TABLE 1.
Summary of HBV-Tg mice used in this study
| Transgene | Promotera | Expression ofb:
|
Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBeAg | HBcAg | |||
| HBeAg | MT | Low (10-20 ng/ml) | − | 31 |
| HBcAg | MT | − | Low (0.25 ng/mg) | 33 |
| HBeAg | MUP | High (4-10 μg/ml) | − | 18 |
| HBcAg | MUP | − | High (1-2 μg/mg) | 16 |
| Entire HBV | HBV | Intermediate (50 ng/ml) | + | 17 |
MT, metallothionein I; MUP, major urinary protein.
+, present; −, undetectable.