Modulation of the CD8+-T-cell response by CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells in patients with Hepatitis B virus infection [PDF]
CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells have been shown to maintain peripheral tolerance against self and foreign antigens. In this study we analyzed the effect of circulating CD4+ CD25+ T cells on CD8+-T-cell responses of patients with chronic and resolved ...
Bertoletti, A. +6 more
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Mutational Analysis of HBsAg Assembly
The 20-nm noninfectious empty envelope particles carrying the hepatitis B surface antigen are secreted in large excess from hepatocytes during a hepatitis B infection. Similar particles produced in cell lines or yeast are an efficient vaccine against hepatitis B virus.
Ralf Hilfrich +3 more
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Point Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Adolescents in Visakhapatnam, India
Introduction: Occurrence of detectable amounts of viral antigen or viral particles in the blood of infected patients with Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a significant characteristic of HBV infection. Detection of HBV antigen or its DNA among individuals of a
Vijayalakshmi Payala +2 more
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Immune response to vaccines in children with celiac disease [PDF]
Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated systemic condition evoked by ingestion of gluten and related prolamines in genetically susceptible subjects. The disease is featured by a variable combination of clinical signs, specific antibodies, HLA-DQ2 and ...
ANANIA, Caterina +4 more
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Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is the important marker in diagnosis and decision making of Hepatitis B infection. Equivocal results are common diagnostic challenges with HBsAg.
Mridula Madiyal +2 more
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The prevalence of HBsAg among pregnant women referred to Kerman maternity hospitals in 1997 [PDF]
Hepatitis B virus(HBV) is potentialy ba serious and lethal oathogen causing a wide range of diseases such as :fulminant hepatitis,cirrhisis,chronic active hepatitis,and hepatocellular carcinoma.moreover 5-10% of infected adults and 70-90% of infected ...
B.SH Ali
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Infectious agents and chemical substances can trigger the production and the release of cytokines. To determine the pattern of infectious agents in herbal homes patients with elevated TNFα (≥ 5.0 pg/ml) in Saki – West-Nigeria.
Mathew Folaranmi Olaniyan +1 more
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Specificity control in solid-phase enzyme immunoassay for HBsAg by one-step in situ blocking with human anti-HBs. [PDF]
J Kačaki +3 more
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A sensitive single reverse passive haemagglutination test for detecting both HBsAg and anti-HBs. [PDF]
J. A. J. Barbara +6 more
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Characterization of Antibodies to the Structural Polypeptides of HBsAg: Evidence for Subtype-Specific Determinants [PDF]
Jon W. M. Gold +3 more
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