Effective intrahepatic CD8+ T-cell immune responses are induced by low but not high numbers of antigen-expressing hepatocytes

Liver infections with hepatotropic viruses, such as hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus are accompanied by viral persistence and immune failure. CD8+ T cells are crucial mediators of the intrahepatic antiviral immune response. Chronic infections of the liver and other organs correlate with T-cel...

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Main Authors: Ochel, Aaron, Cebula, Marcin, Riehn, Mathias, Hillebrand, Upneet, Lipps, Christoph, Schirmbeck, Reinhold, Hauser, Hansjörg, Wirth, Dagmar
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5101449/