“Humanized” mouse model developed to study hepatitis B infection

A team of scientists from the ANRS “Humanized Mouse Models for Viral Hepatitis” consortium has developed a mouse model to study the interaction between the immune system and the liver following infection by the hepatitis B virus. This research, coordinated by Hélène Strick-Marchand from the Innate Immunity Unit, directed by James Di Santo, addresses the serious shortage of animal models for studying this disease and paves the way for the evaluation of new therapeutic strategies. The findings have been published in the journal Gastroenterology.

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