Interaction of peripheral CD4+CD25+CD127− Tregs with prolactin in HCV hepatocellular carcinoma: oncogenic or immunogenic mechanisms

Abstract Background and objective There is little and conflicting data about the peripheral CD4+CD25+CD127− Tregs in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) of various etiologies. The expressed membrane-bound transforming growth factor (mTGF-β1) on these Tregs is a marker of their suppressive f...

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Main Authors: Mona Abd El-Rahman Abu El-Makarem, Douaa Mohammed Sayed, Ragaa Abdelshaheed Matta, Mahmoud Ragab Mohamed, Manal Ameer Abd El-Malak, Nehal Ibrahim Abbas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-04-01
Series:Egyptian Liver Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43066-023-00250-2