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ArticleJundishapur journal of microbiology2014

Intensity of HLA-A2 Expression Significantly Decreased in Occult Hepatitis B Infection.

Azam Askari, Gholam Hossein Hassanshahi, Seyed Razi Ghalebi, Abdollah Jafarzadeh, Maryam Mohit, Masomeh Hajghani, Mohammad Kazemi Arababadi

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Article in Jundishapur journal of microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Azam AskariImmunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, IR Iran.
Gholam Hossein HassanshahiMolecular Medicine Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, IR Iran.
Seyed Razi GhalebiYazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran.
Abdollah JafarzadehMolecular Medicine Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, IR Iran.
Maryam MohitDepartment of Pathology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IR Iran.
Masomeh HajghaniMolecular Medicine Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, IR Iran.
Mohammad Kazemi ArababadiImmunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, IR Iran.
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences · IRKerman University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOccult hepatitis B infected (OBI) patients cannot eradicate hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA from their liver and peripheral blood, completely.

objectivesThe main aim of this study was to investigate the rate of HLA-A2 expression on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with OBI. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this experimental study, intensity of HLA-A2 was measured on the PBMCs of 57 OBI patients and 100 HBsAg-/anti-HBc+/HBV-DNA samples were enrolled as controls; measurements were performed using the flow cytometry technique.

resultsFlow cytometric analysis indicated that 19 (33.3%) OBI patients and 28 (28%) controls expressed HLA-A2 antigen on their PBMCs. There was no significant difference between the two groups regarding the rate of individuals expressing HLA-A2 antigen. Statistical analyses showed that the intensity of HLA-A2 expression significantly decreased in OBI patients (3.58 ± 0.1) in comparison to healthy controls (4.21 ± 0.25; P < 0.001).

conclusionsAccording to these results it can be concluded that decreased intensity of HLA-A2 on the PBMCs of OBI patients may lead to resistance of HBV in the patients.

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