Is overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 and transforming growth factor-beta 1 an independent predictor of poor virological response to interferon therapy in chronic HCV genotype 4 patients?
Overexpression of COX-2 and TGF-β1 is an independent predictor for poor outcome of interferon and ribavirin therapy and these might be useful markers for the response to treatment. Both molecules are associated together; however, their role during hepatitis treatment has to be clarified.
The results of this study indicate that inhibition of anger potentiates the relationship of high PetCO2 with SBP in women but not men. Additional studies are needed to determine the origins of the observed gender differences and the psychophysiological pathways by which high resting PetCO2 contributes to elevated resting blood pressure in women.