HBV-preS-peptides also inhibit in vitro infection of HDV, a satellite virusoid employing HBV envelope proteins ... combination with IFN-α. HDV: Hepatitis delta virus. The discovery of an ...

In Hepatitis B: The Hunt for a Killer Virus, Baruch S ... the Australia antigen was shown to be the envelope protein of HBV. For many years, hepatitis B was recognized clinically as the major ...

Despite numerous treatment advances, chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains ... and hepatitis B s antigen (HBsAg), which is HBV’s envelope protein. In addition to the excess HBsAg ...

Use the tweezers to pull out a segment of DNA from the hepatitis B virus. A subunit vaccine makes use of just a small portion of a pathogen. For a virus, the vaccine can contain just a piece of ...

The only natural host of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is humans. Model organisms for laboratory studies, especially mice, ...

For patients with hepatitis B virus, alcohol is associated with dose-dependent increased risks for cirrhosis and ...