Antiviral effect of adefovir in combination with a DNA vaccine in the duck hepatitis B virus infection model.
J Hepatol
; 38(3): 328-34, 2003 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Combination of antiviral drugs with immunotherapeutic approaches may be a promising approach for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. We used the duck HBV (DHBV) infection model to evaluate the efficacy of the combination of adefovir with DNA-immunization by comparison with the respective monotherapies.METHODS:
Pekin ducks chronically infected with DHBV received adefovir treatment alone or in association with intramuscular immunization with a plasmid (pCI-preS/S) expressing the DHBV large envelope protein. Ducks immunized with pCI-preS/S plasmid alone and two control groups receiving empty plasmid injections or no treatment were followed in parallel.RESULTS:
All animals treated with adefovir showed a marked drop in viremia titers during drug administration, followed by a rebound of viral replication after drug withdrawal. Eight weeks after the third DNA boost, the median of viremia within the duck group receiving the combination therapy tended to be lower compared to that of the other groups. In addition, our results suggest a trend to an additive effect of adefovir and DNA vaccine since a 51% decrease in DHBV DNA was observed in autopsy liver samples from combination therapy group, whereas pCI-preS/S or adefovir monotherapies decreased intrahepatic viral DNA by 38 and 14%, respectively. This effect was sustained since it was observed 12 weeks after the end of therapy.CONCLUSIONS:
Our results suggest that combination of adefovir with DNA-vaccine may be able to induce a sustained antiviral effect in vivo.
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Antivirais
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Adenina
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Vírus da Hepatite B do Pato
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Imunização
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Infecções por Hepadnaviridae
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Vacinas de DNA
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Organofosfonatos
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Hepatite Viral Animal
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Hepatol
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França