JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2014, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (6): 661-665.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2014.06.028

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PD-1/PD-L signal pathway in chronic hepatitis B

Wan Hehe, Liu Lili, Hou Yong, Zhang Guoliang   

  1. Department of Infections Diseases,First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine,Hefei 230031 China
  • Received:2014-04-26 Online:2014-12-31 Published:2016-04-11

Abstract: Programmed death-1(PD-1) is an important coordinated stimulus molecule belonging to the B7/CD28 family. When it combines with its ligand programmed death ligand (PD-L),can regulate the activation,differentiation and multiplication of T lymphocytes. PD-1 expression in different stages of chronic HBV infection varies,and is closely related to the degree of liver inflammation,ALT levels and viral loads. Through different ways to block the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway can improve the function of T lymphocytes,and it might be one of the direction for antiretroviral treatment in the future.

Key words: Hepatitis B, Programmed death-1, Programmed death -1 ligand, T lymphocytes