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hepatitis, an occupational hazard. 1977217861
antibody to hepatitis b surface antigen is not cytotoxic to antigen-secreting hepatocytes.a continuously growing cell line which produces hepatitis b surface antigen was grown in the presence of antibody to the surface antigen. antibody from animal and human sources was used. neither growth rate nor cell morphology was affected and the cells did not inactivate the antibody over a 4-day incubation period. the surface antigen produced was specifically neutralized. these results suggest that hepatic injury occurring in response to hepatitis b virus infection is not mediated by humoral i ...1978218315
[viral hepatitis]. 1979218401
comparative immunology of hepatitis a and b. 1979218418
viral type a and type b hepatitis: morphology, biology, immunology and epidemiology--a review.viral hepatitis is one of the most serious infectious diseases in the united states and is of great concern to the public health agencies, hospitals and research laboratories. progress in our knowledge of this disease has been based on cooperation between specialists in many diverse scientific disciplines employing sophisticated scientific instruments and technics. close cooperation between clinical pathologists and clinicians is of great importance in diagnosis. biologic, immunologic, epidemiol ...1976218439
cytoplasmic hepatitis b surface antigen and the ground-glass appearance in hepatocellular carcinoma.hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) was identified with aldehyde fuchsin and immunoperoxidase stain and by immunofluorescence in malignant hepatocytes with a ground-glass appearance in only one needle biopsy specimen of a series of biopsies from 130 consecutive cases of hepatocellular carcinoma. the patient was 14 years old. hbsag was identified by aldehyde fuchsin stain in nonmalignant hepatocytes of 48 (58%) of 83 biopsy specimens that contained nonmalignant liver tissue. the antigen was demon ...1979218445
demonstration of hepatitis b virus surface component in human hepatocellular cancer cells. 1979218886
hepatitis b virus antigens in primary hepatic carcinoma: immunofluorescent techniques on fixed liver tissue.the presence of hepatitis b surface (hbsag) and core (hbcag) antigens was investigated by immunofluorescence in specimens of liver tissue obtained at necrospy in 107 patients with primary hepatic carcinoma. hbsag was detected in the cytoplasm of liver cells in 16 cases, and in eight of them the antigen was also found in malignant cells. hbcag, which was present in the nuclei of liver cells in eight cases, was detected in the nuclei of tumour cells in six of these and also in two other cases show ...1978219038
[blood transfusion and viral diseases. recent acquisitions concerning viral hepatitis viruses, cytomegaloviruses and epstein-barr virus].in recent years, an increasingly clear picture has been formed of the virus-induced syndromes that may follow a blood transfusion or the use of blood derivatives. up to about 10 years ago, post-infusion infection was predominantly due to serum hepatitis. blumberg's discovery of hbsag (formerly known as australia antigen) has made it possible to check and prevent viral hepatitis, type b, and to recognise such distinct forms as the mononucleosis-like syndrome caused by cytomegalic virus, infectiou ...1979219399
[hepato-cellular carcinoma associated with hbs antigen: a study of 25 cases from vietnam (author's transl)].using orcein staining and indirect immunofluorescence on paraffin sections, the authors demonstrated hbs ag in 64% of 25 hepatocellular carcinomas (including "bone metastasis") in vietnam. the main findings in the literature suggesting a causal role for hepatitis b virus in primary liver cancer are discussed.1978219448
viral serology (hepatitis b virus, cytomegalovirus, epstein-barr virus) and abnormal liver function tests in transfused patients with hereditary hemorrhagic diseases. 1979219564
post-transfusion hepatitis: a continuing problem. 1979219987
the viral hepatitides.vaccines and chemotherapy may soon strengthen the armamentarium for control of type b hepatitis. the incidence of type a is still declining in the u.s., and now that type non-a, non-b has been transmitted to animals, a marker for it is being widely sought.1978221316
viral exposure and abnormal liver function in haemophilia.several studies have recently documented the presence of persistently abnormal liver function tests in asymptomatic haemophiliacs. while the aetiology is unknown it is possible that repeated exposure to agents transmitted in blood products may be important. this study has attempted to determine the prevalence of viral exposure and its relationship to liver function in this multitransfused group of individuals. the prevalence of viral antibodies with the exception of antibody to hepatitis b surfa ...1979221550
simultaneous acute infections with hepatitis a and hepatitis b viruses in a chimpanzee.the unexpected occurrence of a hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection in a chimpanzee experimentally inoculated with hepatitis a virus (hav) provided an opportunity to examine the course of simultaneous acute infections with both agents. a chimpanzee inoculated intravenously with hav developed elevated levels of aminotransferases in serum, detectable excretion of hepatitis a antigen in feces, and a marked antibody response to hav. during the acute phase of this experimentally induced infection with h ...1979221596
primary hepatocellular carcinoma in australia: aetiological considerations.this is a study of aetiological associations in patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma (phc). thirty new patients with phc were seen in a five-year period. the most common aetiological association was alcoholic cirrhosis. this was implicated in the development of phc in 13 patients. however, since the introduction of radioimmunoassay for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) there have been six patients with hbsag-associated phc. thus, for the first time, an association of hepatitis b viru ...1979221795
histocompatibility antigens in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and their relationship to chronic hepatitis b virus infection in these patients.although hepatocellular carcinoma is probably caused by one or more environmental carcinogens, a genetically determined susceptibility to the development of the tumor has not been excluded. in looking for such a predisposition, we have compared the histocompatibility antigens (hla) of 102 southern african blacks with histologically proved hcc with those of 208 healthy blacks. the standard two-stage lymphocyte microcytotoxicity method was used to test for 40 antigens: 17 in the a locus, 20 in the ...1979222645
recent advances in viral hepatitis types a and b. 1979222710
polypeptide profile of hbsag excreted by a human hepatoma cell line. 1979223321
viral hepatitis and its effect on pregnancy. 1979223787
immunofluorescence studies for hepatitis a virus and hepatitis b surface and core antigen in liver biopsies from patients with acute viral hepatitis.immunofluorescence studies for hepatitis a virus and hepatitis b surface and core antigen were performed on liver biopsies from 48 patients with acute viral hepatitis. hepatitis a virus was detected in 11 out of 17 patients with type a hepatitis and was not found in patients with type b or non-a non-b hepatitis. hepatitis b surface and core antigens were detected in 2, hepatitis b core antigen alone in 1, and hepatitis b surface antigen alone in 4 out of 24 patients with type b hepatitis. neithe ...1979223938
role of hepatitis b virus in primary liver cancer.there is an excess prevalence of markers of active infection with hepatitis b virus in patients with primary liver cancer in many parts of the world. early age of infection with hepatitis b virus is likely to be an important factor, resulting in persistent infection that may progress to chronic liver damage. results of recent experimental studies are consistent with integration of hepatitis b viral dna with host cell dna molecules. it is likely that primary liver cancer is the cumulative result ...1979224199
[experience in examining infectious hepatitis patients by using a viral detection method].immune electron microscopy was shown to be an acceptable diagnostic method which allowed to detect hepatitis a virus particles in the stools of patients with infectious hepatitis even at the late stages of the disease. the examination of stools from 225 children (aged 2--17 years) hospitalized with diagnosed infectious hepatitis during the period of a seasonal rise in morbidity rate yielded positive findings at an average rate of 10.5%. this rate also depended on the severity of the disease and ...1979224627
primary carcinoma of the liver. a histological study of 52 cases from denmark.among 7763 autopsies performed in greater copenhagen in 1973, there were 309 cases of cirrhosis of the liver and 52 cases of primary carcinoma of the liver (pcl). of the latter, 45 were hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc), 4 combined hcc and cholangiocarcinoma (ccc) and 3 ccc. hcc was found in 7.8 per cent of the cirrhotic livers and was in 57.1 per cent accompagnied by cirrhosis. the criteria of who, peters (modified) and anthony were used for classification. the degree of differentiation of the tum ...1979224641
prevalence of antibody to hepatitis a and hepatitis b viruses in selected populations of the south pacific.five island populations representing the three major cultural groups of the south pacific--polynesia, micronesia, melanesia--were studied for prevalence of antibody to hepatitis a virus (anti-hav) and of antibody to the core antigen of hepatitis b virus (anti-hbc). sera were collected in the late 1950s and early 1960s, selected where possible for appropriate age and sex distributions, and were tested by radioimmunoassay. rather marked differences in prevalence were observed. anti-hbc patterns co ...1979224696
a seroepidemiologic study of infection with hav and hbv in five pacific islands.a batch of 1025 serum samples, obtained from healthy subjects and hospital patients from five pacific islands (viti levu, funafuti, niue, rarotonga and upolu) were tested for antibody to hepatitis a virus (anti-hav), hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) and antibody to hepatitis b surface antigen (anti-hbs) by solid phase radioimmunoassay (spria). high frequencies of anti-hav were observed in each population (funafuti, 79.9%; upolu, 81.6%; viti levu, 84.3%; rarotonga, 95.0%; and niue, 95.2%), and ...1979224697
the growth of knowledge about a disease: hepatitis. 1979224700
etiology of liver disease in renal-transplant patients.the etiology of 72 episodes of liver disease that developed in 62 of 162 renal-transplant recipients was evaluated. infection with hepatitis b virus was a minor problem, and none of our patients had evidence of infection with hepatitis a. cytomegalovirus infection was ubiquitous in the population and probably accounted for many episodes of acute liver disease. this agent's role in causing chronic hepatitis is less secure. infections with other viruses including epstein-barr virus, adenovirus, an ...1979224742
a solid-phase radioimmunoassay for detection of igm antibodies to hepatitis a virus.the conditions for a sensitive and specific solid-phase radioimmunoassay (ria) for the detection of igm antibodies to hepatitis a virus (hav) were optimized, and the ria was used to assay sera from patients with hepatitis. igm antibodies to hav reached highest concentrations between one and three weeks after onset of icterus and were measurable in follow-up sera for at least 12 months after infection. to prove the specificity, the igg antibodies were separated from patient sera by sucrose densit ...1979225390
[discovery of hepatitis virus]. 1979225395
[hbs ag-positive hepatocellular cancer (pathomorphologic study)].pathomophological and histochemical analysis of 7 autopsy cases of primary hepatocellular carcinoma was performed. direct immunofluorescence with an anti-hbsag serum and staining with orsein according to shikata's method revealed the presence of hbsag in hepatocytes of the cirrhotic tissue and in tumour cells. cirrhotic nodes were found to have numerous hbsag-positive cells, whereas in the tumour tissue the number of such cells was insignificant and they were found only in highly differentiated ...1979226040
serologic markers of hepatitis a and b in acute and chronic liver disease. 1979226813
line cell saga - an argument in favor of production of biologics in cancer cells. 1979227236
viral vaccines under development: a third generation.in summary then, my purpose has been two-fold: on the one hand, i have tried to highlight the kinds of basic science advances in both cellular and virologic research that can (and should) be focussed both on vaccines under development and, retrospectively, on those whose origins were strictly empiric. on the other hand, i have attempted a partial survey of some of the prominent members of a potential new generation of vaccines to point out areas where these advances can and should contribute eit ...1979227237
emerging patterns of hepatitis b chronic liver disease in australia.until now, the hepatitis b virus has been thought to play a minor role in the aetiology of chronic liver disease in australia. this is a report of 21 patients with cirrhosis and/or primary hepatocellular carcinoma with hepatitis b antigenaemia. primary hepatocellular carcinoma occurred in six patients, five of whom had underlying cirrhosis. the disease occurred mainly in non-australian born males, and was not often associated with a previous history of hepatitis. the death of 16 patients within ...1979228647
evidence for clustering of hepatitis b virus infection in families of patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma.family member of 13 patients with hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) positive primary hepatocellular carcinoma (phc) were tested for the presence of hepatitis b virus-associated antigens and antibodies. of the 122 members examined, circulating hgsag was detected in 47 (39%), antibody to hbsag (anti-hbs) was found in 37 (30%), and antibody to hepatitis b core antigen (anti-hbc) alone was present in 13 (11%). the relatives with the highest frequency of hbsag positivity were the offspring of the p ...1979228843
an appraisal of the relationship between primary hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatitis b virus.the association between hepatitis b virus infection and primary hepatocellular carcinoma is reviewed. on the basis of serological and tissue examination there is a close link between virus infection and the tumour. while there is evidence to favour an oncogenic role for virus this is not conclusive, and other possible explanations for the relationship are discussed.1979229071
a comparative study of hepatitis b viral markers in the family members of asian and non-asian patients with hepatitis b surface antigen-positive hepatocellular carcinoma and with chronic hepatitis b infection.serologic tests for evidence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection were performed on family members of asian and non-asian patients with either hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag)-positive hepatocellular carcinoma or chronic hbv infection. asian family members had a significant increase of hbsag (34% higher) and of antibody to hbsag or of antibody to hepatitis b core antigen (50% higher) when they were compared with non-asian family members. in the asian group, viral markers were detected more fr ...1979229173
[retrospective study of 149 cases of hepatitis b virus infections. study of markers and of evolution].a retrospective study has been performed in 149 subjects with present or past hbs antigenemia. the group consisted of 8 asymptomatic carriers, 90 with acute hepatitis, 7 with fulminating hepatitis, 27 with chronic hepatitis, 16 with cirrhosis and 1 with hepatoma. the changes from one clinical condition to another, the sources of infection, the percentage of acute hepatitis in the history of chronic hepatitis cases and the working capacity an average of two years after the infection were studied. ...1979229549
[new data on the epidemiology of viral hepatitis (literature review)]. 1979229643
studies of donors who transmit posttransfusion hepatitis.sera and questionnaires were evaluated retrospectively from 128 volunteer blood donors whose blood had been implicated in cases of clinically recognized post-transfusion hepatitis in recipients of one- or two-unit blood transfusion between 1971 and 1977. serologic markers of hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection were found in 23 percent, compared to 9.7 percent of 3,230 prospective blood donors. the prevalence of antibody to hepatitis a virus was similar among implicated donors (44%), prospective do ...1979230620
epstein-barr virus infection in polytransfused patients with homozygous beta-thalassaemia.the frequency of epstein-barr virus (ebv) and hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection has been studied in 149 polytransfused thalassaemic patients and in healthy controls. evidence for ebv infection was based on the detection of antibodies to viral capsid antigen (anti-vca) and for hbv infection on the detection of either hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) or hepatitis b surface antibody (anti-hbs). the frequency of anti-vca was not significantly higher in the patients (16.4%) compared to the control ...1979230639
labeling of hepatitis b virus surface antigen (hbsag) synthesized in a hbsag-producing hepatoma cell line.hepatitis b virus surface antigen (hbsag) could be studied until recently only by isolating it from the blood of carriers, thus making incorporation of radioactive precursors into this protein(s) impossible. the isolation of a cell line producing hbsag [alexander et al, 1978] has eliminated this obstacle. the cell line was therefore used for labeling hbsag either with 35s-methionine or with 35s-cystine. hbsag was purified by pelleting the component and by isopycnic centrifugation in cscl gradien ...1979231637
the effect of sodium thiocyanate on virus structure.a study of two different virus types after elution from immunosorbent columns by sodium thiocyanate has shown that virus degradation occurs. the two virus types studied were hepatitis b and rotavirus. hepatitis b antigen (hbag) was only slowly degraded and retained many of its morphological features, although in an altered form; rotavirus was highly sensitive to the chaotropic agent, losing both its viability and its morphological integrity. during the process of disassembly a previously undetec ...1979232143
the transmission and outcome of hepatitis a, b, and non-a, non-b: a review. 1979232876
controlled synthesis of hbsag in a differentiated human liver carcinoma-derived cell line.a significant aspect of primary hepatic carcinoma in man is the high positive correlation of hepatocellular carcinoma with infection with hepatitis b virus (hbv)1. analysis of the relationship between hbv infection and oncogenesis is difficult because natural infection with hbv is limited to man and experimental infection has been achieved only in chimpanzees and gibbons. furthermore, because hbv has not been successfully propagated in cell culture, basic study of virus-cell interaction of the a ...1979233137
[chronic hepatitis. etiopathogenesis]. 1979233221
[observations on the diffusion of hepatitis a and b virus during an epidemic in a sicilian town with a high rate of infection].epidemiological investigations were carried out during a viral hepatitis outbreak occurring in a sicilian town of 30,000 inhabitants with poor sanitary standards, with the aim to study the mode of spread of hav and hbv in conditions of high incidence of infections. hbsag, anti hbs, anti hav (ria), hbeag, anti hbe and anti hbc were investigated in serum samples from patients, their family contacts and from healthy individuals of different age groups. morbidity was inferred from case notifications ...1979233297
[hepatitis b virus surface antigen (hbsag) in human hepatocellular carcinoma and its surrounding tissues of liver (author's transl)]. 1979233358
[diagnosis of hepatitis by means of radioimmunoassay]. 1979233368
[physiopathology of hepatitis b virus infection].hepatitis b associated antigen (hb-ag) may be observed in the serum in subjects either apparently healthy or exhibiting a number of disease symptoms. its incidence among the geneva voluntary blood donors is 0.48% with 54% exhibiting the surface antigen ad and 34% ay. while the hb-ag positive blood donors appeared clinically healthy, minor pathology was found in the majority of them (thrombocytopenia, histological evidence of inflammatory foci, of persistent hepatitis and of chronic aggressive he ...1975240199
hepatitis b (surface) antigen in mothers and their infants.hepatitis b (surface) antigen (hbsag) was found in the serum of 8 out of 4 245 women attending the antenatal clinic of the queen victoria maternity hospital seven (0, 16%) were asymptomatic carriers of the antigen, while the eigth suffered from polyarteritis nodosa. seven of the 8 babies born to these mothers were followed-up over periods of up to 18 months, and 1 has become a chronic carrier of hbsag. the antigen was not detected in the colostrum (breast milk) of the 6 positive mothers tested, ...1975240207
letter: possible role of haematophagous insects in the transmission of type b hepatitis. 1975241139
extrahepatic manifestations of viral hepatitis.recent evidence indicates that viral hepatitis is sometimes associated with the production of extrahepatic tissue injury. hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection is most commonly incriminated but non-type b hepatitis may also be involved. three types of syndromes have been recognized. first, a serum sickness-like prodrome consisting of skin eruptions, urticaria and polyarthralgias or arthritis may occur from one to six weeks prior to the onset of hepatitis in 15 to 20 per cent of patients and usually ...1975242219
[transmission of hepatitis b virus from the mother to the infant]. 1977243551
[hepatitis b virus and prevention of its transmission]. 1978244594
[prevention and therapy of viral hepatitis]. 1979253774
[prognosis of viral hepatitis]. 1979253775
messenger rna hybridized with the dna isolated from hepatitis b dane particles. 1979261965
prevalence of antibody to hepatitits b surface antigen among staff in an edinburgh hospital.antibody to hepatitis b surface antigen was detected by radioimmunoprecipitation in 74 (5-5%) of 1336 staff members in a large general hospital in edinburgh, in 14 (2-9%) of 480 volunteer blood donors in the area, and in 12 (6-1%) of 197 pregnant women attending for the first time at the ante-natal clinic in the hospital. rates of antibody prevalence rose with age in the sample of hospital staff and in that of the blood donors, particularly among males. on the other hand, in the ante-natal patie ...1977264499
hepatitis b prevalence within a dental student population.in this descriptive epidemiologic study, prevalence rates of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) and its antibody (anti-hbs) among fourth-year dental students and second-year dental hygiene students were found to be comparable to those of a control population and a local age-adjusted blood donor group. this observation contrasts with the rates reported for practicing dentists, especially oral surgeons, and indicates that the increased risk experienced by dentists after dental school may be attri ...1977264921
[the dentist's responsibility in the oral rehabilitation of patients with chronic kidney diseases].it is important that the dentist knows about disturbances of blood coagulation during and after hemo-dialysis, so that he avoids administration of platelet-inhibiting medication like aspirin and that he recognizes radiologically visible signs of insufficient dialysis in the jaws. because of the reduced protection from infections, antibiotic prophylaxis should be carried out before every dental operation, the medication of choice being penicillin. due to the high rate of infection by the hepatiti ...1977265241
partial amino acid sequence of two major component polypeptides of hepatitis b surface antigen.determination of the amino acid sequence of the immunogenic polypeptides of hepatitis b surface antigen may not only permit molecular localization of the distinct determinants a, d, and y but may also lead to the synthesis of a hapten useful in prophylactic immunization against hepatitis b virus infection. for this purpose, purified monotypic hepatitis b surface antigen of adw subtype was resolved into equal amounts of two major polypeptides (22,000 and 28,000 daltons) and up to six other minor ...1977266193
host specificity of a serum marker for hepatitis b: evidence that "e antigen" has the properties of an immunoglobulin.a family of antigens, referred to collectively as e antigen (eag), has been detected in sera of some individuals with liver disease who test positive for hepatitis b surface antigen. studies on eag partially purified by affinity chromatography on insolubilized antibodies to eag revealed the following: (i) eag has the physicochemical and immunologic properties of an immunoglobulin, predominantly of the igg4 subclass, and (ii) specific antigenic sites, designated as e determinants, differentiate e ...1977266209
association of e antigen with dane particle dna in sera from asymptomatic carriers of hepatitis b surface antigen.sera containing hepatitis b surface antigen from 30 asymptomatic blood donors were assayed for e antigen (hbeag) and antibody to e antigen (anti-hbe) by rheophoresis,. fourteen samples (47%) had detectable hbeag, ten (33%) had anti-hbe, and six (20%) had neither. dna was extracted from 26 of these sera and assayed for its ability to anneal to a [32p]-dna probe that is a copy of dane particle dna. all 10 hbeag-positive samples tested contained dna that formed specific hybrids with the dna probe, ...1977266736
rebuttal to a jama editorial: hepatitis b--traffic in the dentist's office. 1977267655
sex differences in response to hepatitis b infection among patients receiving chronic dialysis treatment.patients undergoing treatment at a community-based renal dialysis clinic were monitored monthly for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) and antibody to hbsag (anti-hbs). of 160 patients who began treatment hbsag(-)/anti-hbs(-), 77 subsequently became hbsag(+). once hbsag(+), males were more likely to remain hbsag(+) indefinitely, whereas females were more likely to convert to hbsag(-) and develop anti-hbs. this was not due to a sex difference in exposure to hepatitis b virus because only patient ...1977267950
an inquiry into the sterilization of dental handpieces relative to transmission of hepatitis b virus.the transmission of the hepatitis b virus has been implicated in the dental office. the dental profession should be keenly aware of aseptic clinical techniques and effective sterilization procedures. some dental handpieces can be damaged by conventional sterilization procedures. alternative procedures are discussed. a review of currently available handpieces and their appropriate sterilization procedures is presented.1978273633
the virus of hepatitis b a new dimension in the diagnosis of sexually transmitted disease.ten patients presenting with venereal or dermatological disorders have been found to have evidence of infection with the virus of hepatitis b; only five had distinguishable liver dysfunction, yet all had either detectable antigen or antibody. antigen subtype ayw has been identified in four of these people. once rare in the local population, hepatitis b virus infection appears to be increasing in incidence with cases attributable to inoculation and to direct contact, as well as presenting as a co ...1978273792
duality of hepatitis b e antigen in serum of persons infected with hepatitis b virus: evidence for the nonidentity of e antigen with immunoglobulins.hepatitis b e antigen (hbeag) is detected in the serum of some persons infected with hepatitis b virus. owing to a close correlation of hbeag and hepatitis b virus in the serum, it has been used as a practical indicator of infectivity. two entities of hbeag activity physicochemically different from each other were demonstrated in the serum of persons infected with hepatitis b virus. one was associated with a molecule that precipitated in 1.33 m ammonium sulfate solution, was larger than igg, and ...1978273922
immunological abnormalities associated with liver disease: cause or effect?immunological abnormalities are demonstrable in patients with various types of liver damage. these may be (a) non-specific and unrelated to pathogenesis, e.g. auto-antibodies such as anti-nuclear factor; (b) specifically directed against liver antigens but not pathogenetic, e.g. cell mediated immune (cmi) reactions to liver antigen as seen in experimental carbon tetrachloride poisoning; (c) of such a nature as to modify the pathology produced by hepatotoxic agents, e.g. hepatitis b virus or alco ...1977274938
studies on the subtypes of hepatitis b surface antigen-demonstration of vertical and intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis b virus. 1978275454
the dental practitioner and systemic infections of oral origin. 1978279514
past infection with hepatitis b virus in patients at a dental school.samples of blood from 327 new patients at a dental school were tested by radioimmunoassay for the presence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) and hepatitis b surface antibody (anti-hbs). the data were compared to the patients' histories of hepatitis. through a statistical analysis, it was indicated that significant numbers of patients with no history of hepatitis had been infected with hepatitis b virus.1978279604
a seroepidemiologic study of hepatitis b virus infection in taiwan. 1978284101
serum iron levels and response to hepatitis b virus.response to hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection [hbv surface antigen (hbsag) and antibody to hbsag (anti-hbs)], serum iron, total iron-binding capacity, hematological status (erythrocytes, hb, and hematocrit), and evidence of liver damage (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase; aspartate aminotransferase, l-aspartate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase, ec 2.6.1.1) were determined for 201 patients on chronic renal dialysis. four factors-serum iron level, transminase level, sex, and hbv response [i.e., i ...1979287082
hepatitis b virus infection in dental students. a two-year evaluation. 1979289728
hepatitis b and the dental health professional--an updating. 1978289876
restriction endonuclease cleavage map and location of unique features of the dna of hepatitis b virus, subtype adw2.dna of hepatitis b virus (hbv) of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) subtype adw2 made fully double stranded by the virion dna polymerase and radiolabeled either by the virion dna polymerase reaction or by nick-translation with 32p-labeled deoxynucleoside triphosphates was used to establish a map of restriction endonuclease cleavage sites by the method double and triple enzyme digestion and to determine the relative positions of several unique physical features of this dna. the five restriction ...1979291995
[hepatitis b virus and clinical dentistry]. 1978295032
the dentist and hepatitis-b virus infection: three-way traffic in the dental surgery. 1979296592
t and b lymphocytes in uremic patients with type b hepatitis infection.peripheral t and b lymphocytes were measured in (1) hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag)-positive, (2) hbsag-negative uremic patients on chronic hemodialysis (chd) therapy, and (3) patients with type b chronic active viral hepatitis (cavh). when compared to normals, a decrease in the absolute number of t and b lymphocytes was detected in both chd groups. cavh patients had a decrease in the total number of t lymphocytes. when expressed as percentage of t lymphocytes, normals and hbsag-negative chd ...1977300854
[significance of the antigen and the anti-e antibody in patients with surface antigen of hepatitis b virus]. 1977302013
peripheral blood and liver tissue t and b lymphocytes and hepatitis b virus (hbv) 1978303581
t-lymphocyte cytotoxicity to hbsag-coated target cells in hepatitis b virus infection.the cytotoxic effect of peripheral lymphocytes on chicken red blood cells (chrbc) coated with purified hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) has been studied as an in vitro parameter of cell-mediated immunity in acute and chronic infection with hepatitis b virus. using this technique, the mean cytotoxic index of lymphocytes from patients with acute hepatitis b (29.13 +/- 20.88) was significantly higher than that obtained with lymphocytes from control subjects (6.53 +/- 3.75). only 33.3% of the pat ...1977304824
t-lymphocytes and hepatitis b serology.the incorporation of 14c-thymidine by peripheral blood lymphocytes stimulated by phytohemagglutinin (pha) and the proportion and absolute number of e-rosettes were determined in 28 prostitutes and the results were correlated with hepatitis b virus (hbv) serology. women were tested for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) and its antibody (anti-hbs) as well as for antibody to the hepatitis b core antigen (anti-hbc). it was found that women who were carriers of hbsag had significantly lower incorpo ...1978310427
[gianotti disease and hepatitis b virus (author's transl)]. 1978310483
fibroblast interferon treatment of a patient with chronic active hepatitis. increased number of circulating t lymphocytes and elimination of rosette-inhibitory factor.a 23 year old woman with chronic active hepatitis documented by liver biopsy demonstrated persistent hepatitis b surface antigen, hepatitis b virus specific dna polymerase hepatitis b core antigen (hbcag), for approximately one year. the number of circulating t lymphocytes that rosetted with sheep erythrocytes was decreased, and a rosette-inhibitory factor was present in her peripheral blood. interferon treatment (1 x 10(6) u/day intramuscularly for 82 days) resulted in a decrease of hbsag and d ...1979313705
antibodies to single stranded dna: a diagnostic aid in chronic hepatitis b virus infections.serial determinations of titers of binding antibodies to single stranded dna were performed over a period of three years in 43 type b hepatitis patients with persisting hbsag who had either developed chronic hepatitis or were asymptomatic carriers. patients with histopathological diagnosis of chronic active or chronic persistent hepatitis, with or without clinical symptoms, showed high titers of anti-dna throughout the course of the disease, whereas in most of these patients the serum alanine tr ...1979314970
hepatic infections. part ii. the effect of acute and chronic hepatitis b antigenaemia on the reaction to antibodies to sheep red cells (microbial antigens) and human t-activated cells (exposed autologous tissue antigens).using the agglutination of sheep red cells by human antibodies as an indicator of microbial antibody activity, a highly significant association was found between the response to the e antigen of the hepatitis b virus and the formation of strong antibody levels to microbial substances (chi 2(1) = 33). this kind of association was not found among chronic carriers of the hepatitis b virus who do not produce antibodies to the e antigen (chi 2(1) = 3,7). in the presence of e antigen activity, patient ...1979315618
the pathogenesis of hepatitis b: possible mechanisms of viral replication and tissue injury. 1980317875
association of graft survival with host response to hepatitis b infection in patients with kidney transplants.we studied the relation of host response to hepatitis b infection before transplantation with survival of kidney grafts in 79 patients receiving 87 transplants. antibody to hepatitis b surface antigen (anti-hbs) signaled early graft rejection (median survival congruent to two months), whereas hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) signaled delayed rejection (greater than 22 months). patients with neither hbsag nor anti-hbs had graft survival times (median congruent to 16 months) similar to the hbsa ...1977318732
acute and chronic hepatitis: multisystemic involvement related to immunologic disease. 1977320847
[epidemiological study of hepatitis b virus in children in the aki area, kochi-ken, japan]. 1977321837
identification of lymphocytes in percutaneous liver biopsy cores. different t:b cell ratio in hb sag-positive and -negative hepatitis.the lymphocytes infiltrating the liver were isolated and characterized as t or b cells in three groups of patients: 20 patients with hepatitis b surface antigen (hb sag)-positive acute and chronic hepatitis, 8 patients with hbsag-negative chronic hepatitis with prior evidence for hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection, and 5 patients with hbsag-negative chronic hepatitis without prior evidence for hbv infection. the predominant cell infiltrating the liver was shown to be a t cell in all categories; h ...1977323096
[medical nobel prize in 1976]. 1977323771
vertical transmission of hepatitis-b surface antigen.transmission of hepatitis b virus from mother to infant can cause a severe type of neonatal hepatitis. comparing chronic carrier mothers with mothers who have acute hepatitis in pregnancy we find that the latter group present the greater risk to their infants. differences in the presence of hepatitis b core and hepatitis b e antigen and antibody in the acute case and in the carrier state may expoain the differences observed in the transmission rates of two groups. in countries where the prevalen ...1977324529
antibodies to hepatitis b core antigen in hepatitis b surface antigen-positive and -negative chronic hepatitis.antibody to hepatitis b core antigen (anti-hbc) is a sensitive indicator of hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection. however, anti-hbc has been found in only a few patients with chronic hepatitis. therefore, we tested for anti-hbc in 124 sera from 67 patients with histologically proven chronic hepatitis by the indirect fluorescent antibody technique. all patients, except for one with chronic hepatitis who was seropositive for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbs ag), had anti-hbc that persisted throughout ...1977325149
australia antigen and the biology of hepatitis b. 1977325649
[comparative study of three technics of inverse passive hemagglutination in the search for a surface antigen of the hepatitis b virus (ag hbs) (author's transl)].the following three different versions of reverse passive hemagglutination (rpha) were evaluated for the detection of hbs antigen: auscell i - abbott, wh hbs - wellcome and the hepanosticon - organon technique and results obtained were compared with those obtained by the radio immuno assay (ausria ii of abbott). in 493 sera studied, up to 16,8% were found positive by rpha as compared to 17,2% positives by ria. the percentage of false positives by the different methods varied from 4,9 to 7,3. con ...1977327414
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