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Serum Ceramide Species Are Associated with Liver Cirrhosis and Viral Genotype in Patients with Hepatitis C Infection.
International journal of molecular sciences - 29 Aug 2022
Höring Marcus, Peschel Georg, Grimm Jonathan, Krautbauer Sabrina, Müller Martina, Weigand Kilian, Liebisch Gerhard, Buechler Christa
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects ceramide metabolism, and, here, we have evaluated associations of eight serum ceramide species with viral load, viral genotype, and disease markers in 178 patients with chronic HCV. In this cohort, ceramide d18:1;O2/16:0 was higher in the serum of the 20 diabetic patients compared to the patients without this complication. Moreover, ceramide d18:1;O2/24:0 was negatively...
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