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. 2013;9(12):e1003784.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003784. Epub 2013 Dec 19.

Immune therapeutic strategies in chronic hepatitis B virus infection: virus or inflammation control?

Antonio Bertoletti  1 , Adam J Gehring  2
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Immune therapeutic strategies in chronic hepatitis B virus infection: virus or inflammation control?

Antonio Bertoletti et al. PLoS Pathog. 2013.
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Different immune-based therapeutic strategies aiming to increase HBV control.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Schematic representation of the potential ability of HBV-loaded monocytes to stimulate HBV-specific T cells trough TLR or anti-CD40 agonists .
MN = monocytes, DC = dendritic cells.
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