Importance of the field: Hepatic cirrhosis is a frequent consequence of chronic hepatitis
infection (HBV and HCV) or alcohol abuse and the most common cause of hepatocellular …

Abstract Thymomodulin (Ellem Industria Farmaceutica spa, Milan, Italy) is a calf thymus acid
lysate derivative, composed of several peptides with a molecular weight range of 1–10 kD …

We report a study on immunoregulation of in vitro antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen
(anti-HBs) synthesis induced by pokeweed mitogen (PWM) from peripheral blood …

To determine whether abnormalities of cell-mediated immunity are associated with chronic
hepatitis B virus infection or with homosexuality, we studied 15 homo-and 11 heterosexual …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide and also the
third most common cause of cancer-related death. HCC arises most frequently in males with …

Since patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) have evidence of abnormal function of the
humoral immune system, we determined if B cells from patients with this disease show …

Increased proportions of suppressor/cytotoxic T cells have been identified in the peripheral
blood of chronic HBsAg carriers and to investigate a possible relationship to T cell …

In contrast to convalescent hepatitis B patients, who exhibit the ability to elicit a specific
immune response to HBsAg, patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are …

Four liver diseases in which cell-mediated immunity seems to be of major importance but in
which the exact pathogenic event has been not fully clarified have been briefly discussed …

To investigate the relationship between liver damage and immune regulation in hepatitis B
virus (HBV) infection, 68 patients with HBsAg in serum and a spectrum of liver damage have …