Abstract Increased oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of chronic heart failure (CHF), the common end result of most cardiac diseases. Selenium is an “essential” trace element, which means…
Abstract Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) hepatitis is an uncommon, almost always self-limited disease in immunocompetent patients. Accurate diagnosis is imperative for appropriate clinical management. The aim of this study was to…
The infection of T cells by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may result in hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) through enhanced cytokine secretion, particularly tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-α), by EBV latent membrane protein-1 (LMP-1).…
Throughout the process of pathogen–host co-evolution, viruses have developed a battery of distinct strategies to overcome biochemical and immunological defenses of the host. Thus, viruses have acquired the capacity to…