Natural killer (NK) cells are effector cells of the innate immune system and are important in
the control of viral infections. Their relevance is reflected by the multiple mechanisms …

More than 500 million people worldwide are persistently infected with the hepatitis B virus
(HBV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV) and are at risk of developing chronic liver disease …

The liver receives blood from both the systemic circulation and the intestine, and in
distinctive, thin-walled sinusoids this mixture passes over a large macrophage population …

Among the many viruses that are known to infect the human liver, hepatitis B virus (HBV)
and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are unique because of their prodigious capacity to cause …

Since the identification of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) 20 years ago, much progress has been
made in our understanding of its life cycle and interaction with the host immune system …

Exhaustion of cytotoxic effector natural killer (NK) and CD8+ T cells have important functions
in the establishment of persistent viral infections, but how exhaustion is induced during …

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) persists in the majority of infected individuals and is a significant
cause of human illness and death globally. Recent studies have yielded important insights …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the major aetiologic agents that causes hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) by generating an inflammatory, fibrogenic, and carcinogenic tissue …

The tetraspanin web represents a new concept of molecular interactions in the immune
system. Whereas most surface immune-modulating molecules involve receptor–ligand …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The phenotypic and functional characteristics of natural killer (NK)
cells in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are …