The platelet‑derived growth factor (PDFG) signaling pathway exerts persistent activation in
response to a variety of stimuli and facilitates the progression of hepatic fibrosis. Since this …

Cirrhosis is a severe form of liver fibrosis that results in the irreversible replacement of liver
tissue with scar tissue in the liver. Environmental toxicity, infections, metabolic causes, or …

This study aimed at analyzing circulating levels of inflammatory and profibrogenic cytokines
in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronic infection undergoing therapy with direct …

T cells play a pivotal role in controlling viral infection; however, the precise mechanisms
responsible for regulating T‐cell differentiation and function during infections are …

Background: HIV and HCV coinfection leads to accelerated liver fibrosis, in which microbial
translocation and systemic inflammation might play important roles. Objective: This study …

Natural killer (NK) cells during chronic viral infection have been well studied in the past. We
performed an unbiased next-generation RNA-sequencing approach to identify …

Aims. To measure the effect of pegylated interferon‐α therapy on serum activin‐A, activin‐B,
and follistatin and their correlation with viral load and liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C …

In Russia, more than half of HIV-infected people are coinfected with hepatitis C. Both viruses
interact with the immune system compounding the disease course. HIV infection accelerates …

Аннотация Среди коинфекций, сопутствующих ВИЧ-инфекции, чаще всего встречается
вирусный гепатит С. В России более половины ВИЧ-инфицированных пациентов …

Cirrhosis is a severe form of liver fibrosis that results in the irreversible replacement of liver
tissue with scar tissue in the liver. Environmental toxicity, infections, metabolic causes, or …