Open AccessT Helper Type 1/T Helper Type 17-Related Cytokines in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients before and after Interferon and Ribavirin Therapy
Author(s) -
Amal Fathy,
Amal Ahmed,
Lobna Metwally,
Adil Hassan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000323770
Subject(s) - medicine , ribavirin , chronic hepatitis , interferon , immunology , hepatitis c , virology , gastroenterology , virus
This study examined the T helper (Th) 1/Th17-related cytokines, interferon (IFN)-γ and interleukin (IL)-17 in the serum of biopsy-proven chronic hepatitis C patients before and after IFN and ribavirin therapy to address whether or not viral clearance is related to Th1/Th17 cytokines.
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