Serum levels of interleukin-10 and interleukin- 12 in chronic hepatitis C

ABSTRACT

Background and Objective: it is still unclear whether Thl /Th2 cytokines are involved in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular injury of hepatitis C infection. We therefore examined serum levels of IL-10 and IL-12 in chronic liver disease patients, whereas IL-12 represents Thl cytokine and IL-10 represents Th2 cytokine