Characteristics and PD-1 expression of peripheral CD4<sup>+</sup>CD127<sup>lo</sup>CD25<sup>hi</sup>FoxP3<sup>+ </sup>Treg cells in chronic HCV infected-patients
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Both regulatory T cells (Tregs) and PD-1/PD-L1 pathway were critically involved in HCV viral persistence. However, the association between them was not well investigated. Herein, we aimed to investigate the distributional profiles of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-06-01
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Series: | Virology Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/279 |