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However, rapid clearance of antigen with early treatment of primary infection may result in reduced or poorly sustained cellular immunity. This study longitudinally examined <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">T<\/jats:styled-content>h1 and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">T<\/jats:styled-content>h2 hepatitis <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content> virus (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HCV<\/jats:styled-content>)\u2010specific cytokine production and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">T<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010cell effector function from subjects enrolled in the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>ustralian <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">T<\/jats:styled-content>rial in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>cute <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">H<\/jats:styled-content>epatitis <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content> comparing three groups: treatment\u2010induced clearance (sustained virological response [<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SVR<\/jats:styled-content>]), treatment non\u2010response, and untreated spontaneous clearance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HCV<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010specific <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">T<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010cell responses were characterized by <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HCV<\/jats:styled-content> peptide <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ELIS<\/jats:styled-content>pot, <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> cytokine production, and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">T<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010cell flow cytometry assays.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Treated subjects with a sustained virological response (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SVR<\/jats:styled-content>) displayed a better maintenance of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HCV<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010specific <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">T<\/jats:styled-content>h1 responses compared to treatment non\u2010responders (higher interferon [<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IFN<\/jats:styled-content>]\u2010\u03b3 and interleukin (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IL<\/jats:styled-content>)\u20102 magnitude at week 24, broader <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IFN<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010\u03b3 responses at weeks 24 and 48, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and significantly increased <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IFN<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010\u03b3 responses between screening and week 48 (magnitude <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.026, breadth <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.009). Treatment\u2010induced viral clearance was also associated with a trend toward decreased <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IL<\/jats:styled-content>\u201010 responses (screening to week 48, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.070), higher expression of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CD<\/jats:styled-content>45<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">RO<\/jats:styled-content> (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.042) and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CD<\/jats:styled-content>38 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.088) on <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CD<\/jats:styled-content>4<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">T<\/jats:styled-content> cells, and higher <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IFN<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010\u03b3<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">R<\/jats:styled-content> expression (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CD<\/jats:styled-content>56<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IFN<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010\u03b3<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">R<\/jats:styled-content><jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.033) compared to treatment non\u2010responders. Untreated subjects with viral clearance also displayed high magnitude and broad <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HCV<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010specific <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IFN<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010\u03b3 and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IL<\/jats:styled-content>\u20102 responses early in infection; however, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IFN<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010\u03b3 responses were not as well maintained compared to treated subjects with a <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SVR<\/jats:styled-content> (week 48 magnitude, breadth <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.064).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Treatment\u2010induced viral clearance of recent <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HCV<\/jats:styled-content> infection is associated with maintenance of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HCV<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010specific Th1 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