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| Wang,Ke; Pei,Hao; Huang,Biao; Yang,Run-Lin; Wu,Hang-Yuan; Zhu,Xue; Zhu,Lan. |
| The role of B cells in the pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has not been explored in depth. In the present study, the activation status of B cells from peripheral blood of healthy controls (N = 20) and patients with acute hepatitis B (AHB, N = 15) or chronic hepatitis B (CHB, N = 30) was evaluated by measuring the expression levels of B-cell activation markers CD69 and CD86, using quantitative real-time PCR and flow cytometry. Moreover, the potential mechanism underlying B-cell activation during HBV infection was further investigated by analyzing the expression profile of FCRL1, an intrinsic activation molecule of B cells. An elevation in the levels of B-cell activation markers including CD69 and CD86 was observed in the AHB patients... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis B virus; B-cell activation; Fc receptor-like 1; Gene expression. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001200002 |
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