Journal of Hepatology
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 315-321, March 2010

Abundant numbers of regulatory T cells localize to the liver of chronic hepatitis C infected patients and limit the extent of fibrosis☆

  • Mark A.A. Claassen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, ‘s-Gravendijkwal 230, Room L-455, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Robert J. de Knegt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, ‘s-Gravendijkwal 230, Room L-455, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Hugo W. Tilanus

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Harry L.A. Janssen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, ‘s-Gravendijkwal 230, Room L-455, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • André Boonstra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, ‘s-Gravendijkwal 230, Room L-455, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 10 703 5944; fax: +31 10 703 2793.

Received 4 August 2009; received in revised form 19 September 2009; accepted 26 September 2009. published online 24 December 2009.

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☆ This work was supported by ZonMW (VIDI-Grant 917.56.329) for H.J.

PII: S0168-8278(09)00814-9

doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2009.12.013

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 315-321, March 2010

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