Deleterious Effects of Hepatitis Delta Virus Replication on Host Cell Proliferation
AUTOR(ES)
Wang, David
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection and spread in vivo are dependent upon coinfection by hepatitis B virus (HBV), and dual HDV/HBV infection is frequently more severe than HBV infection alone, raising the possibility that HDV infection may be deleterious to cells. Here we have examined the effects of HDV replication on the long-term growth of cultured cells. Our results show that most cells transfected with HDV cDNA do not give rise to stable cell lines expressing viral antigens or replicative intermediates; in addition, cotransfection of HDV replicons with a plasmid vector expressing a hygromycin resistance marker results in a dose-dependent impairment of hygromycin-resistant colony formation. When cells transfected with replication-competent HDV cDNA are followed prospectively, a progressive decline in viral RNA replication and a steady decrease in the proportion of cells expressing delta antigen are observed. However, in transient transfection assays, no evidence was found to link HDV replication to apoptosis or to cell cycle arrest, nor did HDV replication confer on host cells enhanced sensitivity to inducers of apoptosis. Thus, HDV replication does not appear to be acutely cytotoxic. However, in dividing cells HDV replication is associated with a subtler growth disadvantage, leading to selection in culture for cells displaying diminished HDV expression. This effect would not be expected to cause hepatitis in vivo but might contribute to impaired liver regeneration in the setting of ongoing hepatocellular injury.
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