HBV and HIV/HBV Infected Patients Have Distinct Immune Exhaustion and Apoptotic Serum Biomarker Profiles

HBV and HIV/HBV Infected Patients Have Distinct Immune Exhaustion and Apoptotic Serum Biomarker Profiles

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide. Due to their shared routes of transmission, approximately 10% of HIV-infected patients worldwide are chronically coinfected with HBV. Additionally, liver d...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Tarek M. Shata, Enass A. Abdel-hameed, Susan D. Rouster, Li Yu, Meina Liang, Esther Song, Mark T. Esser, Norah Shire, Kenneth E. Sherman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Case Western Reserve University 2019-02-01
Series:Pathogens and Immunity
Subjects:
HBV
HIV
coinfection HBV/HIV
Immune exhaustion markers
sFas
PD-1
TNF-α
Online Access:https://paijournal.com/index.php/paijournal/article/view/267

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