Güzelbulut et al. recently demonstrated that low γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) level does not predict a sustained virological response (SVR), although it may be a predictor of high fibrosis scores. However, in a lot of studies, low baseline GGT level was shown to be an independent predictor of a SVR. Thus, we planned a retrospective study to evaluate whether low GGT level is an independent predic...

introduction : hepatitis a virus is the most prevalent viral hepatitis. it is globally a major public health problem with different clinical symptoms. this study aimed at investigating the clinical findings and prevalence of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) deficiency in children with hepatitis a. materials and methods : in this prospective study, demographical information, clinical fin...

UNLABELLED The ability of endogenous IL-10 to modulate inflammatory response and to limit hepatotoxicity has been shown in several models of liver injury. AIMS The objectives of this study were to evaluate the relationship between liver disease and the balance between pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines in acute alcoholic hepatitis. METHODS Twenty-five patients with pure steatosis, 17 with ...

In this cross sectional anonymous study, blood samples of 285 dentists and Physicians were tested for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs Ag), hepatitis B envelope Ag (HBe Ag), antibodies to: hepatitis B suface (anti-HBs), hepatitis B core Ag (anti-HBc) and hepatitis B envelope Ag (anti-HBe) by ELISA-3 and antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) by ELISA-3 and immunoblotting tests. The results su...

Background and Aim: Life threatening atypical manifestations of Hepatitis A virus (HAV) related acute viral hepatitis (AVH) usually include liver failure intravascular hemolysis associated with G6PD deficiency. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) has rarely been described HAV AVH can be life if not diagnosed early. We describe a case TTP complicating AVH. Case Report:18-year-old boy prese...

Fig (Ficus carica L.) is a natural product that potentially can improve the immune system because it has flavonoids have potential as immunostimulants. The research aims to determine possibility of fig fruit ethanol extract an immunomodulator. Immunomodulatory activity determined by knowing macrophage phagocytosis and lymphocyte proliferation in vitro levels extract. began with extraction, then...

BACKGROUND Sex medicine studies have shown that there are sex differences with regard to disease characteristics in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, including psoriasis, in immune response and susceptibility to viral infections. We performed a post hoc analysis of the Observational Study of infectious events in psoriasis complicated by active psoriatic arthritis (SYNERGY) study in patient...

BACKGROUND The aim is to define the role of single nucleotide polymorphism on the progress of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. We evaluated polymorphisms of TNF-α-308, Vitamin D receptor Apa I and Taq I gene in patients with HBV infection. METHODS All subjects included were older than 18 years old. Sixty three patients had chronic HBV infection, 61 were HBsAg positive carriers and 59 were p...

It is unclear whether serum ALT levels or virological characteristics of hepatitis C virus(HCV) including HCV genotypes and HCV RNA titers, can reflect the degree of histological injury in chronic hepatitis C. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between the levels of histological damage and serum ALT levels, HCV genotypes or circulating HCV RNA titers in chronic hepatitis...