Expansion of hepatitis C-specific CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells after viral clearance: A mechanism to limit collateral damage?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Godkin, Andrew ^a,c   Ng, Wan Fai ^b   Gallagher, Kathleen ^c   Betts, Gareth ^c   Thomas, Howard C ^a   Lechler, Robert I ^b,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autoimmunity; Hepatitis C infection; regulatory T cells; viral clearance; viral persistence

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL CLONE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; VIREMIA;

EID: 43049172268     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.01.070     Document Type: Article

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