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Phenotype and function of CXCR5+CD45RA-CD4+ T cells were altered in HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma and elevated serum CXCL13 predicted better prognosis.
Oncotarget - 29 Dec 2015
Duan Zhaojun, Gao Jian, Zhang Ling, Liang Hua, Huang Xiangbo, Xu Qiang, Zhang Yu, Shen Tao, Lu Fengmin
Abstract excerpt
The present study reveals an immunological characterization of circulating and tumor-infiltrating T follicular helper cells (Tfh), namely CXCR5+CD45RA-CD4+ T cells, and their related cytokines in hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. In HCC patients, circulating Tfh cells showed a CCR7+ and/or ICOS+ phenotype with increased Th2-like cells and decreased Th1-like and Th17-like subsets....
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