Inflammatory response of endothelial cells to hepatitis C virus recombinant envelope glycoprotein 2 protein exposure

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) encodes approximately 10 different structural and non-structural proteins, including the envelope glycoprotein 2 (E2). HCV proteins, especially the envelope proteins, bind to cell receptors and can damage tissues. Endothelial inflammation is the most important determinant...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Urbaczek, Lívia Carolina de Abreu Ribeiro, Valdecir Farias Ximenes, Ana Afonso, Camila Tita Nogueira, Wesley Cardoso Generoso, Juliana Vieira Alberice, Martina Rudnicki, Renila Ferrer, Luiz Marcos da Fonseca, Paulo Inácio da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2014-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000600748&lng=en&tlng=en