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Cirrhosis Hampers Early and Rapid Normalization of Natural Killer Cell Phenotype and Function in Hepatitis C Patients Undergoing Interferon-Free Therapy.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2020
Perpiñán Elena, Pérez-Del-Pulgar Sofía, Londoño María-Carlota, Mariño Zoe, Bartres Concepción, González Patricia, García-López Mireia, Pose Elisa, Lens Sabela, Maini Mala K, Forns Xavier, Koutsoudakis George
Abstract excerpt
Background: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection impairs natural killer (NK) cell phenotype and function. Whether restoration of NK cells occurs after successful interferon (IFN)-free therapies remains a controversial issue. Aim: To analyze how HCV-related liver cirrhosis impacts changes in NK cells prior and post-IFN-free therapies. Methods: NK cell analysis by multicolor flow cytometry was performed in...
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