Article
HCV and autoimmunity.
Current pharmaceutical design - 1 Jan 2008
Ferri S, Muratori L, Lenzi M, Granito A, Bianchi F B, Vergani D
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is characterized by a number of autoreactive manifestations, such as autoantibody production, cryoglobulinemia and thyroid disorders. We will analyse critically the mechanisms invoked, and partially documented, to explain such manifestations arising in genetically predisposed individuals exposed to HCV. In particular we will examine the available evidence implicating the virus in...
Topics
- Autoantibodies
- Autoimmune Diseases
- B-Lymphocytes
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Hepatitis C
- Histocompatibility Antigens
- Humans
- T-Lymphocytes