乙型肝炎病毒携带孕妇母婴阻断的优化管理

我国是乙型肝炎病毒(Hepatitis B virus,HBV)感染的高流行区,HBV感染的育龄期女性是HBV传播的主要传染源,其中大多数育龄期的乙肝女性为乙型肝炎病毒携带状态,因此,乙型肝炎病毒携带孕妇的HBV母婴阻断成了临床愈发关注的问题。实践中,即使HBsAg阳性的孕妇分娩的新生儿接种乙肝疫苗和乙肝免疫球蛋白,仍有5%-10%的新生儿感染HBV,尤其母亲为HBe Ag阳性、高病毒载量者。因此,美国肝病研究学会(AASLD)、欧洲肝病学会(EASL)和英国国立优质卫生和保健研究所(NICE)指南推荐高病毒载量的孕妇在妊娠晚期口服抗病毒药物拉米夫定、替诺福韦、替比夫定进行母婴阻断,减少新生儿感染HBV的机率,但目前乙型肝炎病毒携带孕妇阻断HBV母婴传播的临床管理和预防策略尚未达成共识,尤其是母乳喂养和分娩方式等问题仍存在争议,本文谨从HBsAg筛查、垂直传播的危险因素、阻断方法、分娩方式、母乳喂养等方面进行综述,探讨如何优化管理乙型肝炎病毒携带孕妇,并对未来HBV母婴阻断的研究进行展望。     

免疫预防阻断乙型肝炎病毒母婴传播效果的观察

阻断乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)母婴传播是控制乙型肝炎的重大问题。为探讨免疫预防对阻断HBV母婴传播的效果及影响因素,对667例HBV表面抗原(HBsAg)阳性孕妇及其婴儿进行研究。这些孕妇按HBVe抗原(HBeAg)和HBVDNA检测结果,分为HBeAg阳性组及阴性组、DNA阳性组及阴性组;按是否于孕晚期注射乙型肝炎免疫球蛋白(HBIG),分为注射组及未注射组。婴儿于出生24h内均肌内注射HBIG100IU,并按0、1、6方案注射10μg重组酵母HBV疫苗;8～12月龄后随访婴儿,并进行HBV标志物(HBV-M)检测。667个婴儿中,20例感染HBV,免疫阻断失败率为3.0%。孕妇HBeAg阳性组免疫阻断失败率为8.7%,阴性组为0.2%,两组差异显著(P<0.001);两组婴儿对疫苗免疫应答率分别为83.0%和83.1%,无显著差异(P=0.988)。孕妇DNA阳性组免疫阻断失败率为8.1%,HBVDNA均≥6log10copies/ml。孕期注射与未注射HBIG组婴儿免疫阻断失败率分别为3.7%和2.7%,无显著差异(P=0.479);两组婴儿对疫苗免疫应答率分别为84.4%和82.4%,无显著差异(P=0.519)。孕妇HBeAg阳性注射HBIG组与未注射组的免疫阻断失败率分别为8.4%和8.9%,无显著差异(P=0.892)。孕妇HBeAg阴性注射与未注射HBIG组的免疫阻断失败率分别为0.0%和0.3%,也无显著差异(P=0.538)。11例免疫阻断失败的婴儿中,10例出生时血清HBsAg已为阳性;8～12个月后随访,HBsAg仍持续阳性,提示为宫内感染。本研究证实,孕期注射HBIG未能提高婴儿对HBV疫苗加HBIG的免疫阻断效果。宫内感染可能是疫苗加HBIG免疫阻断失败的主要原因。采用降低孕妇血清HBVDNA的措施,如对孕妇进行抗HBV治疗,也许能降低HBV宫内感染率。     

替比夫定对HBeAg阳性慢性乙型肝炎患者HBV特异性T细胞免疫动态变化的研究

目的观察替比夫定治疗HBeAg阳性慢性乙肝患者对HBV特异性T细胞细胞亚群的影响。方法选取2013年12月至2015年1月在我院接受替比夫定治疗的HBeAg阳性慢性乙型肝炎患者10例,其中完全应答(CR)组3例,部分应答(PR)组4例,无应答(NR)组3例,观察治疗后HBV特异性细胞毒T淋巴细胞(CTL)水平及HBV DNA、干扰素-γ(IFN-γ)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)等的变化。结果三组患者HBV DNA水平随着治疗时间的延长而下降,CR组和PR组差异有统计学意义(F=17.21,P0.05)。患者HBV特异性CTL水平随着治疗时间的延长而增加,对于CR组,强烈的增殖反应在12周时达到最高,持续反应到36周(t=28.27,P0.05),对于PR组,强烈的增殖反应出现在12周(t=15.57,P0.05),而NR组则无明显的增殖反应(P=0.286)。患者治疗后第3个月IFN-γ和TNF-α含量较治疗开始时高,差异有统计学意义(F_(IFN-γ)=23.43,F_(TNF-α)=18.27,P0.05),第6个月、第12个月IFN-γ和TNF-α含量均高于治疗第3个月,差异有统计学意义(F_(IFN-γ)=27.35,F_(TNF-α)=16.17,P0.05);第6个月和第12个月IFN-γ、TNF-α含量比较,差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论替比夫定治疗HBeAg阳性慢性乙型肝炎患者能有效抑制HBV的复制,降低HBeAg水平,HBV特异性细胞毒T淋巴细胞功能随着治疗的延长而增强,治疗后HBeAg血清学转换的发生与HBV特异性细胞毒T淋巴细胞水平升高有关。     

应用乙型肝炎疫苗阻断围产期乙型肝炎病毒的母婴传播

993名HBsAg携带者母亲所生新生儿,以768名新生儿为试验组,226名新生儿为对照组,试验组分别注射HBsAg血源性氢氧化铝佐剂疫苗,乙型肝炎高价免疫球蛋白(HBlg)或疫苗加HBIg,对照组注射安慰剂,所用疫苗为国产81-2、82-1-2、83-1和美国NIHA9,观察表明,出生后六个月,试验组各批疫苗的保护率为60～93％,以83-1批为最高;疫苗加HBIg的保护效果与疫苗相似,HBIg组亦有70％的保护效果,以上结果证明单独应用HBsAg疫苗阻断母婴传播的效果是理想的。     

替比夫定联合阿德福韦酯与恩替卡韦治疗HBeAg阳性慢性乙型肝炎患者疗效比较

目的 评价替比夫定联合阿德福韦酯与恩替卡韦治疗HBeAg阳性慢性乙型肝炎患者的疗效及安全性.方法 138例患者单盲分组,替比夫定联合阿德福韦酯组69例,恩替卡韦组69例,比较两组患者在治疗的第4、8、12、24、52周时HBV-DNA转阴率、ALT复常率,12、24和52周HBeAg转阴及血清学转换率,及24、52周完全应答率.结果 与基线相比,两组患者治疗4、8、12、24和52周时的不同时间阶段HBV-DNA转阴率及ALT复常率差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).治疗24、52周替比夫定联合阿德福韦酯组患者的HBeAg转阴率及血清学转换率均优于恩替卡韦组,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).总有效率在治疗第24、52周时进行两组比较,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).两组安全性及耐受性均相似,差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).结论 替比夫定联合阿德福韦酯组与恩替卡韦组均具有强效的HBV-DNA抑制作用,在4、8、12、24和52周的不同时间阶段抗病毒疗效均相似.替比夫定联合阿德福韦酯组具有更显著的HBeAg转阴率及血清转换率和完全应答率,在治疗第24、52周尤为明显,两组ALT复常率相似,替比夫定联合阿德福韦酯和恩替卡韦均具有良好的安全性和耐受性.     

胎盘Hofbauer细胞在HBV母婴垂直传播的作用

目的:探讨胎盘Hofbauer细胞在乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)母婴垂直传播的作用。方法:垂直传播组(母亲及其新生儿血HBsAg和HBV-DNA均为阳性)、非垂直传播组(母亲血HBsAg和HBV-DNA阳性而新生儿阴性)和对照组(母亲及其新生儿血HBsAg和HBV-DNA均为阴性)各30例,透射电了显微镜观察其胎盘Hofbauer细胞超微结构变化及其与HBV颗粒的关系。结果:①对照组未发现Hofbauer细胞:在垂直传播组和非垂直传播组,Hofbauer细胞散在分布于胎盘间质中。②在垂直感染组,Hofba-uer细胞肿胀,胞浆突起减少,胞浆空泡变大;粗面内质网及高尔基复合体萎缩,线粒体缩小,溶酶体少见;胞核增大,染色质浓缩、边聚。在非垂直感染组,Hofbauer细胞呈圆形或卵圆形,细胞表面有大量胞浆突起,排列着微吞饮小体,细胞胞浆内有圆形空泡;线粒体呈杆状,峭排列紧密,溶酶体较多,高尔基体及粗面内质网欠发达;胞核偏位,核仁显著,染色质分布均匀。③在Hofbauer细胞胞质空泡、细胞间隙内存在单个或多个成熟病毒颗粒、病毒包涵体和病毒抗原颗粒。结论:HBV可引起胎盘Hofbauer细胞超微结构改变,并经Hofbauer细胞介导引起母婴垂直传播。     

丙型病毒性肝炎母婴传播的现状、进展及未来

丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)可引起急性和慢性病毒性肝炎,可发展成肝纤维化、肝硬化,甚至肝细胞癌。HCV经典的传播途径为经血液或血液制品传播,但1992年后献血员HCV的筛检已使输血后肝炎大为减少。在发达国家,HCV传播途径正在发生改变,儿童非血液制品的丙肝日渐增多。母婴间宫内、分娩时及产后感染已成为当前及今后的重要研究课题。研究证实,HCV可经胎盘引起胎儿感染,宫内感染是HCV传播的一条重要途径。尽管人们对HCV母婴传播中所涉及的风险因素逐渐明确,但到目前为止对具体的传播机制和传播时机仍知之甚少。我们就丙型病毒性肝炎母婴传播的现状、进展及未来做简要综述。     

乙肝病毒标志物在胎儿和胎盘组织中的表达及其与 HBV母婴传播关系的研究

目的通过对乙肝阳性产妇外周血、胎儿及胎儿附属物进行乙肝病毒标志物的检测,探讨HBV宫内感染发生的机制。方法通过ELISA法及实时荧光定量PCR法检测血清标本中HBV标志物及HBV DNA水平;通过对组织标本的免疫组织化学染色检测组织中HBV标志物的表达。结果胎儿脐血HBV DNA水平与母血HBV DNA水平相关,母血HBV DNA高水平(≥107copy/mL)时脐血HBV DNA阳性率明显增高,P<0.05。胎儿脐血HBV DNA水平显著低于母血HBV DNA水平,P<0.05。胎盘组织可见HBsAg免疫组织化学染色阳性,但未发现HBcAg染色阳性。在引产胎儿胎肝和胎肾组织中发现HBsAg和/或HBcAg免疫组织化学染色阳性细胞。结论母亲HBV DNA高水平是发生HBV宫内感染的高危因素。脐血HBV DNA阳性是判断HBV宫内感染的相关指标;HBV可能通过胎盘感染的途径由母体进入胎儿体内,并可能在胎儿体内定位和复制,这可能是导致HBV宫内感染的原因。     

不同剂量乙肝疫苗阻断乙型肝炎病毒母婴传播的远期效果观察

本文对出生后接种不同剂量乙肝血源疫苗的２７２名婴儿进行了３－５年的效果随访观察。结果表明,接种３、４、５年后,抗－ＨＢｓ阳性率仍分别保持在９０．５％、８２．３％和７３．２％,ＨＢｓＡｇ阳性率分别为２．８％、３．１％和４．２％。３年后抗－ＨＢｓ阳性率逐年下降,Ｐ／Ｎ值＞５０者以接种后３年为多,＜５０者以５年为多,３年后也呈下降趋势。随访结果说明,接种１０μｇ×４、５μｇ×４及２．５μｇ×４剂量的乙肝疫苗具有阻断母婴乙肝病毒传播的效果。鉴于Ｐ／Ｎ值及抗－ＨＢｓ阳性率在接种后３年开始下降,建议接种后３年应进行一次加强接种。     

乙型肝炎血源疫苗不同免疫剂量阻断新生儿母婴传播的效果观察

用乙型肝炎血源疫苗,按0、1、6程序,分5种不同剂量免疫HBsAg和HBeAg均阳性(双阳性)母亲和仅HBsAg阳性母亲的新生儿,井于首针后8～12个月采血,用放射免疫(RIA)法检测他们的HBsAg和抗-HBs、抗-HBc,以比较不同剂量乙肝疫苗阻断母婴传播的效果。结果,10μg×3组对双阳性和仅HBsAg阳性母亲的新生儿的保护率,分别是42.9％和53.5％;20μ×3组为67.4％和69.7％;30μg、10μg、10μg组为75.6％和79.8％,30.20、20μg(含30、30、10μg)组为80.2％和81.5％;30μg×3组为82.3％和83.7％。随疫苗剂量增加保护率逐渐增加,抗-HBs阳转率也是如此。     

Attempted therapeutic immunization in a chimpanzee chronic HBV carrier with a high viral load

BACKGROUND: We previously reported successful therapeutic immunization in a chimpanzee having a relatively low viral load, which was immunized with recombinant plasmid hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) DNA and boosted with recombinant HBsAg encoding canarypox virus. In the present study, we attempted to confirm these findings in an animal with a high virus load. METHODS AND RESULTS: We tested three immunization strategies successively over a 3-year period. In the first of these, we administered four monthly injections of DNA encoding HBsAg + PreS2 + hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) + DNA encoding interleukin (IL)-12, (given 3 days later), and boosted with canarypox expressing all of the above HBV genes 6 months after initial immunization. No reduction in viral load was observed. In the second trial, we administered lamivudine for 8 weeks, and then began monthly DNA-based immunization with plasmids expressing the above viral genes; however, viral loads rebounded 1 week after termination of lamivudine therapy. In a third trial, we continued lamivudine therapy for 30 weeks and immunized with vaccinia virus expressing the above viral genes 18 and 23 weeks after the start of lamivudine therapy. Again viral loads rebounded shortly after cessation of lamivudine treatment. Analysis of cell-mediated immune responses, and their avidity, revealed that DNA-based immunization produced the strongest enhancement of high avidity T-cell responses, while recombinant vaccinia immunization during lamivudine therapy enhanced low avidity responses only. The strongest low and high avidity responses were directed to the middle surface antigen. CONCLUSIONS: Three strategies for therapeutic immunization failed to control HBV viremia in a chronically infected chimpanzee with a high viral load.     

The effects of telbivudine in late pregnancy to prevent intrauterine transmission of the hepatitis B virus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ABSTRACT: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection poses a serious public health problem in many parts of the world. Presently, even with proper joint immunoprophylaxis, approximately 10-15% of newborns from HBV carrier mothers suffer from HBV infection through intrauterine transmission. One of the risk factors is the level of maternal viraemia. Telbivudine is a synthetic thymidine nucleoside analogue with activity against HBV. A few studies have evaluated the efficacy of telbivudine in preventing intrauterine HBV infection during late pregnancy. So we conducted this meta-analysis to arrive at an evidence-based conclusion. We searched Medline/PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Knowledge and China Biological Medicine Database from January 1990 to December 2011. Relative risks (RR) of the seropositivity rates for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and HBV DNA in newborns and infants were studied. Mean differences (MD) in maternal HBV DNA levels were reviewed. Finally two randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and four non-randomised controlled trials (NRCTs) were left for analysis which included 576 mothers in total, of whom 306 received telbivudine treatment and 270 did not receive any drug. All newborns received hepatitis B vaccine (HBVac) and hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) after birth. The seropositivity rate for HBsAg or HBV DNA was significantly lower in the telbivudine group, both at birth and at 6--12 months follow up. Meanwhile, maternal HBV DNA levels prior to delivery were significantly lower in the telbivudine group. In addition, the frequency of serum creatine kinase (CK) elevation was similar in the two groups. Our meta-analysis provides preliminary evidence that telbivudine application in late pregnancy is effective in the interruption of intrauterine HBV infection, with no significant adverse effects or complications. More high quality, well-designed, double-blinded, randomised controlled and large size clinical trials are needed for further investigation and more convincing results in the future.     

A dynamic analysis of viral load, T lymphocyte subsets and main biochemical indexes before and after prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) in HIV/AIDS

This study aims to investigate changes in viral load, T lymphocyte subsets and other main biochemical indexes of HIV/AIDS in the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT). In this study, 152 pregnant women with HIV/AIDS enrolled into our hospital from January 2013 to June 2015 were chosen as objects. Changes in viral load, T lymphocyte subsets and other main biochemical indexes of HIV/AIDS were tested and compared before and after 3 months of PMTCT and in neonatals one week after birth. The CD4/CD8 examination result, and difference in CD4 before and after prevention (in the newborns after a week) was statistically significant (P < 0.05), and the rest showed no statistical significance. For the dynamic analysis of main biochemical test results: K⁺, Na⁺, Cl^-, BG, OS, BUN, BUN/Cr, UA,TDIL, DBIL, TP, ALB, CK, LDH, HDL, LDL and other indexes before and after prevention attained statistical significances (P < 0.05 or above). The same sample in the three groups was detected by repeated analysis of variance, K⁺, Na⁺, Cl^-, BG, OS, BUN/Cr, UA, DBI L, ALB, CK, LDH, HDL, LDL and other indexes also showing P at less than 0.05 or above, among which K⁺, Cl^-, CK, LDL showed homogeneity of variance, while Na⁺, BG, OS, BUN/Cr, UA, DBIL, ALB, LDH, HDL showed unequal homogeneity of variance. The study suggests that the dynamic analysis of viral load, T lymphocyte subsets and main biochemical indexes before and after PMTCT in HIV/AIDS are important means to evaluate the dose and treatment of antiretroviral drugs. Monitoring of above indexes is helpful to judge and analyze the condition of the maternal body at various stages, so antiviral drug treatment can be adjusted.     

Oxytocin and vasopressin in the rat do not readily pass from the mother to the amniotic fluid in late pregnancy

In order to see whether the mother contributes to the vasopressin or oxytocin levels of amniotic fluid, these peptides were measured under conditions (1) in which the fetus lacks vasopressin (Brattleboro strain) and (2) where high maternal oxytocin and vasopressin plasma levels were induced by means of a controlled-delivery Accurel-collodion device. No vasopressin could be demonstrated in amniotic fluid of vasopressin-deficient fetuses present in a heterozygous (i.e., vasopressin-synthetizing mother). High peptide levels on the maternal side of Wistar rats generally failed to affect the amniotic fluid levels. The increase that was occasionally seen in amniotic vasopressin was probably due to fetal release concomitant with growth retardation. Amniotic vasopressin is derived from the fetus. Since amniotic fluid oxytocin is neither derived from the mother nor from the fetal brain, other fetal sources should be considered.     

From research to implementation: challenges in the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission in the developing world

Scientific research has identified anti-retroviral regimens effective in the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission. Yet, 1800 HIV-infected infants are born every day. The majority of HIV-infected women live in developing countries where challenges to widespread implementation of these regimens have prevented decreases in pediatric HIV infection from being realized.     

Direct transmission of the 18q- syndrome from mother to daughter

A 34-year-old mother presented moderate mental retardation, short stature, microcephaly, and characteristic facial dysmorphism. Her 12-year-old daughter manifested moderate mental retardation, short stature, microcephaly, dysplastic external ear canals, hearing impairment, and characteristic facial dysmorphism. Cytogenetic analysis of the family revealed a normal karyotype, 46,XY, in the father, and a 46,XX,del(18)(q22.2) karyotype in both mother and daughter. Molecular marker analysis determined direct transmission of the distal 18q deletion from mother to daughter. The present case provides evidence of fertility of the affected females and a mother-to-daughter direct transmission in the familial 18q- syndrome. Identification of affected females with the 18q- syndrome should include genetic counseling of possible direct transmission and consideration of birth control or prenatal genetic testing at reproductive age.     

Epidemiological study on the assay of antibodies to anti-TORCH agents and to HBV in a group of mother/child pairs in Palermo

The TORCH group: toxoplasma, rubeola, cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes virus hominis (HSV) and also the B-virus of hepatitis (HBV) determine congenital malformations in the newborns. For this reason, the Authors leaded an epidemiologic study testing with some antibodies (anti-TORCH and anti-HBV) the serum of groups of mother-newborn of the Obstetrical Clinic of Palermo. This study became manageable because now there are available high specific immunoenzymatic methods, for example ELISA, the passive haemoagglutination and the haemoagglutination-inhibition. In our people, high concentration of rubeola, HSV and CMV and very low concentration of toxoplasma and HBV are shown. The frequency of malformation is related with the subclinical infection. The Authors suggest to extend same investigation at an higher number of pregnant women to prevent these congenital malformations.