Subversion of effector CD8+ T cell differentiation in acute hepatitis C virus infection: Exploring the immunological mechanisms

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 427-437

  Francavilla, Vittorio ^a   Accapezzato, Daniele ^a   De Salvo, Marietta ^a   Rawson, Pisana ^a   Cosimi, Olivia ^a   Lipp, Martin ^b   Cerino, Antonella ^c   Cividini, Agostino ^c   Mondelli, Mario U ^c   Barnaba, Vincenzo ^a,d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d Pasteur Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cellular activation; Cellular differentiation; CTL; Memory

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR7; INTERLEUKIN 2; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CC CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR 7; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECTOR CELL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; MEMORY CELL; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; ACUTE DISEASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INTERLEUKIN-2; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, CHEMOKINE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 1642384546     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200324539     Document Type: Article

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