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Cytokines in Chronic Hepatitis C Liver Diseases: Interleukin 20

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Background: The Interleukin (IL-20) cytokine subfamily is a major IL-10 cytokine subfamily that is thought to produce a role in the response to hepatic injury. The IL-22 cytokine is the most studied of this family to the inflammatory imbalance of the liver, and it primarily serves bi-role, it is supposed to increase the susceptibility to HCC development. Objective: We aimed to study the relationship between IL-20 serum levels and the clinical parameters of chronic HCV-associated diseases. Patients and Methods: In this case-control study, a total of 3 groups included Chronic hepatitis C, liver cirrhosis, and HCC post HCV patients (15 in every group) compared by a healthy group concerning serum IL-20 assay. Clinical features, laboratory, radiological elements, and CLD scoring were evaluated and compared with IL-20. Results: The April and FIB-4 scoring show a significant difference (p-value < 0.001) between the chronic hepatitis c patients and both the cirrhosis and HCC group, with no significant difference between cirrhosis and HCC groups. There was a significant difference between the three groups regarding the child. Pugh classification (HCC group by 40% as both child B and C, while 20% child A). In both HCC and cirrhosis groups, the IL-20 level is not related significantly to the first presenting symptom. Conclusions: Newly studied cytokines such as IL-20 are easy, cheap ELISA tests that can be useful in assessing the related clinical parameters of chronic liver diseases.  

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10.21608/ejhm.2023.279838

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Cytokines, interleukin, IL-20, hepatitis C, Liver cirrhosis, Hepatocellular carcinoma

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Nabila Hassan

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Ahmed

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nabilaahassanahmed@gmail.com

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Heba Fouad

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Pasha

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Mohamed Nagiub

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El-khashab

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Rania Mostafa

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Mohamed

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90

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1

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38787

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2023-01-01

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2023-01-11

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2023-01-01

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701

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705

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Cytokines in Chronic Hepatitis C Liver Diseases: Interleukin 20

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22 Jan 2023