Abstract:The aim of this work was to analyze whether the treatment of acute rejection of orthotopic liver transplants (OLT), either with corticoids or OKT3, has any effect on levels of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA and HbsAg in individuals which were originally affected by cirrhosis or fulminant hepatic failure as a result of B virus. We have found that HBV-DNA is present in macrophages, B cells and both CD4؉ and CD8؉ T cells after OLT in all cases studied. Interestingly, the levels of HBV-DNA and HbsAg in the serum anal… Show more
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