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Detecting Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Mutants

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
Hepatitis B viral mutants can emerge in patients as a result of selection pressure from either immune response or treatment options. Mutations that occur within the immunodominant epitopes of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) allow mutant virus to propagate in the presence of a neutralizing immune response, while wild-type virus is reduced to ...
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Clinical features of chronic hepatitis B patients with low hepatitis B surface antigen levels and determinants of hepatitis B surface antigen seroclearance [PDF]

JGH Open, 2020
AbstractBackground and AimA low hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) level is reported to be predictive of future HBsAg seroclearance. A hospital‐based cohort study was conducted to clarify the clinical features of patients with low HBsAg levels and to demonstrate the usefulness of low HBsAg levels for predicting HBsAg seroclearance.MethodsA total of ...
Hideaki Taniguchi, Yoshiaki Iwasaki, Masahito Aimi, Gaku Shimazaki, Akio Moriya   +4 more
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The epithelial barrier theory proposes a comprehensive explanation for the origins of allergic and other chronic noncommunicable diseases

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Exposure to common noxious agents (1), including allergens, pollutants, and micro‐nanoplastics, can cause epithelial barrier damage (2) in our body's protective linings. This may trigger an immune response to our microbiome (3). The epithelial barrier theory explains how this process can lead to chronic noncommunicable diseases (4) affecting organs ...
Can Zeyneloglu, Huseyn Babayev, Ismail Ogulur, Sena Ardicli, Yagiz Pat, Duygu Yazici, Bingjie Zhao, Lihong Chang, Xiaoqing Liu, Paolo D'Avino, Manru Li, Ceren Biçer, Fatma Hacer Kurtoğlu Babayev, Raja Dhir, Kari C. Nadeau, Marie‐Charlotte Brüggen, Mubeccel Akdis, Cezmi A. Akdis   +17 more
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Evolution of hepatitis B virus liver disease after hepatic replacement. Practical and theoretical considerations [PDF]

, 1990
The morphologic evolution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) liver disease in 45 hepatic allograft recipients who were HBV surface-antigen positive (HBs-Ag+) at the time of liver replacement and who survived for more than 60 days was studied by routine ...
Demetris, AJ, Fung, JJ, Iwaki, Y, Ming, W, Starzl, TE, Sysyn, G, Todo, S, Trager, J, Van Thiel, DH   +8 more
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Population, sexual and reproductive health, rights and sustainable development: forging a common agenda. [PDF]

, 2010
This article suggests that sexual and reproductive health and rights activists seeking to influence the post-2015 international development paradigm must work with sustainable development advocates concerned with a range of issues, including climate ...
Campbell, D. M., Carter, P. E., Collins-Emerson, J. M., French, N. P., Hathaway, S., Marshall, J., Midwinter, A. C., Mullner, P., Pirie, R., Shadbolt, T., Spencer, Simon E. F., Wilson, D. J.   +11 more
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Predictive value of HBeAg titer dynamics for HBsAg clearance in pediatric chronic hepatitis B

Frontiers in Pediatrics
IntroductionAchieving functional cure of chronic hepatitis B (CHB), characterized by the loss of HBV DNA and HBsAg, remains challenging in adults but demonstrates higher success rates in children.
Sukjin Hong, Jun Hyun Hwang, Keumoung Kim, Younghae Do, Naeun Kwak, Hyo Rim Suh, Sujin Choi, Ben Kang, Byung-Ho Choe   +8 more
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Serosurveillance of vaccine preventable diseases and hepatitis C in healthcare workers from Lao PDR. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Healthcare workers (HCW) have an increased risk of exposure to infectious diseases and are a potential source of infections for their patients.
Antony P Black, Keooudomphone Vilivong, Phonethipsavanh Nouanthong, Chanthasone Souvannaso, Judith M Hübschen, Claude P Muller   +5 more
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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and C Infections Among HIV/AIDS Patients Attending Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano State, Nigeria

UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research, 2017
This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B and C infections among HIV/AIDS patients attending Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. A hundred and fifty HIV patients attending the HIV Clinic at the hospital were screened
Edia-Asuke, U.A., Usman, H.S.
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Photothermal Hydrogel with Mn3O4 Nanoparticles Alleviates Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Scavenging ROS and Regulating Extracellular Matrix Metabolism

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The MPTT‐nanozyme‐hydrogel system (Mn3O4@ChS‐HA) provides a multifunctional therapeutic strategy for intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD), effectively targeting oxidative stress and enhancing AF repair by restoring extracellular matrix (ECM) and redox homeostasis.
Yangyang Chen, Chan Xue, Feifei Ni, Binwu Hu, Miaoheng Yan, He Zhang, Yuxiang Hu, Xiaoyao Peng, Guangfang Li, Yu Han, Hongjian Liu, Zengwu Shao, Qin Wang, Yulong Wei   +13 more
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Organ-specific features of natural killer cells. [PDF]

, 2011
Natural killer (NK) cells can be swiftly mobilized by danger signals and are among the earliest arrivals at target organs of disease. However, the role of NK cells in mounting inflammatory responses is often complex and sometimes paradoxical.
La Cava, Antonio, Ljunggren, Hans-Gustaf, Shi, Fu-Dong, Van Kaer, Luc   +3 more
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