The Characteristics of Natural Killer Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Who Received PEGylated-Interferon versus Entecavir Therapy

Background. To explore the role of natural killer (NK) cells in the process of hepatitis B virus (HBV) clearance and whether their phenotype is related to antiviral treatment outcome in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. Method. We performed a single-center prospective cohort study to analyze chang...

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Main Authors: Weihua Cao, Minghui Li, Lu Zhang, Yao Lu, Shuling Wu, Ge Shen, Min Chang, Ruyu Liu, Yuanjiao Gao, Hongxiao Hao, Leiping Hu, Wei Yi, Calvin Q. Pan, Yao Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2178143