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SENSITIVITY OF RT-PCR VERSUS TOTAL NITRIC OXIDE LEVEL FOR DETECTION OF HCV GENOTYPE 4

Fathy A. Mansour *Mohammed F. Ghaly **Maysaa E. Zaki *Sameh B. Abou-Zahra.

Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the serum level of total nitric oxide in patients with genotype 4 hepatitis C virus before and after treatment with interferon and ribavirin. This study was performed on 72 patients that divided into 3 groups: Group I (Positive ELISA- Negative PCR), Group II (Positive ELISA- Positive PCR) and Group III (treated with interferon and ribavirin but still Positive ELISA- Negative PCR) and a control group of 16 healthy volunteers. The levels of nitrites/nitrates, which are representative of NO levels, were measured by the Griess method. Patients with HCV genotype 4 had significantly elevated serum levels of nitrite/nitrates in Group I (15.996 ± 2.7212 µmol/L), Group II (17.246 ± 9.7152 µmol/L) and Group III after treatment with interferon and ribavirin (27.49 ± 26.174 µmol/L), in comparing with control that produced (5.6563 ± 0.7891 µmol/L). This study indicates an elevation of total nitric oxide after treatment with interferon and ribavirin more than before treatment.

Key words: HCV genotype 4, Total Nitric Oxide, RT-PCR.


 
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Fathy A. Mansour Mohammed F. Ghaly Maysaa E. Zaki Sameh B. Abou-Zahra. SENSITIVITY OF RT-PCR VERSUS TOTAL NITRIC OXIDE LEVEL FOR DETECTION OF HCV GENOTYPE 4 . Egypt. J. Exp. Biol. (Bot.). 2009; 5(0): 105-111.


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Fathy A. Mansour Mohammed F. Ghaly Maysaa E. Zaki Sameh B. Abou-Zahra. SENSITIVITY OF RT-PCR VERSUS TOTAL NITRIC OXIDE LEVEL FOR DETECTION OF HCV GENOTYPE 4 . Egypt. J. Exp. Biol. (Bot.). 2009; 5(0): 105-111.



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Fathy A. Mansour Mohammed F. Ghaly Maysaa E. Zaki Sameh B. Abou-Zahra. SENSITIVITY OF RT-PCR VERSUS TOTAL NITRIC OXIDE LEVEL FOR DETECTION OF HCV GENOTYPE 4 . Egypt. J. Exp. Biol. (Bot.). (2009), [cited December 05, 2023]; 5(0): 105-111.



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Fathy A. Mansour Mohammed F. Ghaly Maysaa E. Zaki Sameh B. Abou-Zahra (2009) SENSITIVITY OF RT-PCR VERSUS TOTAL NITRIC OXIDE LEVEL FOR DETECTION OF HCV GENOTYPE 4 . Egypt. J. Exp. Biol. (Bot.), 5 (0), 105-111.



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Fathy A. Mansour Mohammed F. Ghaly Maysaa E. Zaki Sameh B. Abou-Zahra. 2009. SENSITIVITY OF RT-PCR VERSUS TOTAL NITRIC OXIDE LEVEL FOR DETECTION OF HCV GENOTYPE 4 . THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY (Botany), 5 (0), 105-111.



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Fathy A. Mansour Mohammed F. Ghaly Maysaa E. Zaki Sameh B. Abou-Zahra. "SENSITIVITY OF RT-PCR VERSUS TOTAL NITRIC OXIDE LEVEL FOR DETECTION OF HCV GENOTYPE 4 ." THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY (Botany) 5 (2009), 105-111.



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Fathy A. Mansour Mohammed F. Ghaly Maysaa E. Zaki Sameh B. Abou-Zahra. "SENSITIVITY OF RT-PCR VERSUS TOTAL NITRIC OXIDE LEVEL FOR DETECTION OF HCV GENOTYPE 4 ." THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY (Botany) 5.0 (2009), 105-111. Print.



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Fathy A. Mansour Mohammed F. Ghaly Maysaa E. Zaki Sameh B. Abou-Zahra (2009) SENSITIVITY OF RT-PCR VERSUS TOTAL NITRIC OXIDE LEVEL FOR DETECTION OF HCV GENOTYPE 4 . THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY (Botany), 5 (0), 105-111.