Interferon γ-induced protein10 kinetics in treatment-naive versus treatment-experienced patients receiving interferon-free therapy for hepatitis C virus infection: Implications for the innate immune response

  • Jennifer C. Lin
  • , François Habersetzer
  • , Maribel Rodriguez-Torres
  • , Nezam Afdhal
  • , Eric J. Lawitz
  • , Matthew S. Paulson
  • , Yanni Zhu
  • , Gangadharan Mani Subramanian
  • , John G. McHutchison
  • , Mark Sulkowski
  • , David L. Wyles
  • , Robert T. Schooley

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Abstract

We measured interferon γ-induced protein 10 (IP-10) levels in 428 patients at baseline, week 1, and week 2 of all-oral treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. An increased baseline IP-10 level was associated with a T allele in the IL28B gene, an increased alanine aminotransferase level in treatment-naive but not experienced patients, and an increased body mass index. At week 1, the mean decline in plasma IP-10 levels was the same in treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients (-49%), whereas during week 2 the mean decline in IP-10 levels in treatment-naive patients (-14%) was significantly larger than in treatmentexperienced patients (-2%; P =.0176). IP-10 thus may be a surrogate marker of the rate of intracellular viral replication complex decay.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1881-1885
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Infectious Diseases
Volume210
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Direct-acting antiviral therapy
  • Hepatitis C
  • IP-10
  • Innate immunity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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