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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2016; 22(4): 1449-1460
Published online Jan 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i4.1449
Table 1 Controversies over phenotype and function of natural killer cells in chronic hepatitis C virus infection
Phenotype/functionRef. reported increaseRef. reported decreaseRef. reported no change
Activation marker
CD69[34][88]
Activating receptor
NKG2D[34][68]
NKG2C[77]
NKp46[77,88,89][80]
NKp30[88][80]
NKp44[77]
Inhibitory receptor
KIR3DL1[34]
NKG2A[78-80]
KLRG1[90]
Cytotoxicity
Degranulation[34,77][68,80,89][78]
TRAIL expression[77][89]
Immunostimulating cytokine
IFN-γ[78][34,68][77,88]
Immunosuppressive cytokine
IL-10[88]