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Sex Differences in Spontaneous Degranulation Activity of Intrahepatic Natural Killer Cells during Chronic Hepatitis B: Association with Estradiol Levels.

ABSTRACT: Major sex differences are observed in the prevalence, intensity, and severity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Here, we investigated degranulation activity of circulating and intrahepatic natural killer (NK) cells from HBV and HCV chronically infected patients before any treatment (n = 125). The frequency of CD107⁺ NK cells in the female liver was significantly higher compared to that in males during chronic HBV infection (p = 0.002) and correlated with the plasma levels of estradiol (correlation coefficient r = 0.634; p < 0.0001). Our results clearly show sex differences in degranulation activity of intrahepatic NK cells of HBV-infected patients. This probably contributes to the ability of females to better deal with HBV disease.

SUBMITTER: Macek Jilkova Z

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5392396 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sex Differences in Spontaneous Degranulation Activity of Intrahepatic Natural Killer Cells during Chronic Hepatitis B: Association with Estradiol Levels.

Macek Jilkova Zuzana Z Decaens Thomas T Marlu Alice A Marche Hélène H Jouvin-Marche Evelyne E Marche Patrice N PN

Mediators of inflammation 20170402

Major sex differences are observed in the prevalence, intensity, and severity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Here, we investigated degranulation activity of circulating and intrahepatic natural killer (NK) cells from HBV and HCV chronically infected patients before any treatment (n = 125). The frequency of CD107+ NK cells in the female liver was significantly higher compared to that in males during chronic HBV infection (p = 0.002) and correlated with the plasma l ...[more]

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Sex Differences in Spontaneous Degranulation Activity of Intrahepatic Natural Killer Cells during Chronic Hepatitis B: Association with Estradiol Levels.

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Sex Differences in Spontaneous Degranulation Activity of Intrahepatic Natural Killer Cells during Chronic Hepatitis B: Association with Estradiol Levels.

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