Immunobiology of hepatitis B virus infection

γδT Cells Drive Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell–Mediated CD8+T Cell Exhaustion in Hepatitis B Virus–Induced Immunotolerance

(2014) Xiaohui Kong et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Liver-primed CD8+T cells suppress antiviral adaptive immunity through galectin-9-independent T-Cell immunoglobulin and mucin 3 engagement of high-mobility group box 1 in mice

(2013) Joseph S. Dolina et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Compromised Function of Natural Killer Cells in Acute and Chronic Viral Hepatitis

(2013) Sebastian Lunemann et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

CD40 Activation Rescues Antiviral CD8+ T Cells from PD-1-Mediated Exhaustion

(2013) Masanori Isogawa et al.   PLoS Pathogens

A Practical Approach to Immunotherapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using T Cells Redirected Against Hepatitis B Virus

(2013) Sarene Koh et al.   Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids

Up-regulation of a death receptor renders antiviral T cells susceptible to NK cell–mediated deletion

(2012) Dimitra Peppa et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Selection of chronic hepatitis B therapy with high barrier to resistance

(2012) Robert Gish et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Hepatitis B virus–induced lipid alterations contribute to natural killer T cell–dependent protective immunity

(2012) Sebastian Zeissig et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Natural Killer Cells Are Characterized by the Concomitantly Increased Interferon-γ and Cytotoxicity in Acute Resolved Hepatitis B Patients

(2012) Juanjuan Zhao et al.   PLoS One

Upregulation of the Tim-3/Galectin-9 Pathway of T Cell Exhaustion in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

(2012) Gaia Nebbia et al.   PLoS One

TGF-β1 Down-Regulation of NKG2D/DAP10 and 2B4/SAP Expression on Human NK Cells Contributes to HBV Persistence

(2012) Cheng Sun et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Immunosuppressive functions of hepatic myeloid-derived suppressor cells of normal mice and in a murine model of chronic hepatitis B virus

(2011) S. Chen et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY

A Proinflammatory Role for Interleukin-22 in the Immune Response to Hepatitis B Virus

(2011) Ye Zhang et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Therapeutic vaccines and immune-based therapies for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B: Perspectives and challenges

(2011) Marie-Louise Michel et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Treating cancer with genetically engineered T cells

(2011) Tristen S. Park et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Reactivation of hepatitis B virus following rituximab-plus-steroid combination chemotherapy

(2010) Shigeru Kusumoto et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

The molecular basis of the failed immune response in chronic HBV: Therapeutic implications

(2010) Mala K. Maini et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Viral load reduction improves activation and function of natural killer cells in patients with chronic hepatitis B

(2010) Eric T.T.L. Tjwa et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Temporal Analysis of Early Immune Responses in Patients With Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infection

(2009) Claire Dunn et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Natural Killer Cell Functional Dichotomy in Chronic Hepatitis B and Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infections

(2009) Barbara Oliviero et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Early kinetics of innate and adaptive immune responses during hepatitis B virus infection

(2009) P Fisicaro et al.   GUT

Interleukin-17-producing CD4+ T cells increase with severity of liver damage in patients with chronic hepatitis B

(2009) Ji-Yuan Zhang et al.   HEPATOLOGY

The Size of the Viral Inoculum Contributes to the Outcome of Hepatitis B Virus Infection

(2009) S. Asabe et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

A genome-wide association study identifies variants in the HLA-DP locus associated with chronic hepatitis B in Asians

(2009) Yoichiro Kamatani et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Direct Cytopathic Effects of Particular Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Transgenic With Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Mouse With Human Hepatocytes

(2008) Masaya Sugiyama et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Functional skewing of the global CD8 T cell population in chronic hepatitis B virus infection

(2008) Abhishek Das et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Intrahepatic Expression of Genes Affiliated with Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses Immediately after Invasion and during Acute Infection with Woodchuck Hepadnavirus

(2008) C. S. Guy et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY