HBV infections are determined by T-cell immunity, which can be affected by HIV infection-induced immune-cell activation and depletion. There is a higher risk for development of chronic infection and faster liver disease progression in HBV/HIV coinfection. T-cell responses of patients with HBV/HIV or HBV infection were compared with flow cytometry-based ICS. HBV-specific CD8 T cells had significantly different cytokine expression profiles and clusters of terminally exhausted T cells were more prevalent in HBV/HIV coinfection, which indicates increased T-cell dysfunction.
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HBV infections are determined by T-cell immunity, which can be affected by HIV infection-induced immune-cell activation and depletion. There is a higher risk for development of chronic infection and faster liver disease progression in HBV/HIV coinfection. T-cell responses of patients with HBV/HIV or HBV infection were compared with flow cytometry-based ICS. HBV-specific CD8 T cells had significantly different cytokine expression profiles and clusters of terminally exhausted T cells were more pre...
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