An estimated 170 million persons are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide.
While hepatocytes are the major site of infection, a broad clinical spectrum of extrahepatic …

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a common blood-borne illness that affects up to 2% of the
world's population and almost 4 million Americans. Cognitive impairment, or difficulty with …

Neutrophils (PMNs) and cytokines have a critical role to play in host defense and systemic
inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have been …

It is unclear whether the current antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection results in complete elimination of the virus, or whether small quantities of virus …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection often is associated with cognitive dysfunction and
depression. HCV sequences and replicative forms were detected in autopsy brain tissue …

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has certain characteristics that enable it to
play an important role in atherosclerosis. Some studies report its association with an …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the leading causes of chronic liver diseases and B-
lymphocyte proliferative disorders, including mixed cryoglobulinemia and B-cell lymphoma …

It has been reported that hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with cognitive
dysfunction, fatigue and depression, which do not correlate with the severity of liver disease …

Antigen cross‐presentation is a principal function of specialized antigen‐presenting cells of
bone marrow origin such as dendritic cells. Although these cells are sometimes known as …

Objectives Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is commonly associated with cognitive
dysfunction. Viral sequences and proteins were previously found in brain …