The core-specific precursor T cell response is directed to the N-terminal and central parts of the protein and positively correlates to the viral load in chronically HCV-infected patients

Virology

Volumn 340, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 318-325

  Janvier, Geneviève ^a   Chaix, Marie Laure ^b   Fontaine, Hélène ^b   Bresson, Jean Louis ^b   Pol, Stanislas ^b   Riviere, Yves ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Core; HCV; Hepatic damage; Memory T cell responses; Viral load

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CORE PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER INJURY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MEMORY CELL; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; VIREMIA; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VIRAL CORE PROTEINS; VIRAL LOAD; VIRAL PROTEINS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 24944443368     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2005.06.031     Document Type: Article

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