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

• Hauptverfasser: Hsu Chen-Ming (Verfasst von), Ho Yu-Pin (Verfasst von), Lin Deng-Yn (Verfasst von), Yeh Chau-Ting (Verfasst von), Chang Ming-Ling (Verfasst von), Bissell D Montgomery (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2009-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...