Title : Effect of pegylated interferon alpha 2b plus ribavirin treatment on plasma transforming growth factor-beta1, metalloproteinase-1, and tissue metalloproteinase inhibitor-1 in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Pub. Date : 2005 Nov 21

PMID : 16425392






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1 Effect of pegylated interferon alpha 2b plus ribavirin treatment on plasma transforming growth factor-beta1, metalloproteinase-1, and tissue metalloproteinase inhibitor-1 in patients with chronic hepatitis C. AIM: To evaluate the effect of antiviral treatment on plasma levels of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1), metalloproteinase 1 (MMP-1), and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in patients with chronic hepatitis C. METHODS: TGF-beta1, MMP-1, and TIMP-1 plasma concentrations were measured by an enzyme immunoassay in 28 patients, during 48 wk of treatment with pegylated interferon-alpha 2b (PEG-IFN-alpha2b) plus ribavirin (RBV) and after 24 wk of follow-up. Ribavirin transforming growth factor beta 1 Homo sapiens