Portal cd4+ and cd8+ t lymphocyte correlate to intensity of interface hepatitis in chronic hepatitis C A quantificação de CD4+ e CD8+ portal em hepatite C crônica está relacionada com a intensidade da hepatite de interface

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Ana Teresa Rodriguez Viso, Thaís de Castro Barbosa, Lídia Yamamoto, Carla Pagliari, Elaine Raniero Fernandes, Roosecelis Araújo Brasil, Heitor Franco de Andrade Junior, Maria Irma Seixas Duarte, Antônio Alci Barone
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2007
• Subjects: CD4+ lymphocytes; CD8+ lymphocytes; Chronic hepatitis C; Piecemeal necrosis; Immunohistochemistry; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; The Portal
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652007000600007; https://doaj.org/article/f8c1b1c07ad9434cba6410d948385020

BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C is still a matter of debate. CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes (TL) are typically observed within the portal and periportal spaces of affected livers, but their functional role in hepatitis C progression has not been fully elucidated. METHODS: CD4+ and C...