Thymosin alpha-1 treatment shifted cytokine profiles from Th2-dominant (infection-permissive) to Th1-dominant (virus-fighting) in HBV patients with hepatitis B e-antigen, confirming its immune repolarization mechanism.
Key findingThymosin alpha-1 treatment shifted cytokine profiles from Th2-dominant (infection-permissive) to Th1-dominant (virus-fighting) in HBV patients with he
What the researchers found
Thymosin alpha-1 treatment shifted cytokine profiles from Th2-dominant (infection-permissive) to Th1-dominant (virus-fighting) in HBV patients with hepatitis B e-antigen, confirming its immune repolarization mechanism.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2010.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Effect of thymosin-α(1) on T-helper 1 cell and T-helper 2 cell cytokine synthesis in patients with hepatitis B virus e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis B.
The Journal of international medical research, 38(6), 2053-62
Citation
Jiang, Y-F; Ma, Z-H; Zhao, P-W; Pan, Y; Liu, Y-Y; Feng, J-Y; Niu, J-Q. (2010). Effect of thymosin-α(1) on T-helper 1 cell and T-helper 2 cell cytokine synthesis in patients with hepatitis B virus e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis B.. The Journal of international medical research, 38(6), 2053-62.