CD8+T cells of chronic HCV-infected patients express multiple negative immune checkpoints following stimulation with HCV peptides

Barathan, M; Mohamed, R; Vadivelu, J; Chang, LY; Vignesh, R; Krishnan, J; Sigamani, P; Saeidi, A; Ram, MR; Velu, V; Larsson, M; Shankar, EM

Shankar, EM (reprint author), CUTN, Sch Basic & Appl Sci, Dept Life Sci, Thiruvarur 610005, India.

CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY, 2017; 313 ( ): 1

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are key to successful viral clearance in HCV disease. Accumulation of exhausted HCV-specific T ......

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