Hepatitis B virus downregulates vitamin D receptor levels in hepatoma cell lines, thereby preventing vitamin D-dependent inhibition of viral transcription and production

• Asıl Yazarlar: Neta Gotlieb (Yazar), Irena Tachlytski (Yazar), Yelena Lapidot (Yazar), Maya Sultan (Yazar), Michal Safran (Yazar), Ziv Ben-Ari (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Abstract Background Vitamin D is a key immune-modulator that plays a role in the innate and adaptive immune systems. Certain pathogens impair the immune defense by downregulating the vitamin D receptor (VDR) pathway. Low serum levels of vitamin D are associated with increased hepatitis B virus (HBV)...