Intrahepatic natural killer t cell populations are increased in human hepatic steatosis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1725-1731

  Adler, Michael ^a   Taylor, Sarah ^a   Okebugwu, Kamalu ^a   Yee, Herman ^a   Fielding, Christine ^a   Fielding, George ^a   Poles, Michael ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatic steatosis; Lymphocytes; Natural killer t cells; Natural killer t like cells; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Indexed keywords

CD1 ANTIGEN; CD161 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLYCOLIPID; INTERLEUKIN 4; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 79955955380     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i13.1725     Document Type: Article

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