Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with immune-mediated abnormalities and B-
cell lymphoproliferation. Recently, CD81 was identified as an HCV receptor on B …

CD81 is a required receptor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection of human hepatocytes in
vitro. We generated several high‐affinity anti‐human CD81 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) …

Objective Liver cirrhosis is considered as a premalignant state, as about 80% of
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with liver cirrhosis. Although alpha …

ABSTRACT CD55 limits excessive complement activation on the host cell surface by
accelerating the decay of C3 convertases. In this study, we observed that hepatitis C virus …

Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent malignancies with
poor prognosis. There is no research about the clinical significance of serum soluble CD155 …

The tetraspanin CD81 plays an essential role in diverse cellular processes. CD81 also acts
as an entry receptor for HCV through an interaction between the large extracellular loop …

Macrophages are involved in inflammation and liver fibrosis and soluble (s) CD163 is a
specific marker of activated macrophages. We investigated associations between sCD163 …

There is evidence that both cellular and humoral components of the immune response are
required for viral clearance to occur in chronic hepatitis B. Recent studies demonstrated that …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with immune-mediated abnormalities and B-
cell lymphoproliferation evolving to an overt lymphoma. Recently, CD81 was identified as an …

CD81, a co-receptor for hepatitis C virus (HCV), is a member of the tetraspanin superfamily
and is heavily palmitoylated in the juxtamembrane cysteine residues. Palmitoylation plays …