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High levels of serum interleukin-8 (IL-8) have been detected in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients during episodes of hepatitis flares. We investigated whether hepatitis B virus (HBV) may directly induce IL-8 production and whether IL-8 may antagonize interferon-alpha (IFN-α) antiviral activity against HBV. We showed that CHB patients had significantly higher IL-8 levels both in serum and in liver tissue than controls. In HBV-replicating HepG2 cells, IL-8 transcription was significantly activated. AP-1, C/EBP and NF-kB transcription factors were concurrently necessary for maximum IL-8 induction. Moreover, HBx viral protein was recruited onto the IL-8 promoter and this was paralleled by IL8-bound histone hyperacetylation and by active recruitment of transcriptional coactivators. Inhibition of IL-8 increases the antiviral activity of IFN-α against HBV. Our results indicate that HBV activates IL-8 gene expression by targeting the epigenetic regulation of the IL-8 promoter and that IL-8 may contribute to reduce HBV sensitivity to IFN-α.
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