Böckle BC, Sepp NT. Hepatitis C virus and autoimmunity.
AUTO- IMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS 2010;
1:23-35. [PMID:
26000104 PMCID:
PMC4389064 DOI:
10.1007/s13317-010-0005-5]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2010] [Accepted: 03/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Hepatitis C virus infection is associated with several extrahepatic manifestations. About 60% of patients infected with HCV develop at least one extrahepatic manifestation. The majority of these diseases seem to be triggered through autoimmune mechanisms, such as autoantibody production, autoreactive T cells and complex autoimmune mechanisms leading to systemic autoimmune disorders. In this review we categorize these diseases into three groups according to the main pathogenetic process involved, in particular B-cell-mediated, T-cell-mediated and complex autoimmune systemic diseases.
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