| Literature DB >> 30590481 |
Rohit Loomba1, Martin Decaris2, Kelvin W Li2,3, Mahalakshmi Shankaran3, Hussein Mohammed2,3, Marcy Matthews2,3, Lisa M Richards1, Phirum Nguyen1, Emily Rizo1, Barbara Andrews1, Robin Soto1, Thomas Angel3, Vithika Suri4, Kathryn M Kitrinos5, Dwight Barnes6, Gregg Czerwieniec6, Kathy Brendza6, G Mani Subramanian4, Anuj Gaggar4, Marc K Hellerstein2,3.
Abstract
In a pilot study, heavy water labeling was used to determine hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) turnover rates in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. The mean (standard deviation) half-life of HBsAg in blood was 6.7 (5.5) days, which reflects recent production in the liver and supports strategies aimed at reducing HBsAg production in CHB patients.Entities:
Keywords: HBV; deuterated water; half-life; hepatitis B surface antigen
Year: 2019 PMID: 30590481 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy1100
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079