[HTML][HTML] The role of regulatory T cells and follicular T helper cells in HBV infection

N Lin, W Yin, H Miller, MG Byazrova… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Hepatitis B has become one of the major global health threats, especially in developing
countries and regions. Hepatitis B virus infection greatly increases the risk for liver diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B functional cure and immune response

JR Zheng, ZL Wang, B Feng - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a hepatotropic virus, which damage to hepatocytes is not direct,
but through the immune system. HBV specific CD4+ T cells can induce HBV specific B cells …

Hepatitis B virus-specific CD4 T cell responses differentiate functional cure from chronic surface antigen+ infection

RC Hoogeveen, S Dijkstra, LM Bartsch… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background & Aims With or without antiviral treatment, few individuals achieve sustained
functional cure of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. A better definition of what …

Synthetic stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonists induce a cytokine-mediated anti-hepatitis b virus response in nonparenchymal liver cells

M Pimkova Polidarova, L Vanekova… - ACS Infectious …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains a major public health problem worldwide, with limited
treatment options, but inducing an antiviral response by innate immunity activation may …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B infection among pregnant women in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Liu, Y Liu, J Ni, H Li, L Zeng, C Zhang… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background A study of the current situation and characteristics of hepatitis B virus (HBV)
infection among Chinese pregnant women is meaningful to provide baseline information for …

[HTML][HTML] HBV immune tolerance of HBs-transgenic mice observed through parabiosis with WT mice

W Zhang, H Sun, R Sun, Z Lian, H Wei, Z Tian… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
It was extensively recognized that central tolerance to HBV exists in HBs-transgenic (Tg)
mice, however, the immune response to HBV vaccine may be inspired in adult HBs-Tg mice …

[HTML][HTML] HBV Vaccines: Advances and Development

F Mahmood, R Xu, MUN Awan, Y Song, Q Han, X Xia… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health problem that is closely related to
liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The prevalence of acute and chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Immune response and treatment targets of chronic hepatitis B virus infection: innate and adaptive immunity

P Zheng, Y Dou, Q Wang - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Chronic hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection is a major global public health risk that threatens
human life and health, although reaching and vaccinating people have increased. The …

[HTML][HTML] Studying T cell responses to hepatotropic viruses in the liver microenvironment

J Lopez-Scarim, SM Nambiar, E Billerbeck - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
T cells play an important role in the clearance of hepatotropic viruses but may also cause
liver injury and contribute to disease progression in chronic hepatitis B and C virus infections …

[HTML][HTML] Liver cell type-specific targeting by nanoformulations for therapeutic applications

L Kaps, MJ Limeres, P Schneider, M Svensson… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hepatocytes exert pivotal roles in metabolism, protein synthesis and detoxification. Non-
parenchymal liver cells (NPCs), largely comprising macrophages, dendritic cells, hepatic …