Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver disease
are common in the general population, but their concurrence is 2-to 3-fold higher than would …

Diabetes mellitus is a growing health concern in our society. In addition to the well-known
cardiovascular, renal, and ophthalmologic complications of diabetes, liver-related …

Background & Aims Cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are predicted to increase
in the United States but the accuracy of prior forecasts and the contributions from various …

Background/Aims: Steatosis is common in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Its
influence on disease progression is only partially understood. The aim of this study was to …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease, including chronic
hepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatitis C infection associates …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a successful pathogen on the grounds that it exploits its host's
metabolism to build up viral particles; moreover it favours its own survival by inducing …

Purpose Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are known to accumulate under some
pathologic conditions and suppress immune system in a variety of ways. This study aims to …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) represents a significant global disease burden, with an estimated
130–150 million people worldwide living with chronic HCV infection. Within the six major …

Objective To investigate the effect of pomegranate peel aqueous extract (PGE) on the
development of secondary experimental echinococcosis and on the viability of …

Methods: Seventy one HCV RNA positive patients were included in the study. HCV
genotyping was carried out by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) followed by …