Liver Damage in Patients with HCV/HIV Coinfection Is Linked to HIV-Related Oxidative Stress

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Serum concentration of GSSG (a) and reduced GSH (b) in HIV-negative chronic HCV carriers (●), HIV-positive chronic HCV carriers (○), HIV-negative HCV resolvers (), HIV-positive HCV resolvers (□), and healthy controls (⋄). Serum concentrations of GSSG (c) and reduced GSH (d) in HIV-positive chronic HCV carriers (○) and HIV-positive HCV resolvers (□) were compared in stratified group according to CD4+ T-cell counts (<500/μL versus ≥500/μL). Median value for each group was indicated as red line. Unpaired -tests or Mann-Whitney tests were used for between-group comparisons. All values were two-tailed, with considered statistically significant.

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