Containment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and other chronic human viral infections is
associated with persistence of virus-specific CD4 T cells, but ex vivo characterization of …

Multispecific CD8+ T-cell responses are thought to be important for the control of acute
hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, but to date little information is actually available on the …

Twenty‐nine patients with chronic hepatitis C and 15 asymptomatic hepatitis C virus
antibody–positive subjects who clinically recovered from hepatitis C virus infection were …

Background & Aims: Acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection becomes chronic in the majority
of patients. Although HCV-specific CD4 T-cell response is associated with HCV clearance …

The absence of expanded numbers of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-reactive CD8+ T lymphocytes
(CTLs) in patients chronically infected with HCV has led to the investigation of dendritic cell …

Background & Aims Follicular T-helper (Tfh) cells contribute to pathogen-specific antibody
responses by providing maturation signals to B cells. In mice with viral infections, virus …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) are present in the peripheral
blood and liver of chronically infected patients. The current study was performed to study the …

The HLA class II-restricted T-cell response to hepatitis C virus (HCV) antigens is believed to
influence the final outcome of hepatitis C, because it is vigorous in patients who recover from …

The anti-viral T cell response is believed to play a central role in the pathogenesis of
hepatitis C virus infection. Since chronic evolution occurs in> 50% of HCV infections, the …

The virological and immunological features of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection were studied
weekly for 6 months after accidental needlestick exposure in five health care workers, four of …