Recurrence of hepatitis C after liver transplantation is associated with increased systemic IL-10 levels

oleh: Patricia A. Sheiner, Sander S. Florman, Sukru Emre, Thomas Fishbein, Myron E. Schwartz, Charles M. Miller, Peter Boros

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2001-01-01

Deskripsi

Background: Recurrence of hepatitis C after liver transplantation is an almost universal occurrence. T-cell derived cytokines have an important role in the development of liver damage associated with chronic hepatitis C, their post-transplant levels, however, have not been correlated with histologic recurrence of the disease.