Open AccessHigh circulating N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and tumor necrosis factor-α in mixed cryoglobulinemia
Author(s) -
Alessandro Antonelli,
Clodoveo Ferri,
Silvia Ferrari,
Fabio Galetta,
Ferdinando Franzoni,
Gino Santoro,
Salvatore De Marco,
Emiliano Ghiri,
Poupak Fallahi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.5074
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , natriuretic peptide , gastroenterology , heart failure , endocrinology , tumor necrosis factor alpha , hepatitis c virus , brain natriuretic peptide , cardiology , immunology , virus
To evaluate serum levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in a large series of patients with hepatitis C associated with mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC+HCV).