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Hepatitis B e-antigen persistency is associated with the properties of HBV-specific CD8 T cells in CHB patients.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Apr 2011
Peng Guoping, Luo Benyan, Li Jie, Zhao Dongjiu, Wu Wei, Chen Feng, Chen Zhi
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the correlation between the HBeAg and the properties of HBV-specific CD8 T cells, as well as liver injury, serum HBV markers, liver histology, the frequency and phenotypic characteristics of CD4(+)CD25(+) Treg and HBV-pentamer(+) CD8 T cells were measured. No significant differences between the median serum ALT levels, the frequency and Foxp3 expression of CD4(+)CD25(+) Treg, and liver fibrosis...
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