Toward a Functional Cure for Hepatitis B: The Rationale and Challenges for Therapeutic Targeting of the B Cell Immune Response

The central role of the cellular immune response in the control and clearance of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been well-established. The contribution of humoral immunity, including B cell and antibody responses against HBV, has been investigated for a long time but has attracted increas...

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Main Authors: Zhiyong Ma, Ejuan Zhang, Shicheng Gao, Yong Xiong, Mengji Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02308/full