Combination therapy with cyclosporine A and anti-TNF-α agents in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and concomitant hepatitis C virus infection

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 1127-1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Bellisai ◽  
Chiara Giannitti ◽  
Alessandro Donvito ◽  
Mauro Galeazzi
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Combination Therapy ◽  
Cyclosporine A ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Infection ◽  
Tnf Α

scholarly journals Anti-CCP hs (high sensitive) in Egyptian rheumatoid arthritis patients associated with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manal Shawky Hussein ◽  
Salwa Elmorsy Abdel Ghany ◽  
Doaa Shawky Elashkar ◽  
Mohamed Yossef Rabea ◽  
Nahla Abdelaziz Nosair
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Infection ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C Virus

High Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilio DʼAmico ◽  
Carlo Palazzi ◽  
Vincenzina Fratelli ◽  
Luigi Di Matteo ◽  
Gabriele Di Girolamo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Infection ◽  
High Prevalence

scholarly journals Cytokine (IL-10, IL-6, TNF-α and TGF-β1) Gene Polymorphisms in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Malay Male Drug Abusers

Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1115
Author(s):  
Ismail Che Noh ◽  
Imran Ahmad ◽  
Siti Suraiya ◽  
Nur Fadhlina Musa ◽  
Asma Abdullah Nurul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Gene Polymorphism ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Infection ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Tgf Β1

Cytokines play an important role in modulating inflammation during viral infection, including hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Genetic polymorphisms of cytokines can alter the immune response against this infection. The objective of this study was to investigate the possible association between chronic hepatitis C virus infection susceptibility and cytokine gene polymorphism for interleukin-10 (IL-10) rs1800896 and rs1800871, interleukin 6 (IL-6) rs1800795, TNF-α rs1800629, and TGF-β1 rs1800471 in Malay male drug abusers. The study was conducted on 76 HCV-positive (HP) male drug abusers and 40 controls (HCV-negative male drug abusers). We found that there were significant differences in the frequencies of genotype for IL-10 rs1800871 (p = 0.0386) and at the allelic level for IL-10 rs1800896 A versus G allele (p = 0.0142) between the HP group and the control group. However, there were no significant differences in gene polymorphism in interleukin 6 rs1800795, TNF-α rs1800629 and TGF-β1 rs1800471. These findings suggest significant associations between gene polymorphism for IL-10 rs1800871, IL-10 rs1800896 (at the allelic level) and susceptibility to HCV infection among Malay male drug abusers.

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