Hepatitis B Virus Induces IL-23 Production in Antigen Presenting Cells and Causes Liver Damage via the IL-23/IL-17 Axis

Qinghong Wang; Jijun Zhou; Bei Zhang; Zhiqiang Tian; Jun Tang; Yanhua Zheng; Zemin Huang; Yi Tian; Zhengcai Jia; Yan Tang; Jennifer C. van Velkinburgh; Qing Mao; Xiuwu Bian; Yifang Ping; Bing Ni; Yuzhang Wu

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003410

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Hepatitis B Virus Induces IL-23 Production in Antigen Presenting Cells and Causes Liver Damage via the IL-23/IL-17 Axis

Qinghong Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Qinghong Wang, Jijun Zhou, Bei Zhang

Affiliations Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Pediatric Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China
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Jijun Zhou ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Qinghong Wang, Jijun Zhou, Bei Zhang

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China
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Bei Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Qinghong Wang, Jijun Zhou, Bei Zhang

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, People′s Republic of China
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Zhiqiang Tian,

Affiliation Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China
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Jun Tang,

Affiliation Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China
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Yanhua Zheng,

Affiliation Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China
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Zemin Huang,

Affiliation Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China
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Yi Tian,

Affiliation Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China
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Zhengcai Jia,

Affiliation Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China
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Yan Tang,

Affiliation Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China
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Jennifer C. van Velkinburgh,

Affiliation van Velkinburgh Initiative for Collaboratory Biomedical Research, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
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Qing Mao,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China
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Xiuwu Bian,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China
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Yifang Ping,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China
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Bing Ni ,

* E-mail: nibingxi@yahoo.com (BN); wuyuzhang@yahoo.com (YW)

Affiliation Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China
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Yuzhang Wu

* E-mail: nibingxi@yahoo.com (BN); wuyuzhang@yahoo.com (YW)

Affiliation Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People′s Republic of China
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Hepatitis B Virus Induces IL-23 Production in Antigen Presenting Cells and Causes Liver Damage via the IL-23/IL-17 Axis

Qinghong Wang,
Jijun Zhou,
Bei Zhang,
Zhiqiang Tian,
Jun Tang,
Yanhua Zheng,
Zemin Huang,
Yi Tian,
Zhengcai Jia,
Yan Tang

Published: June 27, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003410

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