- in Hepatitis Hepatic tissue gets affected
- Heterogeneous group of virus
- Causes acute inflammation of liver
- All are RNA virus except HEP B virus (DNA virus)
Classification
6 virus type
- Hep A : infectious Hepatitis – Spread by person
- Hep B : serum hepatitis – blood product
- Hep C : Past transfusion Hepatitis – Blood transfusion
- Hep D : Can’t do replication
- Hep E
- Hep G
Hepatitis B
- Only dna virus
- Most wide spread
- Most important
- Producing self limiting hepatitis
- Can be subclinical or symptomatic
Complication
- Chronic hepatitis
- Cirrhosis of liver
Morphology
- Spherical – 22nm
- Tubular form – 200 nm
- Dome particle
- Three Antigens on body – surface Antigen – HBsAg
– E Antigen – HBeAg
– C Antigen – HBcAg
- HBsAg :
- Has two components
- “A” epitos
- 2 pair of specimen Ag – d/y or w/r
- Has 4 subtypes : ADW, ADR,AYW,AYR
2. HBcAg:
- Forms intracellular core protein
- Not secreted
- Not circulate in blood
- Can be demonstrated in hepatocytes by immunofluorescence
3.HBeAg:
- Non particulate
- Soluble
- Possesses signal protein
- Present in circulation
Viral genome :
1.S gene :
- Has 3 regions : 1) s GENE, 2)pre s1 gene, 3)Pre s2 gene
- S region – Major protein
- S + pre s1 Gene = middle protein
- Pre s1 + pre s2 + s = large protein — present in virion
2. C gene :
- 2 region : 1) pre c region , 2) c region = 2 nucleocapsid protein
- Pre- c = HBeAg
- C region = HBcAg
3. X gene:
- Code for HBxAg – which can activate the transcription of viral gene
- Binds to ps3 – carcinogenesis
- Elevated in patients with severe chronic hep. Carcinogenesis
4. P gene :
- Largest gene
- Codes for polymerase protein
- Has 3 enzymatic prosperity : 1) DNA polymerase, 2) RNAseH, 3) RNA transcriptase
Pathogenesis :
- Parenteral route
- Sexual transmissino
- Direct skin contact
- Vertical transmission
Replication :
Hep. B. virus (P. DS. DNA)
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Attachment
↓
Cytoplasm
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Uncoating
↓
Nucleus
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Partially Double stranded DNA
Converts into complete DNA
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Rna Polymerase
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RNA polymerase
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Pregenomic RNA
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Reverse transcriptase
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P.DS.DNA
Lab Diagnosis
Can be detected by ELISA , immunochromatography and PCR