CD14+ monocyte-derived galectin-9 induces natural killer cell cytotoxicity in chronic hepatitis C.

Akira NishioTomohide TatsumiTakatoshi NawaTakahiro SudaTeppei YoshiokaYoshiki OnishiSatoshi AonoMinoru ShigekawaHayato HikitaRyotaro SakamoriDaisuke OkuzakiTakasuke FukuharaYoshiharu MatsuuraNaoki HiramatsuTetsuo Takehara

Published in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2016)

These results demonstrate that CD14+ monocyte-derived Gal-9 increases NK cell cytotoxicity in HCV infection, which might be associated with liver injury and persistent infection. (Hepatology 2017;65:18-31).

Keyphrases

nk cells
liver injury
drug induced
dendritic cells
endothelial cells
hepatitis c virus
single cell
cell therapy
stem cells
immune response
human immunodeficiency virus
liver fibrosis