2010
Clonal Expansion of Normal-Appearing Human Hepatocytes during Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Mason W, Liu C, Aldrich C, Litwin S, Yeh M. Clonal Expansion of Normal-Appearing Human Hepatocytes during Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection. Journal Of Virology 2010, 84: 8308-8315. PMID: 20519397, PMCID: PMC2916518, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00833-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic hepatitis B virus infectionHepatitis B virus infectionB virus infectionExtensive clonal expansionClonal expansionHBV DNAInfected hepatocytesNoncirrhotic liverVirus infectionHepatocellular carcinomaImmune killingHuman HBV carriersNormal-appearing hepatocytesHuman hepatocytesWoodchuck hepatitis virusIntegrated HBV DNAHBV carriersSurgical resectionChronic infectionHepatitis virusNoncancerous liverInfectionLiverTissue sectionsHepatocytes
2008
Repopulation of human hepatocytes in immunodeficient mice
Liu C, Witek R, Bess J, Zhu H, Lin P. Repopulation of human hepatocytes in immunodeficient mice. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 465.4-465.4. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.465.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman hepatitis C virusHuman hepatocytesHepatitis C virusTime of hepatectomyHumanized mouse modelHuman liver diseaseRepopulation efficiencyLiver diseaseC virusHepatocyte repopulationImmunodeficient miceMouse modelTransgenic miceLiver tissueHepatocyte proliferationPartial hepatectomyMiceSerum samplesMonocrotalineMouse liverHepatectomyHepatocytesDiseaseLiverProtein markers