Does serum cystatin C correlate negatively with viral load in treatment-naïve children with chronic hepatitis C?
Cystatin C levels correlated negatively with HCV viremia. This finding may reflect an inhibitory effect of cystatin C on HCV replication through inhibiting its NS2/3 and tempting for further studies for cystatin C as a possible adjuvant therapy for HCV infection.
High sICAM-1 levels on admission are associated with early death in ischaemic middle-aged stroke patients suggesting a pathogenetic role of inflammation in the evolution of ischaemic stroke.