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Effect of antiviral treatment of chronic hepatitis C on the frequency of regulatory T cells, T-cell activation, and serum levels of TGF-beta.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 Aug 2016
Chalupa Pavel, Davidová Alžběta, Beran Ondřej, Arientová Simona, Boštík Pavel, Kapla Jaroslav, Kondělková Kateřina, Plíšek Stanislav, Holub Michal
Abstract excerpt
The aim was to analyze T-regulatory cells (Tregs), activated CD8(+) T cells, and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF)-β in hepatitis C patients. We enrolled 31 patients with chronic genotype 1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, 30 seropositive persons with spontaneous HCV elimination, and 23 healthy volunteers. The patients were examined at the beginning of the interferon-alpha (IFN-α)-based therapy (baseline)...
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