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Interleukin -6 and C- reactive protein profiles in Hepatitis C virus patients | ||
| Al-Mustansiriyah Journal for Pharmaceutical Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-122 | ||
| Author | ||
| Abbas Arrak Abbas al-Tamim | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Forty four anti-HCV positive and twenty anti-HCV negative individuals were included in this study for the assessment of interleukin (IL)-6 concentrations and the frequency of C-reactive protein (CRP). Data obtained were statistically analyzed for the significance of differences and correlation between parameters studied.The results showed that CRP frequency was equal in anti-HCV positive and negative individuals, whereas IL-6 found to be elevated in 50% of anti-HCV positive patients. HCV infection found to be positively associated in most cases with increased levels of IL-6. The results suggested that il-6 and CRP levels varied during the course of HCV infection and do not reflect the extent of liver inflammation in HCV patients. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Key Words; Interleukin; reactive protein | ||
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