NK cells from HCV-infected patients effectively induce apoptosis of activated primary human hepatic stellate cells in a TRAIL-, FasL- and NKG2D-dependent manner

Suppression of innate immunity (natural killer cell/interferon-γ) in the advanced stages of liver fibrosis in mice

(2011) Won-Il Jeong et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Hepatitis C virus core protein induces fibrogenic actions of hepatic stellate cells via toll-like receptor 2

(2011) Martin Coenen et al.   LABORATORY INVESTIGATION

Interferon-α–Induced TRAIL on Natural Killer Cells Is Associated With Control of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

(2010) Kerstin A. Stegmann et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Amelioration of hepatic fibrosis by NK cell activation

(2010) N. Muhanna et al.   GUT

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Evades NKG2D-Dependent NK Cell Responses through NS5A-Mediated Imbalance of Inflammatory Cytokines

(2010) Damien Sène et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Natural Killer Cell Functional Dichotomy in Chronic Hepatitis B and Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infections

(2009) Barbara Oliviero et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Natural Killer Cells Are Polarized Toward Cytotoxicity in Chronic Hepatitis C in an Interferon-Alfa–Dependent Manner

(2009) Golo Ahlenstiel et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Inverse association between hepatic stellate cell apoptosis and fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection

(2009) S. A. Gonzalez et al.   JOURNAL OF VIRAL HEPATITIS

Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Signaling Through Ephrin-B2 Regulates Hepatic Vascular Structure and Function

(2008) David Semela et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Natural killer cell function is intact after direct exposure to infectious hepatitis C virions

(2008) Joo Chun Yoon et al.   HEPATOLOGY

The hepatitis B virus X protein induces paracrine activation of human hepatic stellate cells

(2008) Samuel Martín-Vílchez et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Prospective study of natural killer cell phenotype in recurrent hepatitis C virus infection following liver transplantation

(2008) Stefania Varchetta et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Abrogation of the Antifibrotic Effects of Natural Killer Cells/Interferon-γ Contributes to Alcohol Acceleration of Liver Fibrosis

(2007) Won–Il Jeong et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY