Different clinical behaviors of acute hepatitis C virus infection are associated with different vigor of the anti-viral cell-mediated immune response.

Gabriele Missale, Roberto Bertoni, V. Lamonaca, +7

Journal of Clinical Investigation

ImmunologyChronic EvolutionPathologyChronic Viral PersistenceImmunotherapy +14

Cellular immune response to hepatitis B virus-encoded antigens in acute and chronic hepatitis B virus infection.

Carlo Ferrari, Amalia Penna, Antonio Bertoletti, +6

The Journal of Immunology

Adaptive Immune SystemImmunologyHepatitis BPathologyHbv Envelope Ag +17

T-cell response to structural and nonstructural hepatitis C virus antigens in persistent and self-limited hepatitis C virus infections

Carlo Ferrari, A Valli, L. Galati, +7

Hepatology

ImmunologyProliferative ResponseAntigen ProcessingImmune SystemImmunotherapy +15

Identification of immunodominant T cell epitopes of the hepatitis B virus nucleocapsid antigen.

Carlo Ferrari, Antonio Bertoletti, Amalia Penna, +7

Journal of Clinical Investigation

VaccinationCore SequencesCore MoleculeViral HepatitisImmunology +13

Binding of myelin basic protein peptides to human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen class II molecules and their recognition by T cells from multiple sclerosis patients.

A Valli, Alessandro Sette, Ludwig Kappos, +6

Journal of Clinical Investigation

ImmunologyAntigen ProcessingImmunotherapyT CellsImmune System +16

Conserved hepatitis C virus sequences are highly immunogenic for CD4+ T cells: Implications for vaccine development

V. Lamonaca, Gabriele Missale, Simona Urbani, +10

Hepatology

VaccinationHcv IsolatesVaccine DevelopmentHepatitis CViral Hepatitis +13

The preS1 antigen of hepatitis B virus is highly immunogenic at the T cell level in man.

Carlo Ferrari, Amalia Penna, Antonio Bertoletti, +4

Journal of Clinical Investigation

T Cell CloningHumoral ResponseImmunologyHepatitis BAntigen Processing +18

Exogenous peptides compete for the presentation of endogenous antigens to major histocompatibility complex class II-restricted T cells.

Luciano Adorini, José Moreno, Frank Momburg, +4

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

HistocompatibilityHla ImmunogeneticsImmunologyImmunodominanceAntigen Processing +14

Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-specific cytotoxic T-cell (CTL) response in humans: characterization of HLA class II-restricted CTLs that recognize endogenously synthesized HBV envelope antigens

Amalia Penna, P Fowler, Antonio Bertoletti, +7

Journal of Virology

Cytotoxic T-cellViral HepatitisEndosomal CompartmentImmunologyHepatitis B +13

Fine specificity of the human T-cell response to the hepatitis B virus preS1 antigen

Carlo Ferrari, A. Cavalli, Amalia Penna, +8

Gastroenterology

Autoimmune DiseaseViral HepatitisMedicineHumoral ResponseImmunology +6