Functional analysis of peripheral blood lymphocytes isolated from patients with chronic hepatitis type B.

doi:10.1007/BF01308345

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Functional analysis of peripheral blood lymphocytes isolated from patients with chronic hepatitis type B.

Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jan 1992

García-Monzón C, Moreno-Otero R, García-Buey L, López-Botet M, De Landázuri M O, Sánchez-Madrid F

Abstract excerpt

Cell-mediated immunity, evaluated by lymphocyte proliferation and expression of the activation antigen interleukin-2 receptor in response to mitogens such as phytohemagglutinin and concanavalin-A, has been reported to be defective in chronic hepatitis B virus carriers. However, no definite conclu...

Topics

Adult
Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
Carrier State
Cell Division
Chronic Disease
Hepatitis B
Humans
Lymphocyte Activation
Lymphocytes
Middle Aged
Phenotype

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