Chemokines, binding their various G protein-coupled receptors, lead the way for leukocytes
in health and inflammation. Yet chemokine receptor expression is not limited to leukocytes …

The introduction of in vitro nucleic acid amplification techniques, led by real-time PCR, into
the clinical microbiology laboratory has transformed the laboratory detection of viruses and …

Chemokines constitute a group of small, secreted proteins that regulate leukocyte migration
and contribute to their activation. Chemokines are crucial inflammatory mediators that play a …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are commonly acquired activated extracellular matrix
(ECM)-producing myofibroblasts, a phenotypes with multiple roles in hepatic fibrogenesis …

Chemokines direct leukocyte trafficking and positioning within tissues, thus playing critical
roles in regulating immune responses and inflammation. The chemokine system is complex …

Despite significant reductions in morbidity and mortality secondary to availability of effective
combination anti‐retroviral therapy (cART), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection …

The interferon-induced transmembrane (IFITM) family of proteins have recently been
identified as important host effector molecules of the type I interferon response against …

The interferon‐stimulated gene, viperin, has been shown to have antiviral activity against
hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the context of the HCV replicon, although the molecular …

Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), a leading cause of chronic liver diseases, can
associate with B lymphocyte proliferative disorders, such as mixed cryoglobulinemia and …

Chemokines, chemotactic cytokines, may promote hepatic inflammation in chronic hepatitis
C virus (HCV) infection through the recruitment of lymphocytes to the liver parenchyma. We …