IMBALANCE OF IMMUNOREGULATORY Th1- AND Th2-CYTOKINES IN PERSISTENT VIRAL INFECTIONS

Abstract. The article is considering certain features of immunopathogenesis exhibited in persistent viral infections, taking into account modern data and recently introduced immunological techniques. It has been revealed that a long-term persistence of hepatitis B and C viruses, tick-borne encephali...

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Main Authors: I. O. Naslednikova, N. V. Ryazantseva, V. V. Novitsky, S. B. Tkachenko, A. P. Zima
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: St. Petersburg branch of the Russian Association of Allergologists and Clinical Immunologists 2014-07-01
Series:Медицинская иммунология
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Online Access:https://www.mimmun.ru/mimmun/article/view/124
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Summary:Abstract. The article is considering certain features of immunopathogenesis exhibited in persistent viral infections, taking into account modern data and recently introduced immunological techniques. It has been revealed that a long-term persistence of hepatitis B and C viruses, tick-borne encephalitis, and herpes simplex is accompanied by deficient functioning in the T-cell compartment of immune system, and by markedly altered production of immunoregulatory cytokines in peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes, mainly characterized by Th2 predominance.
ISSN:1563-0625
2313-741X