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Ghada Galal

Professor - Head of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology Department

Faculty of medicine

Address: Sohag, Egypt

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Publications Which contain the keyword: chronic HCV


2018-09-20 13:06:26 Keywords Steatosis, Fibrosis, chronic HCV, lipogram, adiponectin,
Metabolic Factors Associated with Heapatic Steatosis and Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
OBJECTIVE: Hepatic steatosis is a common histological feature in chronic hepatitis C (CHC), but its pathogenic mechanisms are not completely understood. We aimed to evaluate the metabolic factors associated with hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in CHC patients, and the relation between metabolic syndrome (MS) and CHC. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study included 71 patients with chronic HCV infection who underwent ... Read more

The Role of Hepatic Progenitor Cells (HPCs) and the Predictors of Sustained Virological Response (SVR) to Interferon Therapy in Chronic Hepatitis C Infected Patients
Background: Studying the predictors of SVR to pegylated interferon (PEG-INF) alfa-2a and ribavirin (RBV) therapy in chronic hepatitis C-infected patients is crucial for selecting those who would benefit from therapy. Increasing HPCs in hepatitis C-infected patients were shown to be correlated with increased fibrosis and response to therapy. HPCs could be detected in the liver by immunohistochemical expressions of cytokeratin ... Read more

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