2011
Low prevalence of HBV DNA in the liver allograft from anti‐HBc‐positive donors: a single‐center experience
Pan J, Oh S, Soldevila‐Pico C, Nelson D, Liu C. Low prevalence of HBV DNA in the liver allograft from anti‐HBc‐positive donors: a single‐center experience. Clinical Transplantation 2011, 25: 164-170. PMID: 20156222, PMCID: PMC3480317, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2010.01211.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntiviral AgentsCase-Control StudiesDNA, ViralFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft SurvivalHepatitis BHepatitis B AntibodiesHepatitis B Core AntigensHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B virusHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedPolymerase Chain ReactionPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTissue DonorsTransplantation, HomologousTreatment OutcomeVirus ActivationConceptsHepatitis B virusDetectable HBV DNAHBV DNALiver allograftsLow prevalenceDe novo hepatitis B.Serum HBV DNA levelsHepatitis B core antigenHepatitis B surface antigenHBV DNA levelsSingle-center experienceB core antigenLiver biopsy tissueB surface antigenViral protein expressionHBV serologySeronegative recipientsHBV infectionHepatitis B.Such prophylaxisPositive donorsCore antigenRetrospective studyB virusProphylaxis
2003
Interleukin-1 Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus Subgenomic RNA Replication by Activation of Extracellular Regulated Kinase Pathway
Zhu H, Liu C. Interleukin-1 Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus Subgenomic RNA Replication by Activation of Extracellular Regulated Kinase Pathway. Journal Of Virology 2003, 77: 5493-5498. PMID: 12692250, PMCID: PMC153991, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.77.9.5493-5498.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterferon-stimulated genesHepatitis C virusInterleukin-1Antiviral activityHCV subgenomic RNA replicationDirect antiviral activityIL-1 productionReplicon cell linesNovel antiviral pathwayViral protein expressionViral clearanceC virusChronic infectionInflammatory processRNA replicationExtracellular-regulated kinase (ERK) pathwayAntiviral pathwaysInhibitory effectProtein expressionCell linesKinase pathwayKinase activationActivationPatientsInfection