UW Hepatitis B Flashcards
what two phases HBV goes through?
the proliferative phase and the integrative phase
The entire virion and all related antigens of the episomal HBV DNA are present?
proliferative phase
What happens in proliferative phase?
The entire virion and all related antigens of the episomal HBV DNA are present.
Where are expressed HBsAg and HBcAg?
on the hepatocyte cell surface
HBsAg and HBcAg are in conjunction with what?
with the MHC class I molecules
viral HBsAg and HBcAg + MCH I –> activation of what?
This expression serves to activate the cytotoxic CD8+ T lymphocytes, which respond by destroying the infected hepatocytes.
Note that the virion itself does not have a cytopathic effect.
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The HBV DNA is incorporated into the host genome of those hepatocytes that survived the immune response?
integrative phase
what happens in integrative phase?
The HBV DNA is incorporated into the host genome of those hepatocytes that survived the immune response
When infectivity ceases and liver damage tapers off?
when the antiviral antibodies appear and viral replication stops.
why the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, however, remains elevated despite antibodies?
The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, however, remains elevated because of the HBV DNA that has been integrated into the host genome
NOTE THAT THE VIRION ITSELF DOES NOT HAVE A CYTOPATHIC EFFECT.
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HBV cytotoxic effect?
Hepatitis B virus has no direct cytotoxic effect.
How host antibody HBsAb neutralizes HBV infectivity?
by binding to the viral surface antigen HBsAg and preventing the antigen from interacting with hepatocyte receptors.
Host antibody HBsAb neutralizes HBV infectivity. relation of this neutralization to carcinoma?
THIS NEUTRALIZATION OCCURS BEFORE THE VIRUS ENTERS THE HEPATOCYTE, AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH HEPATOCELLULAR DAMAGE
Antigen-antibody complexes in HBV infection. What manifestation?
Antigen-antibody complexes cause some of the early symptoms of hepatitis B virus infection (eg, arthralgias, arthritis, and urticaria) as well as some of the chronic complications (eg, immune complex glomerulonephritis, cryoglobulinemia, vasculitis).
HBV causes III type hypersensitivity.
Antigen-antibody complexes in HBV infection. Relation to hepatocellular damage?
These complexes are not responsible for hepatocellular damage.