Costimulatory molecule programmed death-1 in the cytotoxic response during chronic hepatitis C

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 41, 2009, Pages 5129-5140

  Larrubia, Juan Ramón ^a   Benito Martínez, Selma ^a   Miquel, Joaquín ^a   Calvino, Miryam ^a   Sanz de Villalobos, Eduardo ^a   Parra Cid, Trinidad ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GUADALAJARA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Exhaustion; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis C virus core; Programmed death 1; Programmed death 1 ligand

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN; CORE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; GLYCOPROTEIN; HEPATITIS C ANTIGEN; LIGAND; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROGRAMMED DEATH 1; PROGRAMMED DEATH 1 RECEPTOR; PROTEIN PD L1; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 73449118232     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.5129     Document Type: Review

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