Oxidative stress and antioxidant defense in patients with chronic hepatitis C patients before and after pegylated interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin therapy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Oxidative stress could play a role in pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of our study is to determine oxidant/antioxidant status of patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), and the effect of pegylated interfer...

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Main Authors: Aytaç Çetinkaya, Polat Eyigun, Ahmet Aydın, Ali Acar, Levent Görenek, Ayşe Eken, Ahmet Sayal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-06-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Online Access:http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/4/1/25

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