Background: Natural killer (NK) cells may be impaired in patients with persistent hepatitis C
virus (HCV) infection, but studies to date have yielded inconsistent findings due to patient …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: While the majority of HCV-infected patients progress to chronic
hepatitis, a small fraction of individuals are able to clear the virus. Resolution of infection …

Although hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been shown to readily escape from virus‐specific T
and B cell responses, its effects on natural killer (NK) cells are less clear. Based on two …

BACKGROUND/AIMS: The fate of intrahepatic NK cell subsets in the course of HCV and
HBV infections is not clearly understood. METHODS: Blood and intrahepatic CD56+ NK cell …

Background. Natural killer (NK) cells are an integral part of the innate immune system. They
have been suggested to play an important role in both defense against viral hepatitis and …

Introduction: Impaired activity of natural killer (NK) cells has been proposed as a mechanism
contributing to viral persistence in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. As the function of NK …

Natural killer (NK) cells constitute the first line of host defense against invading pathogens.
They usually become activated in an early phase of a viral infection. Liver is particularly …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is remarkably successful in establishing
persistent infections due to its ability to evade host immune responses through a …

Impaired activity of NK (natural killer) cells has been proposed as a mechanism contributing
to viral persistence and chronic infection in hepatitis C (HCV) infection. We aimed to assess …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection display great
variability in disease activity and progression. Although virus-specific adaptive immune …