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Cytokine Response of Natural Killer Cells to Hepatitis B Virus Infection Depends on Monocyte Co-Stimulation.
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- Interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis B in children: an immunological perspective.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Molecular Network Analysis of HBV Persistent Infection from the Perspective of Whole Transcriptome.Biomolecules · 2025Article
- Non-parenchymal cells: key targets for modulating chronic liver diseases.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- HERV-K10 as a mediator of immune modulation in hepatitis infections.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major driver of chronic hepatic inflammation, which regularly leads to liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. Immediate innate immune cell response is crucial for the rapid clearance of the infection. Here, natural killer (NK) cells play a pivotal role in direct cytotoxicity and the secretion of antiviral cytokines as well as regulatory function. The aim of this study was to further elucidate NK cell responses triggered by an HBV infection. Therefore, we optimized HBV in vitro models that reliably stimulate NK cells using hepatocyte-like HepG2 cells expressing the Na
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