INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES 18(1) Jan 2017 [Refereed]
Determination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes plays an important role in the direct-acting agent era. Discrepancies between HCV genotyping and serotyping assays are occasionally observed. Eighteen samples with discrepant results between genot...
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE 38(2) 475-481 Aug 2016 [Refereed]
Elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) and interleukin (IL)-1 are often observed in the sera of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected patients. It is well known that these cytokines activate nuclear factor-B (NF...
Background
The induction of apoptosis in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is a promising therapeutic strategy against hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatic fibrosis. The underlying mechanisms of apoptosis in HSCs, however, are unknown under conside...
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