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Hepatitis C virus induces oxidative stress and DNA damage by regulating DNAPKCs, ATM, ATR and PARP mediated signaling and guards cell from cancerous condition by upregulating RB, P53 and downregulating VEGF.
Acta virologica - 1 Jan 2000
Saeed U, Piracha Z Z, Manzoor S
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus is responsible for liver damage and various metabolic disorders. HCV infections promote oxidative stress and cause damage to macromolecules. The aim of our study was to design a preliminary study with establishment of HCV genotype 3a infectivity assay in order to determine DNA damage in Huh-7 cell line at 72 hours post inoculation. Quantitative expression levels of COX-2 and GSR (oxidants and...
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