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Interleukin 21 Reinvigorates the Antiviral Activity of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)–Specific CD8+ T Cells in Chronic HBV Infection
Author(s) -
Libo Tang,
Chengcong Chen,
Xueping Gao,
Wanyue Zhang,
Xin Yan,
Yang Zhou,
Ling Guo,
Xinchun Zheng,
Weibin Wang,
Fuqiang Yang,
Guangze Liu,
Jian Sun,
Jinlin Hou,
Yongyin Li
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiy576
Subject(s) - virology , hepatitis b virus , virus , medicine , immunology , cd8 , biology , immune system
Strategies that target functional recovery of exhausted hepatitis B virus (HBV)-specific CD8+ T cells are beneficial for viral control, but the potential for interleukin 21 (IL-21) to rescue CD8+ T-cell function is not well understood.

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