Type 1 (T1) cytokine responses are required for the clearance of hepatitis C virus by
cytotoxic T lymphocytes, but can promote liver damage. Interferon‐α (IFNα) can be expected …

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is a global public health problem affecting over 160 million
individuals worldwide. Its symptoms include chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and …

Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are reported to be defective in HCV-infected patients,
the mechanisms of which remain poorly understood. We isolated liver derived mononuclear …

Here, CD40L expression and cytokine production have been analysed in peripheral blood
cells from orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) recipients treated with ribavirin for recurrent …

The roles of CD81 in the hepatitis C virus (HCV) life cycle are multiple but remain ill
characterized. CD81 is known to interact with the HCV glycoproteins as an attachment …

Resolution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection requires a complex interplay between innate
and adaptative immune responses. The role of lymphocyte subpopulations during combined …

Abstract Interleukin (IL)-7 is a potent proliferation, activation, and survival cytokine for CD8+
T cells to improve viral and tumor specific CD8+ T cell responses. However, the role of IL-7 …

The mechanisms of induction of liver injury during chronic infection with hepatitis C virus
(HCV) are not well understood. Gamma interferon (IFN-γ)-inducible protein 10 (IP-10), a …

CD64 was up-regulated in infection diseases, but there was no report about the change of
CD64 in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The purpose of this study was to determine …

ABSTRACT CD55 limits excessive complement activation on the host cell surface by
accelerating the decay of C3 convertases. In this study, we observed that hepatitis C virus …