Human CD4+ T-cell response to hepatitis delta virus: Identification of multiple epitopes and characterization of T-helper cytokine profiles

Journal of Virology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 2241-2251

  Nisini, Roberto ^a   Paroli, Marino ^b   Accapezzato, Daniele ^b   Bonino, Ferruccio ^d   Rosina, Floriano ^d   Santantonio, Teresa ^e   Sallusto, Federica ^c   Amoroso, Antonio ^f   Houghton, Michael ^g   Barnaba, Vincenzo ^b,h  

^a DASRS   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^g NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^h POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEPATITIS DELTA ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SUPERINFECTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0031058478     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.3.2241-2251.1997     Document Type: Article

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