Long-term persistent GBV-B infection and development of a chronic and progressive hepatitis C-like disease in marmosets

Long-term persistent GBV-B infection and development of a chronic and progressive hepatitis C-like disease in marmosets

It has been shown that infection of GB virus B (GBV-B), which is closely related to HCV, develop acute self-resolving hepatitis in tamarins. In this study we sought to examine longitudinally the dynamics of viral and immunological status following GBV-B infection of marmosets and tamarins. Surprisi...

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Main Authors: Yuki eIwasaki, Ken-ichi eMori, Koji eIshii, Noboru eMaki, Sayuki eIijima, Tomoyuki eYoshida, Sachi eOkabayashi, Yuko eKatakai, Young-Jung eLee, Akatsuki eSaito, Hiromi eFunai, Nobuyuki eKimura, Naohide eAgeyama, Sayaka eYoshizaki, Tetsuro eSuzuki, Yasuhiro eYasutomi, Tatsuo eMiyamura, Mari eKannagi, Hirofumi eAkari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Hepatitis C
HCV
marmoset
GBV-B
tamarin
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00240/full

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