background hepatitis c virus (hcv) is able to down-regulate innate immune response. it is important to know the immune pathways that this virus interacts with. hcv non-structural protein 3 (ns3) plays an important role in this viral feature. hcv ns3 protein could affect the expression of antiviral protein such as viperin, and interleukin 28whichare important proteins in antiviral response. conc...