| Literature DB >> 29413883 |
Ahmad Karkhah1, Mostafa Javanian2, Soheil Ebrahimpour3.
Abstract
Two hepatotropic viruses hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) have been considered as the main cause of chronic viral infections. In addition, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) attacks the immune system by eradication of some white blood cell (T-helper cell). The role of Tregs in HCV, HBV and HIV infections ranges from suppressing antiviral T cell responses to protecting tissues as liver and immune cells from immune mediated injury. In this review, we discuss the influence of regulatory T cells in immunopathology of specific viral infections including HCV, HBV and HIV by focusing on targeting Tregs as novel approach in vaccinology against viral infections.Entities:
Keywords: Pathogenesis; Regulatory T cells; Viral infection
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29413883 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.01.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Genet Evol ISSN: 1567-1348 Impact factor: 3.342