Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6142767 | Virus Research | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) constitute the main extrahepatic place of, hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication. We aimed to determine the impact of CHC infection and microRNA-, 122 expression on cholesterol expression in PBMCs. HCV RNA strand, intracellular cholesterol, HMGCoA, reductase and miR-122 expression in PBMC were determined in 54 CHC patients. The study shows that significant decrease of intracellular cholesterol level in PBMC (p = 0.000000), accompanied by serum hypocholesterolemia is the characteristic feature of chronic hepatitis C infection. Although, microRNA-122 expression was detectable in PBMCs of CHC patients (52.5%), the alteration of intracellular cholesterol level was independent of miR-122 expression.
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Authors
Malgorzata Sidorkiewicz, Martyna Grek, Barbara Jozwiak, Anna Piekarska,