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  • Human immunodeficiency virus  (3)
  • Anti-HBc  (1)
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  • 1
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus ; AIDS ; Anti-HIV ; Anti-p41 ; Anti-p24
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Diagnosis of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) relies on the demonstration of antibody to this virus. Occasionally, the combined analysis of sera using ELISA and western blot reveals false-positive results. We have compared a newly developed test to detect antibodies to the core (anti-p24) and surface (anti-p41) proteins of HIV with the established tests described above. Anti-p24 and anti-p41 were negative in three individuals positive for anti-HIV by ELISA and immunoblot; they had a low risk to acquire HIV infection and were clinically and immunologically normal and suspected false positive previously. In 62 individuals at risk, anti-p41 was always positive while anti-p24 was negative in 24/62 individuals including all but one patient with AIDS. The data indicate that this new test may replace the western blot as a reliable, widely available, and standardized confirmatory assay. In addition, preliminary evidence needs to be confirmed that quantitative analysis of anti-p24 might be of prognostic value in the course of HIV infection.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Asymptomatische HBsAg-Träger ; Lebererkrankungen ; Charakterisierung ; HBcAg ; Anti-HBc ; HBeAg (e-Antigen) ; DNApolymerase-Aktivität ; Immunhistologie ; Asymptomatic HBsAg-carriers ; Liver diseases ; Characterization ; HBcAg ; Anti-HBc ; HBeAg (e-antigen) ; DNApolymerase activity ; Immunohistology
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary In this paper we report on anti-HBc-titers, HBeAg, DNApolymerase activity in the serum and intracellular HBsAg in healthy HBsAg-carriers and patients with HBsAg-positive inflammatory liver diseases. 32/44 patients with acure virus-B-hepatitis were negative for anti-HBc in the first week of the disease. Anti-HBc-titers in healthy HBsAg-carriers varied between 1:10 and 1:32,000 (medium titer 1:4,000). In HBsAg-positive CAH we found a medium titer between 1:32,000 and 1:64,000, in cases with CPH of about 1:16,000. All autoimmune type CAH showed anti-HBc-titers less than 1:10. By immunofluorescence we could demonstrate in a group of 71 asymptomatic HBsAg-carriers in none of the healthy HBsAg-carriers HBcAg in the liver cell nuclei. In contrast HBcAg could only be found in 4/5 HBsAg positive CAH- and 6/9 CPH patients. No elevated DNApolymerase activity could be demonstrated in healthy HBsAg-carriers. Out of 44 patients with virus-B-hepatitis only 3 showed elevated DNApolymerase activity. On the other hand DNApolymerase elevation was demonstrable in 17/37 cases with CAH and 9/15 with CPH. The investigations showed a strong correlation between the demonstration of HBeAg in the serum and the DNApolymerase activity. The characteristic findungs enabled us to differentiate between “healthy” HBsAg-carriers and HBsAg-carriers with inflammatory liver diseases.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird über anti-HBc-Titer-Bestimmungen, HBeAg, DNApolymerase-Aktivität im Serum sowie über intrazellulär nachweisbares HBcAg bei gesunden HBsAg-Trägern und Patienten mit HBsAg-positiven entzündlichen Lebererkrankungen berichtet. 32/44 Patienten mit akuter Virus-B-Hepatitis hatten keine anti-HBc-Titer-Erhöhung in der ersten Krankheitswoche. Bei gesunden HBsAg-Trägern schwanken die anti-HBc-Titer zwischen 1:10 und 1:32000 (mittlerer Titer 1:4000). Bei HBsAg-positiven chronisch-aktiven Hepatitiden fand sich ein mittlerer Titer zwischen 1:32000 bis 1:64000, bei HBsAg-positiver CPH ein mittlerer Titer von 1:16000. Alle Patienten mit autoimmuner CAH (HBsAg-negativ) hatten anti-HBc-Titer unter 1:10. In einer Gruppe von 71 asymptomatischen HBsAg-Trägern konnten immunhistologisch bei keinem der gesunden HBsAG-Träger HBcAg im Leberzellkern nachgewiesen werden. Im Gegensatz dazu wurde HBcAg bei 4/5 HBsAg-positiven CAH- und 6/9 CPH-Patienten gefunden. Eine Erhöhung der DNApolymerase-Aktivität wurde bei keinem der gesunden HBsAg-Träger nachgewiesen. Von den 44 HBsAg-positiven akuten Virus-B-Hepatitiden hatten nur 3 Fälle eine Erhöhung der DNApolymerase-Aktivität. Andererseits fand sich eine DNApolymerase-Aktivität bei 17/37 Patienten mit HBsAg-positiver CAH und 9/15 Fällen mit CPH. Die Untersuchungen konnten eine enge Korrelation zwischen dem Nachweis des HBeAg im Serum und der DNApolymerase-Aktivität zeigen. Die Befundmuster ermöglichen eine klare Abgrenzung der “gesunden” HBsAg-Träger von den HBsAg-Trägern mit entzündlichen Lebererkrankungen.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1437-160X
    Keywords: Hepatitis B virus ; Human immunodeficiency virus ; Interferon alpha ; Chronic hepatitis ; Hepatitis B ; Vaccination
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Hepatitis B virus and the human immunodeficiency virus are similarly transmitted. Individuals with preexisting HIV infection have a higher chance to become HBsAg carriers than do anti-HIV negative persons. Cytotoxic T cells with specificity for HBcAg, that are under the control of HBcAg-specific helper T cells, are responsible for liver injury. There is good evidence that HIV infection lowers inflammatory activity, is associated with milder liver histology, high levels of viral replication and low seroconversion rates. In addition interferon alpha therapy is less effective in anti-HIV positive subjects. The immune response against HBsAg is helper T-cell dependent and vaccination against hepatitis B is of low effectiveness. In addition, vaccination against hepatitis B may activate the HIV disease and is, therefore, presently not to be recommended.
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus ; Hepatitis B virus ; Interferon-α ; Corticosteroid
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract A 48-year-old male patient was admitted with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (stage III, Centers for Disease Control 1993) and viremic hepatitis B. Blood CD4 count was 15/μl. Discontinuation of prednisolone, previously prescribed by the patient's family practitioner because of elevated liver enzymes, resulted in severe hepatitis (alanine aminotransferase 〉 300U/1). Administration of interferon-α, (9 × 106U s.c. 3 × weekly) was initiated. Serum markers of viral replication disappeared, and aminotransferase levels returned to normal within a few weeks. The patient's serum was found negative for HBsAg after 3 months. Immunohistochemical analysis of liver biopsies before and during interferon therapy showed disappearance of all hepatitis B virus antigens and a marked reduction in inflammatory activity. Hepatitis B virus seroconversion remained stable until the patient died from the syndrome 2 years later. This case shows that in spite of severe HIV-associated immune deficiency with CD4 counts constantly below 100/μl, interferon-α can lead to sustained serological and histological improvement of viremic hepatitis B. Previous administration and discontinuation of cortisone may have helped to reach this effect.
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  • 5
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Synovial fluid ; IL-6 ; Cytoskeleton ; Antibodies ; ELISA
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Synovial fluids and sera from patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, yersinia arthritis, Behçet's syndrome, Crohn's disease, and osteoarthritis were tested for antinuclear antibodies and antibodies to five cytoskeletal components in sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) systems and for IL-6 concentrations in a proliferation assay (IL-6 dependent hybridoma cell line B13.29, subclone B9). Statistically significant correlations between antibody activities and IL-6 levels were found for vimentin antibodies (r= 0.56; p〈0.05) and actin antibodies (r= 0.44;p〈0.05). In patients with chronic and active disease like rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis, optical densities measured by vimentin- and actin-ELISA were significantly different from those measured in patients with osteoarthritis. To date only a few reports exist concerning the incidence of antibodies in synovial fluids. We have shown to our knowledge for the first time that IL-6 seems to induce synovial fluid antibody activities restricted to cytoskeletal components of synoviocytes (i.e., vimentin and actin). Synovial fluid antibody activities against vimentin and actin appear to be markers of activity in patients with inflammatory joint disease.
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