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Exhausted phenotype of circulating CD8+ T cell subsets in hepatitis B virus carriers.
BMC immunology - 20 Apr 2022
Jiang Daixi, Chen Can, Yan Danying, Zhang Xiaobao, Liu Xiaoxiao, Yan Dong, Cui Dawei, Yang Shigui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is characterized by the presence of dysfunctional exhausted CD8+ T cells that hamper viral control. We investigated the phenotypic heterogeneity of exhausted CD8+ T cells in HBV carriers. METHODS: We enrolled 31 HBV carriers and 23 healthy controls (HCs) in our study. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated, and flow cytometry was used to...
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