Natural Killer Cell Functional Dichotomy: a Feature of Chronic Viral Hepatitis ?

Natural Killer Cell Functional Dichotomy: a Feature of Chronic Viral Hepatitis ?

NK cells are involved in innate immune responses to viral infections either via direct cytotoxicity which destroys virus-infected cells or production of immunoregulatory cytokines which modulate adaptive immunity and directly inhibit virus replication. These functions are mediated by different NK su...

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Main Authors: Mario Umberto Mondelli, Barbara eOliviero, Dalila eMele, Stefania eMantovani, Chiara eGazzabin, Stefania eVarchetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Liver Diseases
IFN-gamma
HBV
HCV
IFN-alfa
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00351/full

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