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The Role and Regulatory Mechanism of Germinal Center Immune Response in Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Sponsor: Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Summary
The purpose of this observational study is to investigate the structure and composition of germinal centers in individuals with chronic HBV infection. The primary questions it aims to address are: What are the phenotypes, functions, and complexity of B cell clones of the immune cells within the germinal centers of chronic HBV-infected individuals? Do chronic HBV-infected individuals have ectopic germinal centers in the liver? This will be studied by collecting peripheral blood and discarded liver, lymph node, and tonsil tissues from chronic HBV patients undergoing lymph node surgery, hepatectomy, and tonsillectomy.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
280
Start Date
2021-01-01
Completion Date
2026-02-12
Last Updated
2025-11-20
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Tissue resection
The group of HBV patients who underwent liver, spleen, tonsil, and lymph node surgery and the group of HBV-negative patients who underwent liver, spleen, tonsil, and lymph node surgery
Locations (1)
Nanfang hospital, Southern Medical university
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China