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Serum levels of interleukin-10 in both responders and non-responders to Direct-acting antivirals therapy for the hepatitis C virus

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Last updated: 07 Jan 2025

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Chemistry & chemical engineering.

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major worldwide health issue, and the introduction of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) has greatly transformed its treatment. However, it is important to note that not all patients experience sustained virologic response (SVR) after undergoing DAA medication. The study aims to provide significant insights into the role of IL-10 in the immune response to HCV infection and its correlation with treatment success. The Egyptian National Committee for Control of Viral Hepatitis (NCCVH) recommended that 4300 patients receive the new DAA therapy for HCV infection treatment. We subjected all patients to a liver profile, creatinine, complete blood count, prothrombin time, serum Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP), RT-PCR for HCV diagnosis, and determination of serum human IL-10 using a commercial ELISA kit. Non-responder patients were associated with significantly high levels of alanine (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), ALP, and total bilirubin. Conversely, they had significantly decreased levels of albumin and platelet count. Moreover, non-responder patients had significantly high values of two common fibrosis markers fibrosis-4 score (FIB-4) and AST to platelet ratio index (APRI). There was no association (P >0.05) between treatment failure and IL-10 (18.99±7.24 vs. 18.82±4.19 pg/mL for non-responder and responder patients, respectively). The ROC revealed that IL-10 has an AUC of 0.0.546 for separating non-responder patients with poor sensitivity and specificity values. Regardless of DAA HCV treatment, the serum level of IL-10 doesn't differ significantly. DAA therapy alone may not result in substantial variations in IL-10 levels between responders and non-responders.

DOI

10.21608/ajbas.2024.334114.1237

Keywords

Hepatitis C virus, Interleukin 10, direct-acting antivirals

Authors

First Name

Marwa

Last Name

Kodous

MiddleName

Abdelmalek

Affiliation

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said

Email

marwakodous@gmail.com

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First Name

Ashraf

Last Name

Tabll

MiddleName

Abdu

Affiliation

Microbial Biotechnology Department, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.

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ashraftabll@yahoo.com

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First Name

El-Sherbiny

Last Name

El-Sayed

MiddleName

hamdi

Affiliation

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt

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saeed201691@yahoo.com

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First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

El Behery

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-

Affiliation

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said City

Email

elbehery@sci.psu.edu.eg

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-

Orcid

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Abdelrazek

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Shirbin Central Hospital, Ministry of Health and Population, Shirbin City, Egypt

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maabdelrazek@yahoo.com

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Orcid

0000-0002-4111-0682

Volume

6

Article Issue

1

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52699

Issue Date

2025-01-01

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2024-11-11

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

53

Page End

65

Online ISSN

2682-275X

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396,264

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Original Article

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947

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Publication Title

Alfarama Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences

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https://ajbas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Serum levels of interleukin-10 in both responders and non-responders to Direct-acting antivirals therapy for the hepatitis C virus

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07 Jan 2025