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Study of the serum concentrations of TNF-α and Interleukin-2 in chronically patients with Hepatitis B and C | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 106-113 | ||
| Author | ||
| Dina M. R. Al-Khafaf | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Viral hepatitis is an important endemic disease in Iraq , this work was curried in the period between January and June 2007 . And was aimed to evaluate the serum levels of cytokines in the chronic patients. Obtained results showed that their is a clear elevation in the levels TNF- in HBsAg positive group (211.27±28 pg/ ml), and(189.77±23.5 pg/ ml) in patients with HCV in comparison to control group (59.45±22 pg/ ml). also levels of IL-2 recorded a remarkable increment , In HBsAg positive group (101.47± 29 pg/ml), and in HCV patients (88.78±19.5 pg/ml ) in comparison to control group (62.22±14 pg/ ml) . These results indicate the predominant role of Th-2 than Th-1 which lead to chronicity of the disease in those patients. | ||
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