Article
Comparisons of peripheral blood and hepatic lymphocyte subpopulations and interferon production in chronic viral hepatitis.
Journal of clinical & laboratory immunology - 1 Sept 1990
Kakumu S, Yoshioka K, Wakita T, Ishikawa T, Murase K, Kusakabe A, Kurokawa S
Abstract excerpt
Studies were undertaken to clarify the immunological mechanism in patients with chronic hepatitis C compared with chronic hepatitis B. Phenotypic study by flow cytometry showed that CD8+ T cells and HLA-DR+ cells isolated from liver biopsy specimen were significantly increased in their proportion...
Topics
- Adult
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
- CD3 Complex
- Chronic Disease
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Interferons
- Liver
- Lymphocyte Subsets
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
