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Serum Interleukin-18 and Its Gene Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) Influence Chronic Hepatitis C Progression
The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries • 2018
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Authors
Ebada M. Said1, Mohamed S. Soliman1, Hend I. Shousha2, Mohamed S. Rashed1, Ab
Aboelazm3, Rania Z. Aamer4 and Fatma M. Abdelsalam1
Keywords
Hepatitis C virus; Interleukin 18 (IL-18); IL-18 single nucleotide polymorphism, liver fibrosi
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Abstract
Introduction:
41 Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that is induced by hepatitis C virus (HCV)
42 infection. Inter-individual variations of IL-18 gene expression may alter HCV-associated liver
43 injury. Variable single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been detected within IL-18 gene
44 sequence. Quantitative assessment of IL-18 plasma level and detection of genotype frequencies
45 of 2 functional polymorphisms of its gene (-607 C/A and -137 G/C) were done to assess their
46 impact on the severity of chronic hepatitis C (CHC).
47 Methodology:
48 Cases group (I) comprised 110 treatment naïve CHC Egyptian patients (78 Males & 32
49 Females, mean age = 40.7±11.8 years) who underwent routine laboratory investigations.
50 Assessment of plasma level of IL-18 was done by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
51 (ELISA), detection of IL-18 gene polymorphisms at positions -607 C/A and -137 G/C by
52 polymerase chain reaction sequence specific polymorphism (PCR-SSP) analysis and Liver
53 biopsy with METAVIR scoring were done. The control group (II) comprised 90 healthy
54 participants.
41 Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that is induced by hepatitis C virus (HCV)
42 infection. Inter-individual variations of IL-18 gene expression may alter HCV-associated liver
43 injury. Variable single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been detected within IL-18 gene
44 sequence. Quantitative assessment of IL-18 plasma level and detection of genotype frequencies
45 of 2 functional polymorphisms of its gene (-607 C/A and -137 G/C) were done to assess their
46 impact on the severity of chronic hepatitis C (CHC).
47 Methodology:
48 Cases group (I) comprised 110 treatment naïve CHC Egyptian patients (78 Males & 32
49 Females, mean age = 40.7±11.8 years) who underwent routine laboratory investigations.
50 Assessment of plasma level of IL-18 was done by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
51 (ELISA), detection of IL-18 gene polymorphisms at positions -607 C/A and -137 G/C by
52 polymerase chain reaction sequence specific polymorphism (PCR-SSP) analysis and Liver
53 biopsy with METAVIR scoring were done. The control group (II) comprised 90 healthy
54 participants.