Frequency and phenotype of circulating Vα24/Vβ11 double-positive natural killer T cells during hepatitis C virus infection

Michaela Lucas, Stephan Gadola, Ute Meier, Neil T. Young, Gillian Harcourt, Anastasios Karadimitris, Nikki Coumi, Dave Brown, Geoff Dusheiko, Vincenzo Cerundolo, Paul Klenerman

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Abstract

Natural killer T (NKT) cells are thought to be involved in innate responses against infection. We investigated one specific type of NKT cell, Vα24/β11 double positive, in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Lower frequencies of this population were detected in the blood of HCV PCR-positive patients than in controls. Unlike Vα24/Vβ11 NKT cells found in blood, those in the liver appeared to be recently activated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2251-2257
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Virology
Volume77
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2003
Externally publishedYes

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