Transient immunological control during acute hepatitis C virus infection: Ex vivo analysis of helper T-cell responses

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 708-714

  Ulsenheimer, A ^a,b   Lucas, M ^c   Seth, N P ^d,e   Tilman Gerlach, J ^a,b   Gruener, N H ^a,b   Loughry, A ^c   Pape, G R ^a,b   Wucherpfennig, K W ^d,e   Diepolder, H M ^a,b   Klenerman, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis C; CD4+ T cell; Class II tetrameric complexes; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENDER; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOLOGY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33748754846     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2006.00747.x     Document Type: Article

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