Impact of Helicobacter pylori on chronic hepatitis C-related cognitive dysfunction
Jannis Kountouras, Christos Zavos, Georgia Deretzi, Emmanouel Gavalas, Stergios Polyzos, Panagiotis Katsinelos, Nikolaos Grigoriadis, Evangelos Koutlas, Jobst Rudolf, Iakovos Tsiptsios
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2011 Apr 1
J Neuroimmunol
Impact of Helicobacter pylori on chronic hepatitis C-related cognitive dysfunction
J Neuroimmunol. 2011 Apr;233(1-2):254-256, Jannis Kountouras, Christos Zavos, Georgia Deretzi, Emmanouel Gavalas, Stergios Polyzos, Panagiotis Katsinelos, Nikolaos Grigoriadis, Evangelos Koutlas, Jobst Rudolf, Iakovos Tsiptsios
Abstract
We read with considerable interest the paper by Hilsabeck et al. (2010), who concluded that “patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) with immune responses characterized by elevated interferon (IFN)-α may be at risk for cognitive difficulties; in patients with detectable IFN-α, higher levels of interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α were related to poorer cognitive functioning”. Discussing their results, the authors claimed that their “findings provide preliminary support for the hypothesis...
