| Literature DB >> 6748163 |
W Stephan, A M Prince, B Brotman.
Abstract
Repeated administration of an intravenous immunoglobulin containing antibody to hepatitis B e antigen (anti-HBe) and antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) but free of antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) before and after the inoculation of 10(4.9) 50% chimpanzee infective doses of hepatitis B virus (HBV) markedly prolonged the incubation period of HBV in experimentally infected chimpanzees. Similar administration of an immunoglobulin preparation containing anti-HBc but free of anti-HBe and anti-HBs or intramuscular administration of a single dose of immunoglobulin containing anti-HBe and anti-HBc 3 days before or after inoculation with HBV did not appear to modulate HBV infection. These observations suggested that anti-HBe, or an unidentified antibody associated with it, may have biological activity in the modulation of HBV replication.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6748163 PMCID: PMC254454 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.51.2.420-424.1984
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103