Sex Differences in Spontaneous Degranulation Activity of Intrahepatic Natural Killer Cells during Chronic Hepatitis B: Association with Estradiol Levels

Major sex differences are observed in the prevalence, intensity, and severity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Here, we investigated degranulation activity of circulating and intrahepatic natural killer (NK) cells from HBV and HCV chronically infected patients before any treatment (n=125). The...

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Published in:	Mediators of Inflammation
Main Authors:	Zuzana Macek Jilkova, Thomas Decaens, Alice Marlu, Hélène Marche, Evelyne Jouvin-Marche, Patrice N. Marche
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2017-01-01
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3214917