Cellular immune responses against persistent hepatitis C virus: gone but not forgotten.
Level V
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Abstract
Failure to sustain antiviral T cell responses is a hallmark of persistent hepatitis C virus infection. Early loss of T cell proliferative capacity after acute disease appears to be an important component of this process. T cell function may, however, be restored in vitro with interleukin 2
Medical subject headings
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Liver