Cellular Immune Responses against Hepatitis C Virus
Open Access
- 1 July 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 41 (Supplement), S25-S31
- https://doi.org/10.1086/429492
Abstract
Cellular immune responses are typically important in recovery from acute infections, and studies of acute hepatitis C confirm that broadly directed CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses are associated with spontaneous clearance of infection. However, a major unanswered question is what role the cellular immune response plays in progression of liver disease during chronic infection. Classic models of hepatitis C suggest that cellular immune responses promote liver injury, either by causing direct cytolysis of infected cells or by promoting inflammation. However, clinical evidence suggests that persons with cellular immune dysfunction, such as that due to with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, have more-rapid disease progression. Recent data suggest that cellular immune responses do serve to limit the progression of liver disease, even if they are ineffective at clearance of virus. There is limited information on the effect of HIV coinfection on the cellular immune response to hepatitis C virus, but further study of this issue might shed light on the pathogenesis of liver disease in both immunocompromised and nonimmunocompromised hosts.Keywords
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