Dendritic cells (DCs), as the most powerful antigen-presenting cells, play a key role in the adaptive immune response, while the defective function of DC is an important factor in immune tolerance to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Hepatitis B virus core antigen (HBcAg) is a highly antigenic protein that can induce a strong antigen-specific immune response against HBV. In this study, we first constructed the ubiquitinated HBcAg gene (UbHBcAg), and then utilized a recombinant lentiviral vector UbHBcAg (LV-UbHBcAg) to explore the role of them in DC autophagy and function. Meanwhile, the effects of autophagy on DC functional activation were further analyzed. Finally, we investigated the underlying mechanism of autophagy induced by LV-UbHBcAg. Results showed that LV-UbHBcAg could promote autophagic progression in DCs, and the upregulated autophagy can further enhance DC functional maturation. In addition, p62 may serve as an important role in autophagy degradation. More importantly, the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway was involved in the process of autophagy induced by LV-UbHBcAg. These findings suggest that LV-UbHBcAg can activate DC function by inducing autophagy, which may represent a promising strategy to treat chronic HBV infection.
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