Abstract
Several clinical studies have demonstrated that retinopathy and ophthalmic complications are features that appear mostly as side effects in HCV patients undergoing interferon (IFN) therapy. Here we underline that HCV itself is also able to modulate genes involved in ocular pathologies. Presently an in vitro model of ocular tissue derived cells infected with HCV is missing. The establishment of such in vitro models would be helpful to better understand the mechanisms through which HCV induces optical pathologies in order to specifically target the causes of ocular disease.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 317-318 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2011 |
Keywords
- HCV
- Ocular syndromes
- Tumour
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology