Hepatitis B virus-infected HepG2hNTCP cells serve as a novel immunological tool to analyze the antiviral efficacy of CD8+ T cells in vitro

CD8+ T cells are the main effector lymphocytes in the control of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, limitations of model systems, such as low infection rates, restrict mechanistic studies of HBV-specific CD8+ T cells. Here, we established a novel immunological cell culture model based on HB...

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Main Authors: Hoh, Alexander (Author) , Urban, Stephan (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 15 July 2015
In: Journal of virology
Year: 2015, Volume: 89, Issue: 14, Pages: 7433-7438
ISSN:1098-5514
DOI:10.1128/JVI.00605-15
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00605-15
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Author Notes:Alexander Hoh, Maximilian Heeg, Yi Ni, Anita Schuch, Benedikt Binder, Nadine Hennecke, Hubert E. Blum, Michael Nassal, Ulrike Protzer, Maike Hofmann, Stephan Urban, Robert Thimme
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Summary:CD8+ T cells are the main effector lymphocytes in the control of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, limitations of model systems, such as low infection rates, restrict mechanistic studies of HBV-specific CD8+ T cells. Here, we established a novel immunological cell culture model based on HBV-infected HepG2hNTCP cells that endogenously processed viral antigens and presented them to HBV-specific CD8+ T cells. This induced cytolytic and noncytolytic CD8+ T-cell effector functions and reduction of viral loads.
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ISSN:1098-5514
DOI:10.1128/JVI.00605-15