Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a major cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide,
resulting in significant morbidity and mortality due to the development of chronic hepatitis in …

Background/Aims: The role of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) in limiting viral replication and
producing hepatocellular injury in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is …

After infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV), a minority of patients develop acute symptomatic
disease and some of them are able to clear the virus. In this study, we analyzed peripheral …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) have been shown to play a
role in host defense and pathogenesis of chronic HCV infection. Our aim was to test the …

Cellular immune responses, particularly those mediated by CD8+ CTL, may be important in
the pathogenesis and control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. To define the role of HCV …

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 …

Abstract A cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response to the hepatitis C virus (HCV)
nucleoprotein residues 88‐96 that are the minimal and optimal epitope for human leukocyte …

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) are thought to control hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, since
they are readily detectable in patients who clear the virus whereas they are hard to detect …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection becomes persistent in the majority of instances in the face
of a Immoral and cellular immune response, and persistent HCV infection is associated with …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a common infection worldwide, and in most persons, it leads to
persistent viremia and liver damage. Efforts to identify the correlates of protective immunity …