Vitamin D for your patients with chronic hepatitis C?
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Vitamin D levels in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with several adverse health outcomes, and vitamin D appears to have systemic antimicrobial effects that may be crucial in a variety of both acute and chronic illnesses. In the present study, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) levels were compared among patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection, naturally immunized individuals and control individuals. Thirty-...
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Abbreviations: CHC, chronic hepatitis C; CYP, cytochrome P450; HCV, hepatitis C virus; IL, interleukin; Peg, pegylated interferon alfa; RBV, ribavirin; SVR, sustained virologic response; VDRs, vitamin D receptors; Th, helper T cell; 25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D; 1,25(OH)D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D Corresponding author: Tae Yeob Kim Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospita...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hepatology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0168-8278
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.07.026