Increased proportion of functional subpopulations in circulating regulatory T cells in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Chen LiuLijuan XuChangsheng XiaYan LongCaoyi LiuSongsong LuYing Song

Published in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2020)

Circulating Tregs in CHB patients not only have elevated levels, but their follicular Treg subpopulations are also increased, and Tregs tend to have stronger immunosuppressive functions.

Keyphrases

regulatory t cells
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
dendritic cells
hepatitis b virus
immune response
patient reported outcomes