Who determines the outcomes of HBV exposure?

• Autores: Baohong Wang, Lanjuan Li
• Localización: Trends in microbiology, ISSN 0966-842X, Vol. 23, Nº. 6, 2015, págs. 328-329
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Until recently, the reason for age-dependent immune clearance of hepatitis B virus remained elusive. A new study has revealed that establishment of the commensal gut microbiota could modulate the liver immunity phenotype in a hydrodynamic transfection mouse model, suggesting that natural gut–liver interactions can help achieve rapid viral clearance.