Hepatic inflammation mediated by hepatitis C virus core protein is ameliorated by blocking complement activation

• Main Authors: Hsu Chen-Ming (Author), Ho Yu-Pin (Author), Lin Deng-Yn (Author), Yeh Chau-Ting (Author), Chang Ming-Ling (Author), Bissell D Montgomery (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The pathogenesis of inflammation and fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains unclear. Transgenic mice with constitutive HCV core over-expression display steatosis only. While the reasons for this are unclear, it...