Hepatitis B virus X protein stimulates IL-6 expression in hepatocytes via a MyD88-dependent pathway

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-33

  Xiang, Wen Qing ^a   Feng, Wen Feng ^a   Ke, Wei ^a   Sun, Zhen ^a   Chen, Zhi ^b   Liu, Wei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus X protein; IL 1 receptor associated kinase; Interleukin 6; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Myeloid differentiation factor 88; Nuclear factor kappa B

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VIRUS X PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED KINASE 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; MYELOID DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 88; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BASE SEQUENCE; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA PRIMERS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1 RECEPTOR-ASSOCIATED KINASES; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MUTATION; MYELOID DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 88; NF-KAPPA B; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 78649630185     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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