[419] ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY AND HEPATOPROTECTION BY HEME OXYGENASE-1 IN MODELS OF HUMAN HEPATITIS B INFECTION

U. Protzer’ , S. Seyfried2, M. QuasdortT’ , G. Sass2, F. Bohne’ , M. Hosel’ , P. Schirmacher3, G. Tiegs2. ‘Molecular Infgctiology at the Center,fbr Molecular Medicine, Institute ,fbr Medical Microbiology, lntntunology, and Hygiene, University of‘ Cologne, Cologne; 21nstitute of Experintental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of‘ ErlangenNiiremberg, Erlangen; ”Institute of Pathology, linioersiiy of Heidelberg, linioersiiy Hospital, Heidelberg E-mail: tiegs@pharmakologie.uni-erlangen.de