Tissue and serum immune response in chronic hepatitis C with mild histological lesions

The immunopathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a matter of great controversy and has been suggested to involve a complex balance between cytokines with pro and anti-inflammatory activity. We investigated the expression of inflammatory cells and cytokines in the liver and seru...

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Main Authors: AT R-Viso, MIS Duarte, C Pagliari, ER Fernandes, RA Brasil, G Benard, CC Romano, S Ogusuku, NP Cavalheiro, CE Melo, AA Barone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000100003