Open AccessAssociation of Serum Lipids with Hepatic Steatosis, Stage of Liver Fibrosis and Viral Load in Chronic Hepatitis C
Author(s) -
Ivan Valkov,
Radina Ivanova,
A. Alexiev,
Krasimir Antonov,
Lyudmila Mateva
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/28609.10459
Subject(s) - steatosis , medicine , gastroenterology , liver biopsy , fibrosis , cirrhosis , hepatitis c , triglyceride , liver disease , blood lipids , stage (stratigraphy) , cholesterol , endocrinology , biopsy , biology , paleontology
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) relies on host lipids for its life cycle contributing to lipid abnormalities and hepatic steatosis. Disease progression is influenced by viral factors interacting with host immune and metabolic pathways. The significance of serum lipids for Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC) assessment is not clearly established yet.