Pathogenesis (HBV)
TNF-(alpha) Involved in Host-Virus Interaction
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, June 17th, 1996
"It is likely that the cytokine cascade, and not TNF-(alpha) alone, in conjunction with various other inflammatory mediators, is responsible for the hepatic changes in patients with chronic HBV infection," researcher Jane W.S. Fang and colleagues wrote ("Activation of the TNF-(alpha) System in the Liver in Chronic HBV Infection," American Journal of Gastroenterology, 1996;91(4):748-753).
Patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection have higher plasma levels of...
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