Quantitative analysis of hepatitis C virus-specific CD8+ T cells in peripheral blood and liver using peptide-MHC tetramers

XS He, B Rehermann… - Proceedings of the …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
It is believed that the hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs)
play a role in the development of liver cell injury and in the clearance of the virus. To …

[PDF][PDF] Peripheral‐blood mononuclear cell responses to recombinant hepatitis C virus antigens in patients with chronic hepatitis C

H Schupper, P Hayashi, J Scheffel, S Acettuno… - …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferative responses in vitro to recombinant yeast or
Escherichia coli hepatitis C virus fusion proteins were evaluated in 20 patients with chronic …

Hepatic CD1d expression in hepatitis C virus infection and recognition by resident proinflammatory CD1d-reactive T cells

E Durante-Mangoni, RJ Wang, A Shaulov… - The Journal of …, 2004 - journals.aai.org
Abstract A subset of CD161+ CD56+/− NKT cells can recognize glycolipids presented by
CD1d and positively or negatively regulate inflammatory responses, including those …

Expansion of peripheral blood CD5+ B cells is associated with mild disease in chronic hepatitis C virus infection

MP Curry, L Golden-Mason, N Nolan, NA Parfrey… - Journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
Background/Aims: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with the development of
chronic liver disease and extra-hepatic manifestations, which include autoantibody …

Impaired allostimulatory function of dendritic cells in chronic hepatitis C infection

C Bain, A Fatmi, F Zoulim, JP Zarski, C Trépo… - Gastroenterology, 2001 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Dendritic cells (DC), which play an essential role in the triggering of
primary antiviral immune reactions, may also contribute, in some viral models, to the …

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)-Specific CD8+ Cells Produce Transforming Growth Factor β That Can Suppress HCV-Specific T-Cell Responses

N Alatrakchi, CS Graham, HJJ Van Der Vliet… - Journal of …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific T-cell responses are rarely detected in peripheral blood,
especially in the presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection. Based on …

Circulating Th1 and Th2 cytokines in patients with hepatitis C virus infection

XG Fan, WE Liu, CZ Li, ZC Wang, LX Luo… - Mediators of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The imbalance of T‐helper (Th) lymphocyte cytokine production may play an important role
in immunopathogenes is of persistent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. To know whether an …