Open AccessEffect of interferon alpha2b plus ribavirin treatment on selected growth factors in respect to inflammation and fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C
Author(s) -
Andrzej Panasiuk,
Robert Flisiak,
D Prokopowicz
Publication year - 2005
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.v11.i12.1854
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombopoietin , hepatocyte growth factor , fibrosis , growth factor , ribavirin , epidermal growth factor , interferon , gastroenterology , platelet derived growth factor , hepatitis c , endocrinology , platelet derived growth factor receptor , hepatitis c virus , immunology , biology , virus , stem cell , receptor , genetics , haematopoiesis
Growth factors (GF) that participate in regeneration and apoptosis have an important role in chronic liver diseases. We analyzed serum GF concentration during antiviral treatment and correlated it with morphological liver failure in chronic hepatitis C.