Hepatitis B virus suppresses toll-like receptor–mediated innate immune responses in murine parenchymal and nonparenchymal liver cells #

Jun Wu, Zhongji Meng, Min Jiang, Rongjuan Pei, Martin Trippler, Ruth Broering, Agnes Bucchi, Jan‐Peter Sowa, Ulf Dittmer, Dongliang Yang,

Hepatology · 2008 · 314 citations · 33 references

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Abstract

Our data indicate that HBV can suppress the TLR-induced antiviral activity of liver cells. This has major implications for the interaction between HBV and the immune system.

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