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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental pathology2017

Changes of Th1/Th2 cytokines in patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma after ultrasound-guided ablation.

Lili Ji, Jun Gu, Lei Chen, Dongliu Miao

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Article in International journal of clinical and experimental pathology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lili JiDepartment of Ultrasonography, Suzhou Fifth People's Hospital Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
Jun GuDepartment of Ultrasonography, Suzhou Science & Technology Town Hospital, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
Lei ChenDepartment of Interventional Vascular Surgery, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
Dongliu MiaoDepartment of Interventional Vascular Surgery, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
Suzhou Municipal Hospital · CNThe Fifth People’s Hospital of Suzhou · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver cancer is a malignancy of the digestive system and has a high morbidity and mortality rate. Local intervention has become a viable option in identifying liver treatment. The aim of the present study was to analyze the changes of Th1/Th2 cytokines in patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) treatment. 26 patients with stage III-IV liver cancers and 25 healthy controls were selected to participate in the study. HCC patients were initiated with RFA treatment and the serum levels of alpha fetoprotein (AFP) and Th1/Th2 cytokines were valued. We found that with the level of AFP decreased, the levels of Th1 cytokines including interleukin-2 (IL-2), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) were significantly increased after treatment with RFA (

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alpha fetoproteinhepatocellular carcinomaimmunityRadiofrequency ablationTh1/Th2 cytokines

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PMID31966730
PMCPMC6965388
OpenAlexW3004808849

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