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Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibits Spread of Hepatitis C Virus Among Liver Cells, Independent From Interferons.
Gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2017
Laidlaw Stephen M, Marukian Svetlana, Gilmore Rachel H, Cashman Siobhán B, Nechyporuk-Zloy Volodymyr, Rice Charles M, Dustin Lynn B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is an inflammatory cytokine expressed by human fetal liver cells (HFLCs) after infection with cell culture-derived hepatitis C virus (HCV). TNF has been reported to increase entry of HCV pseudoparticles into hepatoma cells and inhibit signaling by interferon alpha (IFNα), but have no effect on HCV-RNA replication. We investigated the effects of TNF on HCV infection...
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