Correlation of biological serum markers with the degree of hepatic fibrosis and necroinflammatory activity in hepatitis C and schistosomiasis patients

Correlation of biological serum markers with the degree of hepatic fibrosis and necroinflammatory activity in hepatitis C and schistosomiasis patients

Liver biopsy is the gold-standard method to stage fibrosis; however, it is an invasive procedure and is potentially dangerous. The main objective of this study was to evaluate biological markers, such as cytokines IL-13, IFN-γ, TNF-α and TGF-β, platelets, bilirubins (Bil),...

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Main Authors: Clarice Neuenschwander Lins de Morais, Bruno de Melo Carvalho, Wlademir Gomes de Melo, Fábio Lopes de Melo, Edmundo Pessoa de Almeida Lopes, Ana Lúcia Coutinho Domingues, Norma Jucá, João Roberto Maciel Martins, George Tadeu Nunes Diniz, Silvia Maria Lucena Montenegro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
biological markers
hepatic fibrosis
HC
schistosomiasis
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