Enhanced Levels of Interleukin-8 Are Associated with Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Resistance to Interferon-Alpha Therapy

Enhanced Levels of Interleukin-8 Are Associated with Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Resistance to Interferon-Alpha Therapy

The objective of this study was to analyze the expression levels of IL-8 in serum and liver tissues from patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection and to investigate whether IL-8 may antagonize interferon-alpha (IFN-α) antiviral activity against HBV. IL-8 expression in serum was determined b...

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Main Authors: Kai Yang, Shi-He Guan, Hao Zhang, Ying Pan, Yuan-Yuan Wu, Ai-Hua Wang, Bei-Bei Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-11-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
interleukin-8
interferon-alpha
chronic hepatitis B
inflammation
fibrosis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/15/11/21286

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