Abstract
Chronic hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection remains a major public health concern globally,and T cell responses are widely believed to play a pivotal role in mediating HBV clearance.Accordingly,research on the characteristics of HBV-specific T cell responses,from activation to exhaustion,has advanced rapidly.Here,we summarize recent developments in characterizing T cell immunity in HBV infection by reviewing basic and clinical research pub-lished in the last five years.We provide a comprehensive summary of the mechanisms that induce effective anti-HBV T cell immunity,as well as the latest developments in understanding T cell dysfunction in chronic HBV infection.Furthermore,we briefly discuss current novel treatment strategies aimed at restoring anti-HBV T cell responses.
基金项目
National Natural Science Foundation of China(82172256)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(92169105)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(81861138044)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(M-0060)
National Scientific and Technological Major Project of China(2017ZX10202203)
Sino-German Virtual Institute for Viral Immunology()