HCV immunology--death and the maiden T cell.

Journal article

Cellular immune responses play an important role in the control of hepatitis C virus (HCV), although in the majority of cases they ultimately fail. We examine the mechanisms by which virus-specific T cells may interact with a cell that is infected with HCV and how this interaction may explain the success and failure of the immune response. As an infected cell presenting foreign antigen, the hepatocyte will interact with a large number of lymphocytes, both by direct cell to cell contact and by...

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Authors: Willberg, C; Barnes, E; Klenerman, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Cell death and differentiation
• Volume: 10 Suppl 1
• Issue: SUPPL. 1
• Pages: S39-S47
• Publication date: 2003-01-01
• DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401122
• EISSN: 1476-5403
• ISSN: 1350-9047
• Language: English
• Keywords: T-Lymphocytes; Hepatocytes; Animals; Hepatitis C; Hepacivirus; Cell Death; Lymphocyte Activation; Humans; Antigen Presentation; Immunity, Cellular