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HBsAg loading on dendritic cells in patients with chronic hepatitis B: expressions of phenotypic molecules.
Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international : HBPD INT - 1 Feb 2006
Tong Hua-Sheng, Zhang Yi, Yuan Keng, Fu Xin-Wen
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BACKGROUND: The antigen reducing ability of dendritic cells (DCs), a kind of antigen presenting cells (APCs) initiating immune response, is associated with the specific immune tolerance of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. However, the dysfunction of DCs can be possibly reversed by the stimulation of antigen peptides. In this study, DCs were cultured from peripheral blood monocytes (PBMCs) in patients with CHB...
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