Relations of regulatory T cells with hepatitis markers in chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Human Immunology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 335-341

  El Badawy, Omnia ^a   Sayed, Douaa ^a   Badary, Mohamed S ^a   Abd Alrahman, Mohamed E ^a   El Feky, Mohamed A ^a   Thabit, Amany G ^a  

^a Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Foxp3; HBV; HBV markers; Immune regulation; Treg

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 10; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859110286     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: 18791166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2012.01.014     Document Type: Article

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