Assessment of IL-23 serum levels on hepatitis-C infected patients

Serum Levels of IL-17 and IL-23 in Patients With Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis

Rheumatic mitral valve stenosis (RMS) is a complication of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and leads to significant morbidity and mortality. RHD is a chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease that is associated with cytokine activities. The etiology of RMS is not fully understood yet. Interleukin (IL)-17 and IL-23 have a key role in development of the autoimmunity. The expression of these cytok...

Serum IL-33 Levels Are Associated with Liver Damage in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is associated with the development of Th2 responses. This study examined the potential role of IL-33 in the pathogenic process of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in Chinese patients. The levels of serum IL-33 and sST2 in 154 patients with CHC, 24 with spontaneously resolved HCV (SR-HCV) infection and 20 healthy controls (HC), were analyzed by ELISA. The concentrations of serum ...

serum levels of il-10 and il-17a in occult hbv-infected south-east iranian patients

Relationship between serum alanine aminotransferase levels and liver histology in chronic hepatitis C-infected patients.

BACKGROUND The efficacy of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in predicting the severity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is unclear. OBJECTIVE To compare histologic scoring of liver pathology in patients with chronic HCV infection with normal or elevated serum ALT. METHODS Liver biopsies were performed in patients with HCV infection and either normal (n=40) or elevated (n=76) ...

Serum Sclerostin in Hepatitis C Virus Infected Patients

BACKGROUND Sclerostin inhibits osteoblast functions, differentiations, and survival rates. As an endogenous inhibitor of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, the sclerostin should be related to decreased bone masses, although several studies indicate opposite results. In addition, it may be related to insulin resistances and carbohydrate metabolisms, a relation shared with other markers of bone metabolis...