In vitro effect of thymosin‐α1 and interferon‐α on Th1 and Th2 cytokine synthesis in patients with chronic hepatitis C
- 1 May 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Viral Hepatitis
- Vol. 8 (3) , 194-201
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2893.2001.00285.x
Abstract
Current evidence suggests that increased expression of Th1‐associated cytokines is important for immune‐mediated eradication of hepatitis C infection, while an increase in Th2‐associated cytokines is...Keywords
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