Hepatitis C Virus
Findings from Italy, France and Canada advance knowledge in hepatitis C virus research
Published in Immunotherapy Weekly, August 9th, 2006
Study 1: According to a study from Italy, hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated lymphoproliferative disorders involve differing increases of interleukin (IL) inhibitors.
"HCV causes hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, and may also induce type II mixed cryoglobulinemia syndrome (MC), a disease characterized by clonal B-cell lymphoproliferations that can evolve into non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)," wrote M. Libra and colleagues, University of Catania.
They continued, "IL-1 is a cytokine that plays an important role in initiating the...
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Source: Immunotherapy Weekly (2006-08-09)
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