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Hepatitis A virus replication in tamarins and host immune response in relation to pathogenesis of liver cell damage
Author(s) -
Karayiannis P.,
Jowett T.,
Enticott M.,
Moore D.,
Pignatelli M.,
Brenes F.,
Scheuer P. J.,
Thomas H. C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.1890180308
Subject(s) - immune system , virology , biology , virus , viral replication , immunology , antigen , pathogenesis
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) shedding in the faeces, appearance of HAV‐Ag (antigen) in the liver, and development of humoral immunity to HAV have been studied in experimentally infected tamarins. The appearance of liver damage measured by transaminase elevation and histology, in relation to the above variables, suggests that the virus is not cytopathic and the immune system contributes to the production of liver cell damage. Preliminary data suggest that HAV replication may occur in the mucosa of the small intestine and in the liver.