Hepatitis B envelope antigen increases Tregs by converting CD4+CD25(-) T cells into CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) Tregs

Tang, R; Lei, ZG; Wang, XP; Qi, QQ; He, JJ; Liu, D; Wang, XX; Chen, XJ; Zhu, JF; Li, YL; Zhou, S; Su, C

Zhou, S; Su, C (corresponding author), Nanjing Med Univ, Jiangsu Key Lab Pathogen Biol, Dept Pathogen Biol & Immunol, State Key Lab Reprod Med,Ctr Global Hlth, 101 Longmian Ave, Nanjing 211166, Jiangsu, Peoples R China.

EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE, 2020; 20 (4): 3679

Abstract

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can establish a lifelong chronic infection in humans, leading to liver cirrhosis, liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma. ......

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