Article
Increased baseline proinflammatory cytokine production in chronic hepatitis C patients with rapid virological response to peginterferon plus ribavirin.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Par Gabriella, Szereday Laszlo, Berki Timea, Palinkas Laszlo, Halasz Melinda, Miseta Attila, Hegedus Geza, Szekeres-Bartho Julia, Vincze Aron, Hunyady Bela, Par Alajos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients achieving rapid virological response (RVR) on PEG-IFN/ribavirin (P/R) therapy have high chance of sustained virological response (SVR). To analyze host immunological factors associated with RVR, viral kinetics, phenotype distribution and Th1/Th2 cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were studied prior to and during P/R therapy. METHODS:...
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