Sustained Activation of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase and c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Pathways by Hepatitis B Virus X Protein Mediates Apoptosis via Induction of Fas/FasL and Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Receptor 1/TNF-α Expression

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