Hepatic natural killer and natural killer T cells markedly decreased in two cases of drug-induced fulminant hepatic failure rescued by living donor liver transplantation

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1126-1130

  Miyakawa, Ryoko ^a   Ichida, Takafumi ^a,b   Yamagiwa, Satoshi ^a   Miyaji, Chikako ^a   Watanabe, Hisami ^a   Sato, Yoshinobu ^a   Yokoyama, Hisashi ^a   Tsukada, Chika ^a   Ishimoto, Yuiko ^a   Sugahara, Satoshi ^a   Yang, Xiu Hua ^a   Abo, Toru ^a   Asakura, Hitoshi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD28; Fulminant hepatic failure; Living donor liver transplantation; Natural killer T cells

Indexed keywords

CD28 ANTIGEN; CEFTERAM PIVOXIL; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INNATE IMMUNITY; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 21844443878     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03245.x     Document Type: Article

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