Hubert E Blum

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1 Expression of hepatitis C virus proteins induces distinct membrane alterations including a candidate viral replication complex. J Virol 2002 6.69
2 Identification of the hepatitis C virus RNA replication complex in Huh-7 cells harboring subgenomic replicons. J Virol 2003 5.41
3 Small hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: randomized comparison of radio-frequency thermal ablation versus percutaneous ethanol injection. Radiology 2003 4.13
4 An amino-terminal amphipathic alpha-helix mediates membrane association of the hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 5A. J Biol Chem 2001 3.91
5 Insertion of green fluorescent protein into nonstructural protein 5A allows direct visualization of functional hepatitis C virus replication complexes. J Virol 2004 3.39
6 Rapid induction of virus-neutralizing antibodies and viral clearance in a single-source outbreak of hepatitis C. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007 3.13
7 Expression of the interleukin-7 receptor alpha chain (CD127) on virus-specific CD8+ T cells identifies functionally and phenotypically defined memory T cells during acute resolving hepatitis B virus infection. J Virol 2006 3.10
8 Cellular binding of hepatitis C virus envelope glycoprotein E2 requires cell surface heparan sulfate. J Biol Chem 2003 2.94
9 Coexpression of PD-1, 2B4, CD160 and KLRG1 on exhausted HCV-specific CD8+ T cells is linked to antigen recognition and T cell differentiation. PLoS Pathog 2010 2.91
10 Structure and function of the membrane anchor domain of hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 5A. J Biol Chem 2004 2.71
11 T cells with a CD4+CD25+ regulatory phenotype suppress in vitro proliferation of virus-specific CD8+ T cells during chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Virol 2005 2.58
12 Scavenger receptor class B type I is a key host factor for hepatitis C virus infection required for an entry step closely linked to CD81. Hepatology 2007 2.25
13 Analysis of CD161 expression on human CD8+ T cells defines a distinct functional subset with tissue-homing properties. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 2.19
14 Dominant influence of an HLA-B27 restricted CD8+ T cell response in mediating HCV clearance and evolution. Hepatology 2006 1.96
15 Binding of hepatitis C virus-like particles derived from infectious clone H77C to defined human cell lines. J Virol 2002 1.84
16 APOBEC-mediated interference with hepadnavirus production. Hepatology 2005 1.82
17 Malignant ascites: systematic review and guideline for treatment. Eur J Cancer 2006 1.78
18 Immunodominance and functional alterations of tumor-associated antigen-specific CD8+ T-cell responses in hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2014 1.76
19 Membrane association of hepatitis C virus nonstructural proteins and identification of the membrane alteration that harbors the viral replication complex. Antiviral Res 2003 1.76
20 Increased expression of the NK cell receptor KLRG1 by virus-specific CD8 T cells during persistent antigen stimulation. J Virol 2005 1.74
21 Viral and cellular determinants of the hepatitis C virus envelope-heparan sulfate interaction. J Virol 2006 1.71
22 Mutations of the serine protease inhibitor, Kazal type 1 gene, in patients with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol 2002 1.70
23 Expression of hepatitis c virus proteins inhibits interferon alpha signaling in the liver of transgenic mice. Gastroenterology 2003 1.66
24 End-of-life care in hospital: current practice and potentials for improvement. J Pain Symptom Manage 2007 1.65
25 Structural determinants for membrane association and dynamic organization of the hepatitis C virus NS3-4A complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 1.62
26 Intrahepatic CD8+ T-cell failure during chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatology 2005 1.61
27 The hepatitis C virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase membrane insertion sequence is a transmembrane segment. J Virol 2002 1.56
28 Analysis of CD127 and KLRG1 expression on hepatitis C virus-specific CD8+ T cells reveals the existence of different memory T-cell subsets in the peripheral blood and liver. J Virol 2006 1.52
29 Loss of viral fitness and cross-recognition by CD8+ T cells limit HCV escape from a protective HLA-B27-restricted human immune response. J Clin Invest 2009 1.46
30 Molecular pathogenesis of colorectal cancer: implications for molecular diagnosis. Cancer 2005 1.42
31 Comment on "Inhibition of hepatitis B virus replication by APOBEC3G". Science 2004 1.41
32 Analysis of CD8+ T-cell-mediated inhibition of hepatitis C virus replication using a novel immunological model. Gastroenterology 2008 1.40
33 Identification of a novel determinant for membrane association in hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 4B. J Virol 2009 1.37
34 Hepatitis C virus infection sensitizes human hepatocytes to TRAIL-induced apoptosis in a caspase 9-dependent manner. J Immunol 2008 1.36
35 Hepatitis B virus nucleocapsids formed by carboxy-terminally mutated core proteins contain spliced viral genomes but lack full-size DNA. J Virol 2004 1.36
36 Membrane association of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase is essential for hepatitis C virus RNA replication. J Virol 2004 1.36
37 Pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 1.30
38 Inhibition of hepatitis C virus-like particle binding to target cells by antiviral antibodies in acute and chronic hepatitis C. J Virol 2004 1.29
39 Immunodominance of HLA-A2-restricted hepatitis C virus-specific CD8+ T cell responses is linked to naive-precursor frequency. J Virol 2011 1.28
40 Targeted therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 1.27
41 Hypermutation of hepatitis B virus genomes by APOBEC3G, APOBEC3C and APOBEC3H. J Gen Virol 2008 1.25
42 Molecular virology of hepatitis C virus (HCV): 2006 update. Int J Med Sci 2006 1.24
43 Virological and immunological determinants of intrahepatic virus-specific CD8+ T-cell failure in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatology 2008 1.24
44 Hepatitis B and C virus coinfection: a novel model system reveals the absence of direct viral interference. Hepatology 2009 1.24
45 Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in human cirrhosis is associated with systemic endotoxemia. Am J Gastroenterol 2002 1.22
46 Functional properties of a monoclonal antibody inhibiting the hepatitis C virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. J Biol Chem 2001 1.19
47 Hepatitis C: molecular virology and antiviral targets. Trends Mol Med 2002 1.17
48 Hepatitis C virus-induced hepatocarcinogenesis. J Hepatol 2009 1.17
49 Neutralizing host responses in hepatitis C virus infection target viral entry at postbinding steps and membrane fusion. Gastroenterology 2008 1.16
50 Central role of a serine phosphorylation site within duck hepatitis B virus core protein for capsid trafficking and genome release. J Biol Chem 2003 1.15
51 Quantitative promoter methylation analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma, cirrhotic and normal liver. Int J Cancer 2008 1.15
52 Scavenger receptor class B type I and hepatitis C virus infection of primary tupaia hepatocytes. J Virol 2005 1.14
53 Generation of covalently closed circular DNA of hepatitis B viruses via intracellular recycling is regulated in a virus specific manner. PLoS Pathog 2010 1.13
54 Selenium levels in patients with hepatitis C virus-related chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma: a pilot study. Hepatology 2013 1.13
55 Comprehensive analysis of the alpha-fetoprotein-specific CD8+ T cell responses in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2008 1.12
56 Uptake and presentation of hepatitis C virus-like particles by human dendritic cells. Blood 2005 1.11
57 Primary hepatocytes of Tupaia belangeri as a potential model for hepatitis C virus infection. J Clin Invest 2002 1.11
58 Effective strategies for management of hypertension after vascular endothelial growth factor signaling inhibition therapy: results from a phase II randomized, factorial, double-blind study of Cediranib in patients with advanced solid tumors. J Clin Oncol 2009 1.10
59 Chronic infection with hepatitis B viruses and antiviral drug evaluation in uPA mice after liver repopulation with tupaia hepatocytes. J Hepatol 2005 1.09
60 Adaptive immune responses to hepatitis C virus: from viral immunobiology to a vaccine. Biol Chem 2008 1.09
61 Scavenger receptor class B is required for hepatitis C virus uptake and cross-presentation by human dendritic cells. J Virol 2008 1.09
62 Human Th17 cells express high levels of enzymatically active dipeptidylpeptidase IV (CD26). J Immunol 2012 1.08
63 EGFR and HER2 expression in advanced biliary tract cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2009 1.08
64 Analysis of molecular pathways in sporadic neuroendocrine tumors of the gastro-entero-pancreatic system. Int J Cancer 2007 1.06
65 Creating oral squamous cancer cells: a cellular model of oral-esophageal carcinogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 1.05
66 Treatment of unresectable cholangiocarcinoma: conventional transarterial chemoembolization compared with drug eluting bead-transarterial chemoembolization and systemic chemotherapy. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012 1.04
67 HBV life cycle and novel drug targets. Hepatol Int 2011 1.03
68 The transcription factor c-Jun protects against sustained hepatic endoplasmic reticulum stress thereby promoting hepatocyte survival. Hepatology 2011 1.02
69 Do religious or spiritual beliefs influence bereavement? A systematic review. Palliat Med 2007 1.01
70 Parallel expansion of human virus-specific FoxP3- effector memory and de novo-generated FoxP3+ regulatory CD8+ T cells upon antigen recognition in vitro. J Immunol 2007 1.00
71 Inhibitory effect of adefovir and lamivudine on the initiation of hepatitis B virus infection in primary tupaia hepatocytes. Hepatology 2003 1.00
72 Novel opioid antagonists for opioid-induced bowel dysfunction and postoperative ileus. Lancet 2009 0.99
73 Four minutes for a patient, twenty seconds for a relative - an observational study at a university hospital. BMC Health Serv Res 2010 0.97
74 Activation of dendritic cells by local ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol 2005 0.97
75 Factors that determine the antiviral efficacy of HCV-specific CD8(+) T cells ex vivo. Gastroenterology 2012 0.96
76 Cellular retinol-binding protein-1 in hepatocellular carcinoma correlates with beta-catenin, Ki-67 index, and patient survival. Hepatology 2003 0.95
77 Reversal of drug resistance of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by adenoviral delivery of anti-MDR1 ribozymes. Hepatology 2002 0.93
78 Peripherally acting opioid antagonists in the treatment of opiate-related constipation: a systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage 2007 0.93
79 Hepatitis B virus mutations associated with fulminant hepatitis induce apoptosis in primary Tupaia hepatocytes. Hepatology 2005 0.92
80 EGFR overexpression induces activation of telomerase via PI3K/AKT-mediated phosphorylation and transcriptional regulation through Hif1-alpha in a cellular model of oral-esophageal carcinogenesis. Cancer Sci 2010 0.92
81 Diarrhea predicts a positive response to sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2012 0.91
82 Functional analysis of claudin-6 and claudin-9 as entry factors for hepatitis C virus infection of human hepatocytes by using monoclonal antibodies. J Virol 2013 0.89
83 Host cell responses induced by hepatitis C virus binding. Hepatology 2006 0.89
84 Immunoregulation of dendritic and T cells by alpha-fetoprotein in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol 2004 0.88
85 Advances in prevention and diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008 0.88
86 Acute Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection presenting as cholestatic hepatitis. J Clin Microbiol 2003 0.87
87 CD161(+)CD4(+) T cells are enriched in the liver during chronic hepatitis and associated with co-secretion of IL-22 and IFN-γ. Front Immunol 2012 0.87
88 Lack of ex vivo peripheral and intrahepatic α-fetoprotein-specific CD4+ responses in hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Cancer 2011 0.87
89 The tupaia model for the study of hepatitis B virus: direct infection and HBV genome transduction of primary tupaia hepatocytes. Methods Mol Med 2004 0.87
90 Low perforin expression of early differentiated HCV-specific CD8+ T cells limits their hepatotoxic potential. J Hepatol 2012 0.86
91 CD40 inhibits replication of hepatitis C virus in primary human hepatocytes by c-Jun N terminal kinase activation independent from the interferon pathway. Hepatology 2013 0.86
92 Conserved determinants for membrane association of nonstructural protein 5A from hepatitis C virus and related viruses. J Virol 2006 0.86
93 Locoregional therapy for cholangiocarcinoma. Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2013 0.85
94 Rapid antigen processing and presentation of a protective and immunodominant HLA-B*27-restricted hepatitis C virus-specific CD8+ T-cell epitope. PLoS Pathog 2012 0.85
95 Translation of stable hepadnaviral mRNA cleavage fragments induced by the action of phosphorothioate-modified antisense oligodeoxynucleotides. Nucleic Acids Res 2005 0.84
96 Role of host genetic factors in the outcome of hepatitis C virus infection. Viruses 2009 0.84
97 Characterization of nonstructural protein membrane anchor deletion mutants expressed in the context of the hepatitis C virus polyprotein. J Virol 2005 0.83
98 Evolving therapies in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Biologics 2008 0.83
99 Differential antigen specificity of hepatitis C virus-specific interleukin 17- and interferon γ-producing CD8(+) T cells during chronic infection. J Infect Dis 2012 0.83
100 Palliative cancer care: an epidemiologic study. J Clin Oncol 2011 0.83
101 Interaction of hepatitis C virus envelope glycoprotein E2 with the large extracellular loop of tupaia CD81. World J Gastroenterol 2009 0.83
102 Gene therapy for malignant liver disease. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2002 0.83
103 Hepatitis B or hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus infection. J Hepatol 2005 0.83
104 VEGF Trap for the treatment of malignant ascites. Lancet Oncol 2011 0.82
105 Immunotherapy of murine hepatocellular carcinoma by alpha-fetoprotein DNA vaccination combined with adenovirus-mediated chemokine and cytokine expression. Hum Gene Ther 2008 0.82
106 Virus-specific CD4+ T cell responses in chronic HCV infection in blood and liver identified by antigen-specific upregulation of CD154. J Hepatol 2010 0.82
107 The transcription factor c-Jun protects against liver damage following activated β-Catenin signaling. PLoS One 2012 0.82
108 Identification of naturally processed hepatitis C virus-derived major histocompatibility complex class I ligands. PLoS One 2012 0.82
109 Absence of viral escape within a frequently recognized HLA-A26-restricted CD8+ T-cell epitope targeting the functionally constrained hepatitis C virus NS5A/5B cleavage site. J Gen Virol 2007 0.81
110 Hepatitis C virus RNA replication requires a conserved structural motif within the transmembrane domain of the NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. J Virol 2010 0.81
111 Molecular characteristics and predictors of survival in patients with malignant neuroendocrine tumors. Int J Cancer 2008 0.81
112 The hepatitis C virus NS5A protein and response to interferon alpha: mutational analyses in patients with chronic HCV genotype 3a infection from India. Med Microbiol Immunol 2006 0.81
113 Transgenic mice replicating hepatitis B virus but lacking expression of the major HBsAg. J Med Virol 2008 0.81
114 Analysis of bulk and virus-specific CD8+ T cells reveals advanced differentiation of CD8+ T cells in patients with common variable immunodeficiency. Clin Immunol 2011 0.80
115 Toll-like receptor 2 senses hepatitis C virus core protein but not infectious viral particles. J Innate Immun 2009 0.80
116 Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors have distinct effects on the hemodynamics of the liver. BMC Gastroenterol 2009 0.80
117 Tracking cccDNA in chronic HBV infection. Hepatology 2004 0.79
118 Determinants of in vitro expansion of different human virus-specific FoxP3+ regulatory CD8+ T cells in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Gen Virol 2009 0.79
119 DDB treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis. Hepatology 2004 0.79
120 Methylnaltrexone: the evidence for its use in the management of opioid-induced constipation. Core Evid 2010 0.79
121 Reversible autonomic dysfunction during antiviral treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection: Anti-HCV therapy and autonomic function. Hepat Mon 2011 0.79
122 A mouse model of oral-esophageal carcinogenesis. Onkologie 2005 0.79
123 Differential transcriptional regulation of human telomerase in a cellular model representing important genetic alterations in esophageal squamous carcinogenesis. Carcinogenesis 2005 0.79
124 A novel target of hepatitis B virus mutations: splicing of surface RNA. Hepatology 2005 0.78
125 Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors lower both portal and pulmonary pressure in portopulmonary hypertension: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2007 0.78
126 A primer on the molecular virology of hepatitis C. Liver Int 2004 0.77
127 Human hepatitis B virus production in avian cells is characterized by enhanced RNA splicing and the presence of capsids containing shortened genomes. PLoS One 2012 0.77
128 Analysis of molecular pathways in neuroendocrine cancers of the gastroenteropancreatic system. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2004 0.77
129 Out of control: hepatitis B reactivation by transarterial treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol 2004 0.76
130 Hypothyroidism in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated by transarterial chemoembolization. Hepatology 2008 0.76
131 Recent developments in target identification against hepatitis C virus. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2004 0.76
132 Stable human lymphoblastoid cell lines constitutively expressing hepatitis C virus proteins. J Gen Virol 2005 0.76
133 New ways of interfering with HCV replication. Hepatology 2003 0.75
134 Clinical response to Auron Misheil Therapy in a man with advanced multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report. J Med Case Rep 2011 0.75
135 [What contribution makes DNA sequencing in clinical practice? - before widespread application DNA sequencing has to be optimized]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2014 0.75
136 Induction of anti-hepatitis B virus immune responses through DNA immunization. Methods Mol Med 2004 0.75
137 A severe case of odynophagia. BMJ 2011 0.75
138 Evolving treatments of virus-associated HCC: new targets and drugs. Front Biosci (Schol Ed) 2010 0.75
139 [Elevated liver enzymes]. MMW Fortschr Med 2010 0.75
140 [Viral hepatitis]. Ther Umsch 2011 0.75
141 [Hepatitis 2004: an update]. Ther Umsch 2004 0.75
142 Of mice and men: a small animal model of hepatitis C virus replication. Hepatology 2002 0.75
143 Cis-preferential recruitment of duck hepatitis B virus core protein to the RNA/polymerase preassembly complex. Hepatology 2002 0.75
144 Psychosomatic liaison service in medicine - need for psychotherapeutic interventions and their realisation. Swiss Med Wkly 2002 0.75
145 Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2016 0.75