T cell immunopathogenesis and immunotherapeutic strategies for chronic hepatitis B virus infection

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 2443-2451

  Shimizu, Yukihiro ^a  

^a Takaoka City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus infection; Immunopathogenesis; Immunotherapy; T cells

Indexed keywords

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA GALACTOSYLCERAMIDE; CLEVUDINE; DNA VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 10; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HEPATITIS A HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; KIDNEY INJURY MOLECULE 1; LAMIVUDINE; PEPTIDE VACCINE; PROGRAMMED DEATH 1 LIGAND 1; PROGRAMMED DEATH 1 RECEPTOR; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 12; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 18; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONVALESCENCE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HELPER CELL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; MEMORY T LYMPHOCYTE; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; SUPPRESSOR CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH17 CELL; VACCINATION; VIRAL CLEARANCE; VIRUS ENVELOPE; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID; VIRUS REPLICATION; ACUTE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84871880090     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i20.2443     Document Type: Review

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