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Volume 6 | Issue 4 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.33696/immunology.6.203

Chemokines and Their Receptors in Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Comprehensive Review

  • 1The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou 310003, China
  • 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Key Laboratory of Clinical In Vitro Diagnostic Techniques of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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Corresponding Author

Jiezuan Yang, yangyan@zju.edu.cn; Xuefen Li, zylxf@zju.edu.cn

Received Date: March 26, 2024

Accepted Date: July 09, 2024

Abstract

Chemokines, a group of small cytokines, play a central role in the pathogenesis of viral hepatitis by regulating the migration, proliferation, and activation of lymphocytes. These chemotactic factors of immune cells are directly involved in various cellular biological activities, including cell adhesion, angiogenesis, and diffusion. The aberrant expression of lymphocyte chemokines and their receptors is closely related to the biological behavior of host immune cells as well as the specific and non-specific immune responses to viral infections and may influence the prognosis of viral diseases. The intricate interplay between chemokines, their receptors and lymphocyte migration in the context of liver immunity needs further investigation. In this article, we provide an overview of the role and associated mechanisms of chemokines and their receptors in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and pathogenesis and highlight their potential therapeutic implications.

Keywords

HBV infection, Chemokines, Chemokine receptor, Pathogenesis

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