Journal of Hepatology
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 322-329, March 2010

T cell immunoglobulin- and mucin-domain-containing molecule-3 (Tim-3) mediates natural killer cell suppression in chronic hepatitis B

  • Ying Ju

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Immunology, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University School of Medicine, #44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
    • Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, #324 Jingwu Weiqi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250021, PR China
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Nan Hou

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Immunology, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University School of Medicine, #44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Jing Meng

      Affiliations

    • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University, #247 Beiyuan Road, Jinan, Shandong 250033, PR China
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  • Xiaoyan Wang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Immunology, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University School of Medicine, #44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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  • Xiaoning Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Immunology, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University School of Medicine, #44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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  • Di Zhao

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Immunology, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University School of Medicine, #44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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  • Ying Liu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Immunology, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University School of Medicine, #44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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  • Faliang Zhu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Immunology, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University School of Medicine, #44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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  • Lining Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Immunology, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University School of Medicine, #44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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  • Wensheng Sun

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Immunology, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University School of Medicine, #44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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  • Xiaohong Liang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Immunology, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University School of Medicine, #44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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  • Lifen Gao

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Immunology, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University School of Medicine, #44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
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  • Chunhong Ma

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Immunology, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University School of Medicine, #44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
    • The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Shandong University, Qilu Hospital, #107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Institute of Immunology, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University School of Medicine, 44# Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China. Tel.: +86 531 88382038; fax: +86 531 88382502.

Received 24 February 2009; received in revised form 30 August 2009; accepted 9 September 2009. published online 06 January 2010.

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PII: S0168-8278(09)00806-X

doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2009.12.005

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 322-329, March 2010

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