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    • The impact of hepatitis B surface antigen on natural killer cells in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
      Du, Yanqin; Anastasiou, Olympia E; Strunz, Benedikt; Scheuten, Janina; Bremer, Birgit; Kraft, Anke; Kleinsimglinhaus, Karolina; Todt, Daniel; Broering, Ruth; Hardtke-Wolenski, Matthias; et al. (Wiley, 2021-04-01)
      Compared to the healthy controls, a reshaping of NK cell pool towards more CD56bright NK cells was observed during CHB infection. Importantly, NK cells in patients with low HBsAg levels (<100 IU/mL) displayed an activated phenotype with increased expression of activation makers CD38, granzyme B and proliferation marker Ki-67 while presenting with defective functional responses (MIP-1β, CD107a) at the same time. Furthermore, NK cell activation was negatively correlated with patient HBsAg levels while NK function correlated with patient age.

    • Significant compartment-specific impact of different RNA extraction methods and PCR assays on the sensitivity of hepatitis E virus detection.
      Behrendt, Patrick; Bremer, Birgit; Todt, Daniel; Steinmann, Eike; Manns, Michael Peter; Cornberg, Markus; Wedemeyer, Heiner; Maasoumy, Benjamin; CiiM, Zentrum für individualisierte Infektionsmedizin, Feodor-Lynen-Str.7, 30625 Hannover. (Wiley, 2021-03-22)
      We determined the limit of detection of the RealStar HEV RT-PCR V2.0 Kit (altona Diagnostics, RS) utilizing 3 RNA extraction methods (COBAS® AmpliPrep Total Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit, TNAi Roche; MagNA Pure 96 DNA, Viral NA SV Kit, MgP; QIAamp Viral RNA mini Kit Qiagen; VRK) in plasma and stool. The most sensitive method was evaluated in a total of 307 longitudinal samples of patients with HEV infection (acute = 18/chronic = 36) and compared to results with the former diagnostic standard of our centre (TNAi/FastTrack Diagnostic; FTD).