Hepatitis C virus and alcoholic liver disease are major causes of chronic liver diseases
worldwide. Little is known about differences between chronic hepatitis C and alcoholic liver …

Introduction and Objectives Several mechanisms participate in the physiopathology of
chronic alcohol consumption and Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD), such as deregulation in the …

The host immune responses have been suggested toplay a role in liver injury occurring in
patients withchronic hepatitis C. In order to explore therelationship between the relative …

Intrahepatic lymphocytes are believed to be involved in the immunopathogenesis of
hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and the evolution of HCV-induced hepatitis. In the present …

The immunopathological processes involved in hepatic damage during chronic hepatitis C
infection are not fully understood. Several works suggest the role of T helper 1 (Th1) immune …

Aim: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of post‐transfusional and sporadic hepatitis,
and leads to chronic liver disease. It has been suggested that virus‐specific cytotoxic T …

Background/Aims: The intrahepatic immune system is likely to play a key role in determining
the outcome of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The hepatic lymphocyte repertoire is …

Results Acute hepatitis patients had a high proportion of CD3+ T cells with increased CD4+
CD45RA-T helper and CD8+ CD11b-cytotoxic T cells. Compared to this group, chronic …

Peripheral blood taken from seven patients with mild cirrhosis and seven with severe
cirrhosis caused by hepatitis C virus was stained with two colors by the combination of …

Objective The pathogenesis of liver cell injury during chronic hepatitis C is poorly
understood and cellular immune response is thought to play a key role in both inhibition of …