3 protein, human
  • RNA, Viral
  • Viral Envelope Proteins
  • fas Receptor
  • glycoprotein E2, GB virus C