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Type III Interferons, IL-28 and IL-29, Are Increased in Chronic HCV Infection and Induce Myeloid Dendritic Cell-Mediated FoxP3+ Regulatory T Cells

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Type III Interferons, IL-28 and IL-29, Are Increased in Chronic HCV Infection and Induce Myeloid Dendritic Cell-Mediated FoxP3+ Regulatory T Cells
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PLOS ONE, October 2012
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0044915
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Angela Dolganiuc, Karen Kodys, Christopher Marshall, Banishree Saha, Shuye Zhang, Shashi Bala, Gyongyi Szabo

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is difficult to eradicate and type III interferons (IFN-λ, composed of IL-28A, IL-28B and IL-29) are novel therapeutic candidates. We hypothesized that IFN-λ have immunomodulatory effects in HCV- infected individuals.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Japan 1 2%
United Kingdom 1 2%
United States 1 2%
Germany 1 2%
Unknown 62 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 21 32%
Researcher 12 18%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 11%
Student > Postgraduate 4 6%
Student > Bachelor 3 5%
Other 12 18%
Unknown 7 11%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 18 27%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16 24%
Immunology and Microbiology 13 20%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 9 14%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 2 3%
Other 2 3%
Unknown 6 9%