Reverse transcriptase activity in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and other autoimmune liver disorders.

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J McDermid,M Chen,Y Li,S Wasilenko,J Bintner,C McDougall,X Pang,V G Bain,A L Mason,

BACKGROUND: Patients with biliary disease make retroviral antibodies and the Human Betaretrovirus has been characterized in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. AIM: To screen patients with autoimmune liver disease for evidence of retroviral infection. METHODS: Real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction was used to detect Human Betaretrovirus, and a reverse transcriptase assay to measure reverse transcriptase activity in plasma. RESULTS: Using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, 24% of primary biliary cirrhosis samples were positive for Human Betaretrovirus when compared to 13% with autoimmune hepatitis, 5% of other liver diseases and 3% of the non-liver disease control subjects. Reverse transcriptase activity was found in 73% of patients with autoimmune hepatitis, 42% with primary biliary cirrhosis, 22% of liver patients without viral or autoimmune disease and 7% of subjects without liver disease. In patients with autoimmune liver disease, detection of reverse transcriptase activity was related to higher ALT levels, whereas others stabilized on immunosuppressive therapy either preliver or postliver transplantation were less likely to be reverse transcriptase-positive. CONCLUSIONS: Most patients with autoimmune hepatitis have detectable reverse transcriptase activity. Investigations will be required to assess whether this represents the expression of endogenous retroviruses and retrotransposable elements in inflamed tissue, or signifies the presence of exogenous retroviral infection.

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J McDermid,M Chen,Y Li,S Wasilenko,J Bintner,C McDougall,X Pang,VG Bain,AL Mason,

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov

Journal: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

VOLUME: 26

Page Numbers: 587-95

Journal Abbreviation: Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther.

ISSN: 0269-2813

DAY: 15

MONTH: Aug

YEAR: 2007

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KEYWORDS: Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain R

MESH TERMS: prevention & control

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AFFILIATION: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada.

Country: England

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