There is a large unmet need for a prophylactic hepatitis C virus (HCV) vaccine to control the
ongoing epidemic with this deadly pathogen. Many antiviral vaccines employ whole viruses …

Male commercial sex workers are one of the high-risk community for blood-borne viruses.
However, there are no data concerning the molecular status of Human Immunodeficiency …

Hepatitis B virus infection is still a major global health problem. The polymorphisms in FAS
and FASL genes may involve with susceptibility to hepatitis B virus infection for Javanese …

Hepatitis B virus infection is a significant risk factor for cirrhosis and hepatocellular
carcinoma. Interleukin-6, a cytokine with broad pleiotropic actions, plays important role in …

Abstract Torque Teno Virus (TTV) is a circular single-stranded DNA virus that may co-
infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), especially in the high-risk community eg …

Frequent outbreaks of emerging animal viruses cause great economic losses and pose
potential risks for human health. In my thesis, I focused on emerging animal viruses that …

Human T-lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) share similar routes of transmission
with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and the HTLV-1/2 co-infection may affect the …

Abstract CC chemokine receptor-2 (CCR2) play important roles in inflammation. The CCR2
V64I polymorphism already reported associated with many diseases; however, the …

Candida spp is the most common opportunistic fungal infection found in the human mucosa
layer. Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) is an opportunistic infection the oral cavity caused …

Abstract The Toxoplasma gondii Surface Antigens 2 (SAG2) is an immunogenic antigen
covering the Toxoplasma gondii and one of the main proteins expressed on the surface of …