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Patients with chronic hepatitis C express a high percentage of CD4(+)CXCR5(+) T follicular helper cells.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2012
Feng Junyan, Hu Xiaoli, Guo Hui, Sun Xiguang, Wang Juan, Xu Lijun, Jiang Zhenyu, Xu Bingchuan, Niu Junqi, Jiang Yanfang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: T follicular helper (T(FH)) cells are a subpopulation of T-helper cells which regulate humoral immune responses. The role of T(FH) cells in viral infection is unclear. This study examined the possible involvement of CD4(+)CXCR5(+) T(FH) cells in chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection. METHODS: The percentages of peripheral blood CD4(+)CXCR5(+) T(FH) cells, inducible T-cell costimulator cells, and/or...
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