Impact of serum interleukin-10 in pathogenesis of chronicity in hepatitis C virus patients

ABSTRACT

Hepatitis C virus [HCV] has emerged as a major cause of liver disease worldwide. Most people who contact HCV infection become persistently infected, and the mechanism by which infection is established seems to be related to the lack of development of effective immune response. The aim of this study was evaluation of the role of IL-10 which is a marker of T helper-2 [Th-2] cell activities in the pathogenesis of chronicity of HCV