... of HBV cccDNA Kristie Bloom, Abdullah Ely, and Patrick Arbuthnot Detection < /b> of Hepatocyte < /b> Clones < /b> Containing < /b> Integrated < /b> Hepatitis < /b> BVirusDNAUsingInverseNested ... Avihepadnaviruses infecting birds Members of the Orthohepadnaviruses including WHV (Woodchuck Hepatitis < /b> virus) [1], GSHV (Ground squirrel hepatitis < /b> virus) [2], WMHBV (woolly monkey hepatitis < /b> B virus) ... is hepatitis < /b> Bvirus (HBV), a virus that straddles the line between DNA and RNA viruses, with a DNA genome that replicates by reverse transcription HBV and its relations in the family hepadnaviridae...
... characteristics, such as HBV DNA or ALT levels [41] Occult Hepatitis < /b> B Occult hepatitis < /b> B is defined by the presence of HBV DNA in serum or liver in the absence of HBsAg [42,43] Serum HBV level is usually ... progress HBeAg-negative CHB HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis < /b> B (e-CHB), characterized by HBV DNA levels detectable by nonamplified assays and continued necroinflammation in the liver, has been reported ... Southeast Asia Before HBV vaccine was integrated < /b> into the routine immunization program, the proportion of babies that become HBV carriers is about 10-30% for mothers who are HBsAg-positive but HBeAg-negative...
... infection establishes, the serology markers like HBeAg, HBeAb and HBsAb can be positive or negative except HBsAg and HBcAb (IgG form) remain positive HBeAg positive chronic hepatitis < /b> B Age at the ... hepatitis < /b> Bvirus infection Gastroenterology 1987;92:1839-43 15 Bortolotti F, Cadrobbi P, Crivellaro C, et al Long-term outcome of chronic type Bhepatitis < /b> in patients who acquire hepatitis < /b> B ... begins to drop With clearance of the infection, HBsAg and HBeAg disappear, and free HBsAb become detectable Presence of HBsAg, HBeAg, and high DNA level for greater than months implies progression...
... virus variants circulating in Mexico List of abbreviations HBV: hepatitis < /b> B virus; DBS: dried blood spots; HBsAg: Hepatitis < /b> B surface antigen; HBeAg: Hepatitis < /b> B e antigen; HBcAg: Hepatitis < /b> B ... (Amplificasa® BIOGENICA, Mexico) PCR amplification was performed using HBV1-sense and HBV2- antisense outer primers as described previously [13] A 322 bp product was visualized by ethidium bromide ... a PCR product of 322 bp from the HBV determinant "a" genome was amplified Concordance between DBS stored at different temperatures and plasma samples for HBV -PCR amplification was optimal, because...
... OF ABBREVIATIONS AFP Alpha-fetoprotein AMV Avian Myeloblastosis Virus anti-HBcAg Antibody to hepatitis < /b> B core antigen anti-HBeAg Antibody to hepatitis < /b> B e antigen anti-HBsAg Antibody to hepatitis < /b> ... HBcAg Hepatitis < /b> B core antigen HBeAg Hepatitis < /b> e antigen HBsAg Hepatitis < /b> B surface antigen HBV Hepatitis < /b> Bvirus HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma HCV Hepatitis < /b> C virus HIV Human immunodeficiency virus ... to hepatitis < /b> B core antigen (anti-HBcAg) Another clinical useful antigen-antibody system that has been identified for hepatitis < /b> B is hepatitis < /b> B e antigen (HBeAg)/antibody to HBeAg (anti-HBe)...
... 2005 of HBV infection was based on positive HBsAg The case definition for confirmed acute HBV infection includes the presence of HBsAg combined with IgM antibody to the HBV core (anti-HBc) A child ... transmission of hepatitis < /b> Bvirus in Okinawa, Japan Am J Epidemiol 1988; 127: 783-787 Tables Table Rate ratio of newly identified HBV infection in children, EHSSS, 1999-2003 Variable Conflict of ... rates of residual risk for HIV, hepatitis < /b> C, hepatitis < /b> B and human Tcell lymphotropic viruses in blood donors in Canada, 1990-2000 CMAJ 2003; 169: 767-773 Duval B, Boulianne N, De Serres G, et al...
... assumed to be expressed on EC in vivo, expression of EB3 in our model EC was analyzed by an EB3-specific RT -PCR [33] Fig 2C shows that besides Vero cells, only PBMEC express small amounts of EB3 mRNA ... revealed that EB3 is not only expressed in brain parenchyma but also in brain EC and might therefore be used as alternate receptor in this cell type in the absence of EB2 However, EB3 expression ... were visualized by DAPI staining Magnification, ×100 (B) mRNA was extracted from × 105 cells by standard procedures and subjected to RT -PCR with EB2-specific primers (C) RT -PCR with EB3-specific...
... function tests (LFTs) Chronic hepatitis < /b> B (CHB) HBsAg +ve with abnormal LFTs and increased HBV DNA Compensated cirrhosis (CC) Cirrhosis based on liver biopsy or obvious findings on ultrasound ... be caused by a variety of different viruses such as hepatitis < /b> A, B, C, D and E (Roger, 2002) Of the many viral causes of human hepatitis,< /b> few are of greater global importance than hepatitis < /b> B ... hepatitis < /b> Bvirus (HBV) infection (McMahon, 1997; Lok, 2002) Symptoms of acute HBV infection are well documented but those of chronic HBV infection are less clear Little is known otherwise about...
... hepatitis < /b> B core antigen (HBcAg), for antibody to hepatitis < /b> B surface antigen (HBsAg), and for antibody against HCV Sera positive for anti-HBc antibody were tested for HBsAg; sera positive for anti-HBs ... HBsAg and HBeAg All subjects without HBe antigen had undetectable levels of HBV DNA, while the HBeAg presence was accompanied by high viral load values (range, 1.54 × 107 copies/mL) Chronic HBsAg ... with hepatitis < /b> B e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis < /b> B Ann Intern Med 1993, 119:312-323 Abstract Bessesen M, Ives D, Condreay L, Lawrence S, Sherman KE: Chronic active hepatitis < /b> B exacerbations...
... factors responsible for the spread of this dual HDV/HBV infection Abbreviations HDV: hepatitis < /b> delta virus; HBV: hepatitis < /b> B virus; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; HBSAG: hepatitis < /b> B surface antigen; ... detection < /b> of HDV cDNA The qualitative detection < /b> of HDV-cDNA was carried out by nestedPCRusing four μl of synthesized HDV-cDNA The first round PCR was done in a tube containing < /b> 20 μl of PCR reaction ... of HBV and HDV co-infection using Lamivudine J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2009, 21:1-3 Seetlani NK, Abbas Z, Raza S, Yakoob J, Jafri W: Prevalence of Hepatitis < /b> D in HBsAg positive patients visiting...
... occult hepatitis < /b> Bvirus (HBV), single occult hepatitis < /b> C virus (HCV) and occult HBV and HCV dual infection Journal of Medical Virology 2007, 79:236-241 Liu Z, Hou J: Hepatitis < /b> Bvirus (HBV) and hepatitis < /b> ... A: Hepatitis < /b> C virus infection in chronic hepatitis < /b> Bvirus carriers Journal of Infectious Diseases 1991, 163:400-402 Abou MA, Eltahir YM, Ali AS: Seroprevalence of Hepatitis < /b> Bvirus and Hepatitis < /b> ... approved the final manuscript References Devi KS, Singh NB, Mara J, Singh TB, Singh YM: Seroprevalence of Hepatitis < /b> Bvirus and Hepatitis < /b> C virus among hepatic disorders and injecting users in Manipur-A...
... et al Hepatitis < /b> C virus antibody and hepatitis < /b> C virus replication in chronic hepatitis < /b> B patients J Hepatol 1994;21:509-514 Liaw YF Role of hepatitis < /b> C virus in dual and triple hepatitis < /b> virus ... that anti-HCV positive, anti-HBc-positive patients who lack both HBsAg and antiHBs might be a group of patients with a multiple HBV and HCV infection HBV DNA by PCR was detected in 40.8% of 71 ... Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 1999 ;20:141-143 Zarski JP, Bohn B, Bastie A, Pawlotsky JM, Baud M, Bost-Bezeaux F, Tran van Nhieu J, et al Characteristics of patients with dual infection by hepatitis < /b> B and...
... SHBs was able to bind specifically to human hepatocytes, human fibroblasts and human blood mononuclear cells but not the rat hepatocytes This binding could be inhibited by recombinant HBs but ... 21-33 22 Introduction The Hepatitis < /b> Bvirus (HBV), which belongs to the hepadnavirus family, is a small circular DNAviruscontaining < /b> a nucleocapsid and an envelope HBV nucleocapsid contains a ... misfolded MHBs seems to be able to interfere with the assembly of HBV virions in the persistently producing virus cell line HepG2.215 [29, 30] Anti-preS2 antibody (that recognizes MHBs) can block HBV...
... FEBS 2603 Betulinic acid inhibits hepatitis < /b> Bvirus D Yao et al D 200 100 * 50 100 BetA/CREB CTL E 300 (Arbitrary units) siCREB 200 * 100 * CTL BetA BetA/CREB siCREB 100 * * CTL BetA BetA/CREB ... siCREB F 200 * * (Arbitrary units) 100 pCREB level by Western blot (Arbitrary units) 200 pCREB (Ser133) level by Western blot BetA/CREB 200 siCREB C BetA 300 SOD2 protein level by Western blot ... (Arbitrary units) B BetA * * CTL CREB protein level by Western blot * SOD2 mRNA level by qPCR (Arbitrary units) 150 (Arbitrary units) qPCR on SOD2 promoter by CREB ChIP A * 100 *¶ CTL BetA BetA/CREB...
... core, b- gal and GFP are indicated by arrows colocalize with the mitotic spindle microtubules at different phases of mitosis, by double immunolabeling with anti-myc mAb and polyclonal anti-(a-tubulin) ... pHPI-1705 (B lane 2), pHPI-1706 (B lane 3) or pHPI-1748 (C lane 1) and treated with MG-132 Cell lysates were analyzed by western blotting with anti-(core+1) serum (Ba,C) or anti-core mAb (Bb) The ... polyclonal anti-(a-tubulin) and Alexa Fluor 647-conjugated goat anti(rabbit IgG) in the case of anti-myc and anti-(a-tubulin) double labeling, or with anti-(a-tubulin) mAb and Alexa Fluor 546-conjugated...
... Seeger, C & Mason, W.S (2000) Hepatitis < /b> Bvirus biology Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 64, 51–68 Robinson, W.S., Clayton, D.A & Greenman, R.L (1974) DNA of a human hepatitis < /b> Bvirus candidate J Virol 14, ... and extension efficiency on both RNAand DNA- templated DNA synthesis reactions by HBV DNA polymerase, given the possible role of replication infidelity in generating mutant viruses As the present study ... a PVDF blotting membrane The membranes were probed with M2 monoclonal antibody and resuspended in NaCl/Pi containing < /b> 0.5% skimmed milk and 0.3% Tween-20 The immunoblots were then incubated with...
... transmission of major communicable diseases like Hepatitis < /b> B virus, Hepatitis < /b> C virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus The seropositivity rate of Hepatitis < /b> B surface antigen (HBsAg) varies in the different ... specific bands in patients infected 2.5% agarose hepatitis < /b> Bvirus 2.5% agarose gel showing genotype specific bands in patients infected with hepatitis < /b> Bvirus M: 50 bp marker; Lane 2–3: HBV genotype ... testing of HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) using AxSym HBsAg MEIA, Abbott Laboratories, IL, USA Molecular analysis Serological positive samples for HBsAg were further processed for HBV genotypes by the...
... number not for citation purposes) Virology Journal 2007, 4:74 http://www.virologyj.com/content/4/1/74 Table 1: Primer First PCR P1 S1-2 Second PCR Mix A B2 BA1R BB1R BC1R Mix B BD1 BE1 BF1 B2 R ... Serological markers Serologic markers for HBV (hepatitis < /b> B surface antigen [HBsAg], hepatitis < /b> Be antigen [HBeAg] and antibodies to hepatitis < /b> B core antigen [anti-HBc]) (enzyme immunoassay [EIA]; Adaltis, ... and Detection < /b> of HBV Precore and Core Promoter Variants J Clin Microbiol 2003, 41:3699-3705 Mizokamia M, Nakanob T, Oritob E, Tanakab Y, Sakugawac H, Mukaided M, H Robertsone B: Hepatitis < /b> B virus...
... given by the manufacture 10 11 Abbreviations HBV, hepatitis < /b> B virus; HBsAg, hepatitis < /b> B surface antigen; HBpreSAg, hepatitis < /b> B pre-surface antigen; HBeAg, hepatitis < /b> B e antigen, anti-HBs, antibody ... Table 2: Comparisons of serological markers for HBV replication versus HBVDNA copies in serum specimens HBV DNA+ HBpreSAg+ HBpreSAgn = 149 HBeAg+ HBeAg- 48 23 HBV DNA+ 43 28 n=149 HBpreSAg+ HBpreSAgn=154 ... positive cases, HBpreSAg could not be detected In four HBpreSAg positive patients HBV DNA was below the detection < /b> limit by PCR For the patients showed positive in both HBpreSAg and HBV DNA, the correlation...
... References HBSP A BH3 HBSP B BH3 HBSP C BH3 21 31 32 35 LEEELPRLADADLHR LEEELPRLADEDLNH LEEELPRLADEGLNR Figure Alignment of BH3 domains of HBSPs Alignment of BH3 domains of HBSPs Alignment of the BH3 ... 30 incubation http://www.virologyj.com/content/4/1/117 Western blot analysis HBSP polyclonal anti-serum was acquired by boosting rabbit using an internal HBSP peptide: CDLNLGQDQQQPVRD (Biogenes, ... characterization of hepatitis < /b> Bvirus surface antigen mutants in Singapore patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatitis < /b> Bvirus carriers negative for HBsAg but positive for anti-HBs and anti-HBc J Gastroenterol...