Viral and host factors induce macrophage activation and loss of Toll Like Receptor tolerance in chronic HCV infection

Gastroenterology

Dolganiuc A, Norkina O, Kodys K, Catalano D, Bakis G, Marshall C, Mandrekar P, Szabo G

Persistent inflammation contributes to progression of liver damage in chronic HCV (cHCV) infection. Repeated exposure to toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands results in tolerance, a protective mechanism aimed at limiting inflammation.

PubMed ID: 17916356

Citation

Viral and host factors induce macrophage activation and loss of Toll Like Receptor tolerance in chronic HCV infection