Intrahepatic infiltrating NK and CD8 T cells cause liver cell death in different phases of dengue virus infection.

Elevated liver enzyme level is an outstanding feature in patients with dengue. However, the pathogenic mechanism of liver injury has not been clearly demonstrated. In this study, employing a mouse model we aimed to investigate the immunopathogenic mechanism of dengue liver injury. Immunocompetent C5...

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Main Authors: Jui-Min Sung, Chien-Kuo Lee, Betty A Wu-Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3458800?pdf=render