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. 1989 Apr;86(8):2883-7.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.86.8.2883.

Establishment of a human T-cell clone cytotoxic for both autologous and allogeneic hepatocytes from chronic hepatitis patients with type non-A, non-B virus

M Imawari  1 , M Nomura, T Kaieda, T Moriyama, K Oshimi, I Nakamura, T Gunji, S Ohnishi, T Ishikawa, H Nakagama, et al.
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Establishment of a human T-cell clone cytotoxic for both autologous and allogeneic hepatocytes from chronic hepatitis patients with type non-A, non-B virus

M Imawari et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1989 Apr.

Abstract

A human T-cell clone (TA-NB-2) that could lyse both autologous and allogeneic hepatocytes from chronic hepatitis patients with type non-A, non-B virus (NANB) was established. This clone produced CD3+ CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes and expressed an antigen specific for alpha and beta subunits of T-cell receptor. The cytotoxic activity of the clone was abrogated by incubation with anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody. Anti-HLA monoclonal antibodies did not block the lysis of the target hepatocytes by TA-NB-2 cells. The cytotoxicity of TA-NB-2 clone against hepatocytes from patients with chronic NANB hepatitis was 39.8 +/- 13.2% (mean +/- SD; n = 17) (range, 14.2-60.5%), whereas that against hepatocytes from control patients with chronic type-B hepatitis, acute hepatitis B, acute hepatitis A, or alcoholic liver cirrhosis was 4.0 +/- 7.7% (n = 12) (range, -10.8 to 14.0%). The results suggest that TA-NB-2 cells specifically recognize a hepatitis NANB-related antigen expressed on hepatitis NANB-infected hepatocytes by T-cell receptor and that the recognition is not restricted by the major histocompatibility complex antigens. The results also suggest that most, if not all, cases of chronic hepatitis due to NANB are caused by one agent; TA-NB-2 clone may be useful as a tool to identify this particular hepatitis-related antigen.

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