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Hepatitis C Virus
Study results from INSERM in the area of hepatitis C virus published
May 28th, 2008
New research, 'Hepatitis C virus structural proteins do not prevent human dendritic cell maturation,' is the subject of a report. According to recent research published in the journal Gastroentérologie Clinique Et Biologique, "Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) results in chronic hepatitis in more than 70% of cases. Alterations in the maturation of dendritic cells (DC) might play a role in the immune system's inability to eliminate the virus, although viral factors that could be involved have not been identified." "This study in vitro investigated whether HCV structural proteins affect maturation of monocyte-derived DC. HCV proteins (core, E1, E2) were...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-05-28)
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