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Response to antiviral therapy and hepatic expression of cyclooxygenases in chronic hepatitis C.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Nov 2007
Giannitrapani Lydia, Soresi Maurizio, Ingrao Sabrina, La Spada Emanuele, Vuturo Onofrio, Florena Ada Maria, Cervello Melchiorre, Montalto Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to investigate the expression of cyclooxygenase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-1 and COX-2) in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) by immunohistochemistry, based on the hypothesis that COXs expression could vary according to genotype, viral load, liver steatosis, BMI and response to therapy and to determine whether the addition of selective COX inhibitors could have a rationale in...
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