Destruction of lymphoid organ architecture and hepatitis caused by CD4+ T cells.

Immune responses have the important function of host defense and protection against pathogens. However, the immune response also causes inflammation and host tissue injury, termed immunopathology. For example, hepatitis B and C virus infection in humans cause immunopathological sequel with destructi...

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Main Authors: Matthias S Matter, Tamara Hilmenyuk, Christina Claus, Romina Marone, Christian Schürch, Marianne Tinguely, Luigi Terracciano, Sanjiv A Luther, Adrian F Ochsenbein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21966366/?tool=EBI