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Seroprevalence of hepatitis E in adults in Brazil: a systematic review and meta...
Barone, Antônio Alci
Hepatitis C virus: molecular and epidemiological evidence of male-to-female tra...
Barone, Antônio Alci
Portal cd4+ and cd8+ t lymphocyte correlate to intensity of interface hepatitis...
Viso, Ana Teresa Rodriguez; Barbosa, Thaís de Castro; Yamamoto, Lídia; Pagliari, Carla; Fernandes, Elaine Raniero; Brasil, Roosecelis AraújoBACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C is still a matter of debate. CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes (TL) are typically observed within the portal and periportal spaces of affected livers, but their functional role in hepatitis C progression has not been fully elucidated. METHODS: CD4+ and CD8+ TL were quantified by immunohistochemistry in portal and periportal spaces of 39 liver biopsies from patients ...
Patients with chronic hepatitis C and normal transaminases
Pereira, Haydée Marina do Valle; Cavalheiro, Norma de Paula; Tengan, Fátima Mitiko; Melo, Carlos Eduardo; Mello, Evandro Sobroza; Barone, Antônio AlciHepatitis C virus infection evolves progressively persisting in the majority of patients (85%). Most patients have high ALT (alanine aminotransferase) levels and approximately 25% normal ALT. The latter are usually female and there is no association between genotype and severity of hepatic lesion. Histologic analysis usually shows small lesion and absence or low amount of fibrosis, despite cirrhosis having been...