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Influence of B cells in liver fibrosis associated with hepatitis B virus harboring basal core promoter mutations.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2012
Mohamadkhani Ashraf, Bastani Faegh, Sotoudeh Masoud, Sayehmiri Kourosh, Shahnazari Parisa, Montazeri Ghodratollah, Poustchi Hossein
Abstract excerpt
The development of the liver disease in chronic hepatitis B with common viral variants can be determined through the interaction between the virus and the host immune response. B cells constitute half of the intrahepatic lymphocyte population with an impact on fibrosis. A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) has been shown to have a co-stimulatory activity on B cells. For this study HBV DNA was amplified and...
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