Globally, over 500 million people are chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or
hepatitis C virus (HCV). These chronic infections cause liver inflammation, and may result in …

Hepatitis C virus, a recently identified member of the family Flaviviridae, is an important
cause of chronic viral hepatitis and cirrhosis. There are similarities in the nature of the …

BACKGROUND Upregulation of Th1 associated intrahepatic cytokines in chronic hepatitis C
virus (HCV) infection should lead to a significant non-specific cellular immune response, a …

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes a wide spectrum of liver diseases ranging from
symptomatic or asymptomatic acute infection with self-limited disease to persistent infection …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are major health burdens worldwide,
with over 300 and 170 million people, respectively, infected. HBV, a DNA virus, and HCV, an …

[Formula: see text] Tubulointerstitial damage is recognized as a determinant of the prognosis
of kidney disease. Various types of viral infection have been reported to induce …

To investigate the influence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection on
preexisting long-term chronic C hepatitis (HCV) 68 liver biopsies from 22 HIV/HCV …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a major cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide,
resulting in significant morbidity and mortality due to the development of chronic hepatitis in …

This review of biliary manifestations of viral diseases includes aspects of morphologic
diagnosis, therapeutic implications, prognostic effect, and natural history. The viral causes of …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the immunopathogenesis of hepatitis C. Indirect
evidence for a protective role of the cellular immune response is provided by observations …