| Literature DB >> 12525661 |
Michaela Lucas1, Stephan Gadola, Ute Meier, Neil T Young, Gillian Harcourt, Anastasios Karadimitris, Nikki Coumi, Dave Brown, Geoff Dusheiko, Vincenzo Cerundolo, Paul Klenerman.
Abstract
Natural killer T (NKT) cells are thought to be involved in innate responses against infection. We investigated one specific type of NKT cell, Valpha24/Vbeta11 double positive, in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Lower frequencies of this population were detected in the blood of HCV PCR-positive patients than in controls. Unlike Valpha24/Vbeta11 NKT cells found in blood, those in the liver appeared to be recently activated.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12525661 PMCID: PMC140901 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.77.3.2251-2257.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103