Relationship between serum HBsAg level, HBV DNA level, and peripheral immune cells in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection

• Published in: Hepatic medicine: evidence and research Vol. 2; pp. 157 - 162
• Main Author: Mukherjee, Rathindra Mohan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.01.2010; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Adaptive immunity; Antigens; Cytotoxicity; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; Hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Infections; Interferon; Lymphocytes; Original Research; chronic HBV infection; peripheral lymphocytes; viral load; HBsAg quantitation; hepatitis B virus

The chronicity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is attributed to inappropriate functioning of cell-mediated immunity. Besides the importance of measuring serum HBV DNA and HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) as markers of viral replication and exposure, respectively, studies regarding their influence on...