Preclinical aspects of lamivudine and famciclovir against hepatitis B virus.

abstract：:Portal hypertension and splenomegaly are common in patients with cirrhosis. However, there is limited previous in vivo research on the correlation between spleen stiffness and stages of liver fibrosis. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of spleen stiffness measurement (SSM), using acoustic radiation for...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Chen SH,Li YF,Lai HC,Kao JT,Peng CY,Chuang PH,Su WP,Chiang IP

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of ribavirin (RBV) in the era of direct-acting antivirals (DAA) is not clear, and DAA studies have been largely genotype- and regimen-specific. Using data from the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study, we evaluated the role of RBV and increased DAA treatment duration among patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) in...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Lu M,Wu KH,Li J,Moorman AC,Spradling PR,Teshale EH,Boscarino JA,Daida YG,Schmidt MA,Rupp LB,Zhang T,Trudeau S,Gordon SC

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection induces a wide range of chronic liver injury. The mechanism by which HBV evades the immune surveillance system remains obscure. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) seem to be the major endogenous interferon (IFN)-alpha producers and represent one of the most important cell types in th...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Wang K,Fan X,Fan Y,Wang B,Han L,Hou Y

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C is a complex disease and a significant public health problem. The long-term outcome of HCV infection is difficult to predict, as the virus may be eliminated or may persist to establish a chronic infection. Further investigation is required to clarify factors that determine or influence the outcome of infec...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： McKiernan S,Kelleher D

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilic patients have a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection because of the use of unsterilized clotting factor concentrates. Six major genotypes of HCV have been distinguished so far, with epidemiological evidence suggesting that genotypes 1-3 are common in the indigenous UK and US populations. Th...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Devereux H,Telfer P,Brown D,Morris A,Dusheiko G,Emery V,Lee C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women with chronic hepatitis B should maintain nucleotide analogue treatment to prevent disease progression during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the efficacy and safety of telbivudine used throughout pregnancy for preventing hepatitis B virus (HBV) mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Yi W,Li MH,Xie Y,Wu J,Hu YH,Zhang D,Zhang Y,Cao WH

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treating chronic hepatitis C with pegylated interferon alpha may induce or exacerbate psychiatric illness including depression, mania and aggressive behaviour. There is limited data regarding treatment in the context of chronic schizophrenia. We sought to establish the safety and efficacy of treating patients with sch...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Mustafa MZ,Schofield J,Mills PR,Priest M,Fox R,Datta S,Morris J,Forrest EH,Gillespie R,Stanley AJ,Barclay ST

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, approximately 30% of patients show persistently normal alanine aminotransferase (PNALT). Individuals with PNALT have been historically excluded from antiviral treatment. However, some studies have reported sudden worsening of disease in patients with PN...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Derbala MF,Amer AM,Almohanadi M,John A,Amin A,John A,Sharma M,Alkaabi SR,Al Dweik NZ,Pasic F,Yaqoob R,Butt MT,Shebl FM

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon-alpha 2b (IFN-alpha 2b) can exert antiproliferative activity in both normal and malignant liver tissue. To study mechanisms of its antiproliferative action, the activity of the enzymes of adenosine metabolism were investigated. We studied 5'-nucleotidase (an adenosine-producing enzyme) and adenosine deamina...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Kocić G,Kocić R,Vlahović P,Pavlović D,Jevtović T

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although hepatitis C (HCV) is associated with diabetes, few studies have examined pre-diabetes in this population. We aimed to evaluate factors associated with pre-diabetes in HCV-infected patients, including direct measurement of insulin action. Ninety-seven non-cirrhotic, non-diabetic and HCV-infected patients under...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Mukhtar NA,Ayala C,Maher JJ,Khalili M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral load reduction facilitates recovery of antiviral T-cell responses. Dynamic alterations in intrahepatic viraemia clearance and immune cell reactivity during the early phase of nucleoside analogue (NA) therapy and the impact of these changes on HBeAg seroconversion are unknown. Fifteen HBeAg-positive chronic hepat...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Zheng Q,Zhu YY,Chen J,Liu YR,You J,Dong J,Zeng DW,Gao LY,Chen LH,Jiang JJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the prevalence and indicators of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Houston and determine the effectiveness of targeted HCV screening in sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics. We performed a cross-sectional survey in low-risk and high-risk groups in Houston. This included a blinded survey of HCV con...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： D'Souza G,Arafat R,Hwang L,Cunningham C,Shah S,Reynolds K

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An imbalance between cytoproliferation and apoptosis may be relevant in liver carcinogenesis. The aim of this study was to analyse these parameters in patients with chronic liver damage in relation to the aetiology of the disease. Forty-eight patients were studied: 23 had hepatitis C virus (HCV)- and 11 had hepatitis ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Farinati F,Cardin R,Fiorentino M,D'errico A,Grigioni W,Cecchetto A,Naccarato R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with interferon (IFN)-alpha, as monotherapy or in combination with ribavirin, is associated with significant side-effects including weight loss. The aim of our study was to describe the evolution of body weight during combination antiviral treatment and to examine ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Seyam MS,Freshwater DA,O'Donnell K,Mutimer DJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to compare the evolution of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in HIV-, HIV-HBV- and HBV-infected patients treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF). Three groups of patients receiving TDF > 12 months were recruited: 194 HIV-infected patients, 85 HIV-HBV-coinfected patients and 50 HBV-infected...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Pradat P,Le Pogam MA,Okon JB,Trolliet P,Miailhes P,Brochier C,Maynard M,Bailly F,Zoulim F,Cotte L

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Better convenience and tolerability and sustained therapeutic concentrations might improve interferon (IFN) treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In an open-label, randomized study, controlled release free (chemically unmodified) recombinant human IFN-α(2b) in poly(ether-ester) microspheres (CR-rhIF...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Dzyublyk I,Yegorova T,Moroz L,Popovych O,Zaytsev I,Miroshnichenko V,Kromminga A,Wilkes MM,van Hoogdalem EJ,Humphries JE

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis A incidence has declined in most countries through a combination of prevention measures, augmented through the use of a highly effective vaccine. In Australia, the proportion of the population susceptible to hepatitis A infection has declined over time due to high rates of opportunistic vaccination as well a...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Jayasundara D,Hui BB,Regan DG,Heywood AE,MacIntyre CR,Wood JG

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver damage may result from multiple factors in HIV-infected patients. The availability of reliable noninvasive tools to measure liver fibrosis has permitted the screening of large patient populations. Cross-sectional study of all consecutive HIV outpatients who underwent examination by transient elastometry (FibroSc...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Blanco F,Barreiro P,Ryan P,Vispo E,Martín-Carbonero L,Tuma P,Labarga P,Medrano J,González-Lahoz J,Soriano V

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytochemicals exert antiviral activity and may play a potential therapeutic role in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In this work, we aimed to isolate NS3 inhibitors from traditional Indian medicinal plants that were found, in our earlier study, to inhibit HCV NS3 protease activity and to evaluate their potential t...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Bachmetov L,Gal-Tanamy M,Shapira A,Vorobeychik M,Giterman-Galam T,Sathiyamoorthy P,Golan-Goldhirsh A,Benhar I,Tur-Kaspa R,Zemel R

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiviral therapy has been shown to improve the prognosis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA-positive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after radical treatment, but antiviral treatments require further optimization. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacies of different antiviral strategies with HCC patients after hepatect...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Qi W,Zhang Q,Xu Y,Wang X,Yu F,Zhang Y,Zhao P,Guo H,Zhou C,Wang Z,Sun Y,Liu L,Xuan W,Wang J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is currently the most important cause of chronic viral hepatitis in the world and one of the most frequent indications for liver transplantation. HCV uses different strategies to evade the innate and adaptive immune response, and this evasion plays a key role in determining viral pers...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Fernández-Ponce C,Dominguez-Villar M,Muñoz-Miranda JP,Arbulo-Echevarria MM,Litrán R,Aguado E,García-Cozar F

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence motifs within the non-structural protein NS5 or NS5B of the members of the family Flaviviridae suggest that this protein is the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. This protein has now been expressed in various in vitro systems and used in polymerase assays. To understand the role of the RNA polymerase in RNA repli...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Bartholomeusz A,Thompson P

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virus-like particles encapsulating HBV-RNA represent a serum biomarker for assessing viral replication activity in clinical practice. However, baseline levels of serum HBV-RNA and their associations with viral replicative intermediates and liver disease in phases of chronic hepatitis B remain unknown. In this cross-se...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Wang J,Yu Y,Li G,Shen C,Li J,Chen S,Zhang X,Zhu M,Zheng J,Song Z,Wu J,Shao L,Meng Z,Wang X,Huang Y,Zhang J,Qiu C,Zhang W

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People who use drugs are a key population in global HCV control. We evaluated the efficacy of an innovative model to eliminate HCV infection in a high-risk population of PWUD in a service for substance use disorder (SUD). Between January 2018 and December 2018, we conducted a prospective, interventional, before and af...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Messina V,Russo A,Parente E,Russo G,Raimondo T,Salzillo A,Simeone F,Onorato L,Di Caprio G,Pisaturo M,Coppola N

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of infections with hepatotrophic viruses in an anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive population from Buenos Aires and to compare it among the main risk groups for HIV infection. Four hundred and eighty-four consecutive patients attending the HI...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Fainboim H,González J,Fassio E,Martínez A,Otegui L,Eposto M,Cahn P,Marino R,Landeira G,Suaya G,Gancedo E,Castro R,Brajterman L,Laplumé H

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of liver damage in the course of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection depends on the host's specific and non-specific immune response to various viral antigens. The role of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) in the natural immune reaction and during secondary microbial infections is well documented. Inc...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Sułowska Z,Pietruszynski R,Dworniak D,Tchórzewski H,Sidorkiewicz M

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of, and risk factors for, acute hepatitis A (AHA) were assessed by using data collected from the Italian surveillance system of acute viral hepatitis (SEIEVA). To this end, a case-control study within a population-based surveillance for acute viral hepatitis was performed. AHA incidence has been estimate...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Tosti ME,Spada E,Romanò L,Zanetti A,Mele A,SEIEVA collaborating group.

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between HBV infection and incident thrombocytopenia among subjects without cirrhosis or splenomegaly is unknown. Therefore, we sought to elucidate the association between HBV infection and the development of thrombocytopenia in a large cohort of apparently healthy men and women. A cohort study was perf...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Joo EJ,Chang Y,Yeom JS,Lee YG,Ryu S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C (HCV) infection can cause cirrhosis, liver cancer and death in the absence of treatment. Many people living in the UK but born overseas are believed to be infected with HCV although many are unlikely to know they are infected. The aim of this study is to assess the potential for a case-finding approach to ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Miners AH,Martin NK,Ghosh A,Hickman M,Vickerman P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few extant studies on the prevalence of HBV infection in couples preparing for pregnancy. We assessed the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) in couples preparing for pregnancy in rural China, and the association between HBV prevalence and the statuses of HBsAg...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Liu J,Zhang S,Wang Q,Shen H,Zhang M,Zhang Y,Yan D,Liu M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00