Supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China(GrantNo.30772360);Nature Science Foundation of Health Department of Hubei Province,China(No.JX4B48);Fund of Yangtze University for Doctor(No.2009001)
Objective:To investigate the effects of hepatitis B virus(HBV)X protein(HBx)on the expression of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)in glomerular mesangial cells(GMCs)and the underlying intracellular signal pathways.Meth...
a grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30772360)
The X gene of HBV encodes a 17-kD protein, termed HBx, which has been shown to function as a transcriptional trans-activator of a variety of viral and cellular promoter/enhancer elements. The aim of this study was to ...