HCV Infection
Conditions
Brief summary
Patients' metabolic properties may affect their immune response. This study aims to assess the effect of hosts' metabolic properties to viral infection.
Detailed description
Blood samples were drawn from patients with Gaucher disease and healthy individuals, with and without HCV. Blood samples were tested for protein specific T cell proliferation, IFNg and IL-10 using ELISPOT assays, serum IFNg, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10 and IL-4 levels. FACS analysis was used for evaluation of lymphocytes subsets.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Hadassah Medical Organization
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* inform consent
Exclusion criteria
* at patients request
Outcome results
None listed