HepG2 cells mount an effective antiviral interferon‐lambda based innate immune response to hepatitis C virus infection
Israelow B, Narbus CM, Sourisseau M, Evans MJ. HepG2 cells mount an effective antiviral interferon‐lambda based innate immune response to hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatology 2014, 60: 1170-1179. PMID: 24833036, PMCID: PMC4176518, DOI: 10.1002/hep.27227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune responseHCV infectionHuh-7.5 cellsInnate immune systemImmune responseImmune systemAntiviral responseEntire HCV life cycleHepatitis C virus exposurePersistent life-long infectionHepatitis C virus infectionMelanoma differentiation-associated protein 5C virus infectionRobust antiviral responseImportance of IFNHuh-7Retinoic acid-inducible gene IHCV life cycleAcid-inducible gene ILife-long infectionInnate immune antagonistsHepG2 cellsLike receptor pathwayLiver-specific microRNAHCV recognition