Alcoholic liver cirrhosis is associated with a decreased expression of the CD28 costimulatory molecule, a lower ability of T cells to bind exogenous IL-2, and increased soluble CD8 levels

Communications in Clinical Cytometry

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 290-295

  Laso, F J ^a   Iglesias Osma, C ^a   Ciudad, J ^b   Lopez A ^b   Pastor, I ^a   Torres, E ^a   Orfao, A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcoholic liver cirrhosis; Costimulatory molecules; Ethanol; Soluble CD8; T cell activation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CD28 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD28; ANTIGENS, CD8; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, T-LYMPHOCYTE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERLEUKIN-2; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; PROTEIN BINDING; SOLUBILITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0034667974     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0320(20001015)42:5<290::AID-CYTO6>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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