Hepatitis B Virus Replication Could Enhance Regulatory T Cell Activity by Producing Soluble Heat Shock Protein 60 From Hepatocytes - Concepedia

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Hepatitis B Virus Replication Could Enhance Regulatory T Cell Activity by Producing Soluble Heat Shock Protein 60 From Hepatocytes

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2010

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Yasuteru Kondo, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Koju Kobayashi, Eiji Kakazu, Masaaki Shiina, Jun Inoue, Keiichi Tamai, Yuta Wakui, Yasuhito Tanaka, Masashi Ninomiya,

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Abstract

The function of HBcAg-specific T(reg) cells was enhanced by sHSP60 produced from HBV-infected hepatocytes. Entecavir treatment suppressed the frequency and function of T(reg) cells; this might contribute to the persistence of HBV infection.

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