LIGHT induces distinct signals to clear an AAV-expressed persistent antigen in the mouse liver and to induce liver inflammation.

Infection with adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector with liver tropism leads to persistent expression of foreign antigens in the mouse liver, with no significant liver inflammation or pathology. This provides a model to investigate antigen persistence in the liver and strategies to modulate host immu...

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Main Authors: Michael L Washburn, Grigoriy I Kovalev, Ekaterina Koroleva, Yang-Xin Fu, Lishan Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2871052?pdf=render