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Original Research
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Transmission of HBV DNA Mediated by Ceramide-Triggered Extracellular Vesicles
Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Vol. 3Issue 2p272–283Published online: October 24, 2016
- Takahiro Sanada
- Yuichi Hirata
- Yutaka Naito
- Naoki Yamamoto
- Yoshiaki Kikkawa
- Yuji Ishida
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 26
An extracellular vesicle (EV) is a nanovesicle that shuttles proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids, thereby influencing cell behavior. A recent crop of reports have shown that EVs are involved in infectious biology, influencing host immunity and playing a role in the viral life cycle. In the present work, we investigated the EV-mediated transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.