Among the many viruses that are known to infect the human liver, hepatitis B virus (HBV)
and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are unique because of their prodigious capacity to cause …

In 1993, only 4 years after the discovery of HCV, three independent groups in Japan, Italy
and the US reported the detection of relevant viral markers of infection in patients with Type I …

Aim Cellular CD81 is a well characterized hepatitis C virus (HCV) entry factor, while the
relevance of soluble exosomal CD81 in HCV pathogenesis is poorly defined. We performed …

Background: Monoclonal B cell lymphocytosis (MBL) is a preclinical condition characterized
by an expansion of clonal B cells in the absence of B lymphocytosis (BALC< 5× 109/L) in the …

Simple Summary Metastasis, the hallmark of cancer, is accountable for about 90% of cancer-
related deaths. Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), a subset of the noncoding RNAs, has …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes a chronic but curable infection associated with the
development of marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) and diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma …

Resolution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection requires a complex interplay between innate
and adaptative immune responses. The role of lymphocyte subpopulations during combined …

B cells as autoantibody producing cells are major players in several autoimmune chronic
inflammatory diseases (ACIDs). In some particular settings (ie Sjogren's syndrome …

The adaptive immune system relies on B and T lymphocytes to ensure a specific and long-
lasting protection of an individual from a wide range of potential pathogenic hits …

Background and objective Leprosy is a chronic slowly progressive infection caused by
Mycobacterium leprae that primarily affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Lepromatous …