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ArticleHepatic medicine : evidence and research2021

Evaluation of MicroRNA-122 as a Biomarker for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection and as a Predictor for Treatment Response to Direct-Acting Antivirals.

Naglaa S Elabd, Safaa I Tayel, Moamena S Elhamouly, Shaimaa A Hassanein, Samar M Kamaleldeen, Fatma E Ahmed, Mahmoud Rizk, Abdelnaser A Gadallah, Soma E Ajlan, Ahmed S Sief

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Article in Hepatic medicine : evidence and research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Naglaa S ElabdTropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-8786-0190
Safaa I TayelMedical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6528-0256
Moamena S ElhamoulyTropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
Shaimaa A HassaneinDiagnostic Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
Samar M KamaleldeenClinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
Fatma E AhmedClinical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
Mahmoud RizkInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Banha University, Banha, Egypt.
Abdelnaser A GadallahInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
Soma E AjlanMicrobiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
Ahmed S SiefHepatology and Gastroenterology Department, Shebin Elkom Teaching Hospital, Menoufia, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-2457-352X
Menoufia University · EGBenha University · EGShebin Teaching Hospital · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTreatment response to antiviral drugs is a challenging issue in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Although microRNA-122 represents the majority of the microRNA content in hepatic tissues, few studies have evaluated its role in the treatment response, so we aimed to study its role in chronic HCV patients and in predicting the treatment response to direct-acting antivirals (DAAs).

methodsThe study included 125 chronic HCV patients (89 naïve and 36 with a prior failed peginterferon/ribavirin response) and 50 apparently healthy subjects. Complete blood count, liver function, α-fetoprotein, lipid profiles, serum creatinine, abdominal ultrasound, and FibroScan

resultsThe microRNA-122 level in HCV patients (those with a sustained virologic response 12 weeks after finishing therapy [SVR12] and non-responders) was significantly increased compared with controls and expressed more in non-responders versus SVR12 (

conclusionThe results demonstrated the possible function of microRNA-122 as an indicative tool for distinguishing chronic HCV patients from controls and in the assessment of the therapeutic reaction to DAAs.

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