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Hepatitis C virus core, NS3, NS5A, NS5B proteins induce apoptosis in mature dendritic cells.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2005
Siavoshian Samila, Abraham Jean Daniel, Thumann Christine, Kieny Marie Paule, Schuster Catherine
Abstract excerpt
Although reasons for hepatitis C virus (HCV) persistence are still unknown, specific cellular immune responses appear to influence the pathogenesis and outcome of the infection. Apoptosis of cells infected by viruses may appear suicidal to the viruses that induce programmed cell death of its host. However, apoptosis has been suggested to be a response to virus infection as a mean of facilitating virus...
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