Efficacy of lamivudine re-treatment for relapsed patients after an initial lamivudine therapy in HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B.

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in patients with decompensated cirrhosis and is also an important cause for poor outcome. This study aimed at investigating the clinical characteristics and long-term prognosis of AKI in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACL...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Shi X,Zhu P,Yan G,Liu C,Zhang C,Huang G,Zhang Y,Yan Z,Wang Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and tolerability of 12-month treatment with titrated doses of recombinant interferon-alpha 2a (IFN-alpha 2a) in chronic hepatitis C were studied in 67 consecutively recruited patients randomly assigned either to a starting dose of IFN-alpha 2a 6 MU, subsequently adjusted to the serum alanine aminotransfer...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Rumi MG,del Ninno E,Parravicini ML,Romeo R,Soffredini R,Donato MF,Zahm F,Colombo M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The triglycerides × glucose (TyG) index is a recently proposed surrogate marker of insulin resistance (IR), calculated from fasting plasma triglyceride and glucose concentrations. We tested the host and viral factors associated with Tyg and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) scores, comparing their associations with ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Petta S,Di Marco V,Di Stefano R,Cabibi D,Cammà C,Marchesini G,Craxì A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug users with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are frequently co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1), but it is still not clear whether HIV-1 worsens the natural history of hepatitis C. To investigate this, we conducted a multicentre observational study in 163 drug addicts with histological...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Romeo R,Rumi MG,Donato MF,Cargnel MA,Viganò P,Mondelli M,Cesana B,Colombo M

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unclear whether the achievement of virologic response modifies the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) differently in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Our aim was to compare the risk of HCC between patients with CHB and CHC who achieved virological response. We analysed data from patie...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Kim GA,Han S,Kim HD,An J,Lim YS

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of hepatitis C is expensive, difficult and arduous from the patient's perspective. It is similarly difficult for the clinician to decide who and when to treat. If hepatitis C is viewed from the liver's perspective we need only treat those patients who will develop the complications of chronic liver disea...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Dillon JF

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) represents one of the foremost causes of acute hepatitis globally. Although there is no proven medication for hepatitis E, pegylated interferon-α (IFN-α) has been used as off-label drug for treating HEV. However, the efficacy and molecular mechanisms of how IFN signalling interacts with HEV rem...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Zhou X,Xu L,Wang W,Watashi K,Wang Y,Sprengers D,de Ruiter PE,van der Laan LJ,Metselaar HJ,Kamar N,Peppelenbosch MP,Pan Q

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study was conducted to further investigate the single-dose approach of hepatitis A vaccination, while providing supportive data on the flexibility of booster administration. Participants received at least one dose of Avaxim 80U Pediatric at 11-23 months of age, and they will be followed for 10 years. We report her...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Espul C,Benedetti L,Linares M,Cuello H,Rasuli A

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoglin, a transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 co-receptor, has been associated with renal and cutaneous fibrosis, as overexpression of this protein has been observed in biopsies from patients with glomerulosclerosis and scleroderma, respectively. Our aim was to evaluate whether endoglin may be associated with hep...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Clemente M,Núñez O,Lorente R,Rincón D,Matilla A,Salcedo M,Catalina MV,Ripoll C,Iacono OL,Bañares R,Clemente G,García-Monzón C

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 30% of patients with chronic HCV infection have persistently normal ALT levels. Although formerly referred to as 'healthy' or 'asymptomatic' HCV carriers, and thus historically excluded from antiviral treatment, it has now become clear that the majority of these patients have some degree of histological ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Puoti C,Guarisco R,Spilabotti L,Bellis L,Mitidieri Costanza O,Dell' Unto O,Elmo MG

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:We have recently shown that the replication of an HCV-poliovirus (PV) chimera that is dependent upon the hepatitis C virus (HCV) 5' untranslated region (UTR) can be inhibited by treatment with ribozymes targeting HCV RNA. To determine the antiviral effects of anti-HCV ribozyme treatment in combination with type 1 inte...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Macejak DG,Jensen KL,Pavco PA,Phipps KM,Heinz BA,Colacino JM,Blatt LM

更新日期：2001-11-01 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：:Transcription of p21 was activated in hepatitis C virus (HCV) Core-expressing HepG2 cells where its upstream p53 was stabilized. However, this effect was not absolutely required for the activation of p21 by Core, as demonstrated in Hep3B cells. In addition, an opposite effect on the transcription of p21 was observed i...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Kwun HJ,Jang KL

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To achieve WHO hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination targets by 2030, mathematical models suggest there needs to be significant scale-up of treatment among people who inject drugs (PWID). We tested whether people who actively inject drugs can be recruited and treated successfully through a community needle and syringe p...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Schulkind J,Stephens B,Ahmad F,Johnston L,Hutchinson S,Thain D,Ward Z,Vickerman P,Hickman M,Dillon JF

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recombinant protein corresponding to part of the amino-terminal domain of hepatitis B virus (HBV) polymerase was expressed in Escherichia coli. Antisera raised against this protein stained hepatocytes, from human liver biopsies, predominantly in the nucleus but some cytoplasmic staining was also observed. No stainin...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： McGarvey MJ,Goldin RD,Karayiannis P,Thomas HC

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advent of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (CHC) has been revolutionized. Modern interferon- and potentially also ribavirin-free combinations consisting of 2 or 3 direct-acting antivirals (DAA) promise sustained virological response rates (SVR) of abo...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Boesecke C,Rockstroh JK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative serology for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is a new candidate marker for prediction of clinical outcome. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical significance of quantifying HBsAg in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. A total of 424 patients who tested positive for HBsAg a...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Togo S,Arai M,Tawada A,Chiba T,Kanda T,Fujiwara K,Imazeki F,Yokosuka O

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating microRNAs (miRNA) have been intensely investigated as biomarkers in disease and therapy. Several studies have identified miR-122 as an important regulator of HCV replication. The effect of new therapies that directly target the HCV replication life cycle on circulating microRNA levels has not been elucidat...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Waring JF,Dumas EO,Abel S,Coakley E,Cohen DE,Davis JW,Podsadecki T,Dutta S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir (LDV/SOF) in treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) genotype 1 (GT1) in the absence or mild fibrosis (F0-F1) versus advanced fibrosis (F2-F4), from the perspective of the Spanish Health System. A Markov model was developed to simulate disease...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Buti M,Domínguez-Hernández R,Oyagüez I,Casado MA,Esteban R

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the relationship between p53 altered expression and p53 mutations in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we analysed p53 protein immunohistochemically and assessed the presence of mutations in exons 4-8 of the p53 gene using SSCP assay in 117 HCCs corresponding to 78 patients. We also determined the relations...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Anzola M,Saiz A,Cuevas N,Lopez-Martinez M,Martinez de Pancorbo MA,Burgos JJ

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reports have described a decrease in glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) associated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) use in HIV positive individuals. However, no study has examined renal function over a prolonged period in HIV/hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infected patients. We assessed the long-term durability and...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Tan LK,Gilleece Y,Mandalia S,Murungi A,Grover D,Fisher M,Atkins M,Nelson M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined serial changes in the hypervariable region 1(HVR1) quasispecies both in immune and nonimmune complexed hepatitis C virus (HCV) particles from 12 patients with chronic hepatitis C to elucidate the mechanism by which genetic diversification of HCV during the course of infection allows escape of virus from th...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Korenaga M,Hino K,Katoh Y,Yamaguchi Y,Okuda M,Yoshioka K,Okita K

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is commonly transmitted by intravenous drug use (IDU) but drug users are under represented in many treatment cohorts, this is because of the assumption of lowered treatment success. We assessed HCV treatment outcomes in active intravenous drug users and patients on opiate substitution therapy. ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Jafferbhoy H,Miller MH,Dunbar JK,Tait J,McLeod S,Dillon JF

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses (HBV and HCV) cause chronic infections worldwide that are associated with development of liver diseases ranging from mild liver inflammation to hepatocellular carcinomas. While efficient preventive vaccines are available for HBV, efforts are ongoing to develop one in case of HC...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Inchauspé G,Michel ML

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic hepatitis B (HBsAg-positive) are at risk of viral reactivation if rituximab is administered without antiviral treatment, a potentially fatal complication of treatment. Patients with so-called 'resolved hepatitis B virus infection' (HBsAg-negative/cAb-positive) may also be at risk. We performed a ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Mozessohn L,Chan KK,Feld JJ,Hicks LK

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High rates (~25%) of developing chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive for > 6 months following infection) have been observed in people who use drugs (PWUD) and men who have sex with men (MSM). We aimed to estimate the frequency of delayed HBsAg seroclearance, along wit...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： van Santen DK,Boyd A,Bruisten S,Sonder GJ,Prins M,van Houdt R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extremely low levels of serum hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA can be detected by COBAS TaqMan HCV test. To investigate whether the COBAS TaqMan HCV test is useful for measuring rapid virological response (RVR) and early virological response (EVR) to predict sustained virological response (SVR), we compared the virological...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Kanda T,Imazeki F,Yonemitsu Y,Mikami S,Takada N,Nishino T,Takashi M,Tsubota A,Kato K,Sugiura N,Tawada A,Wu S,Tanaka T,Nakamoto S,Mikata R,Tada M,Chiba T,Kurihara T,Arai M,Fujiwara K,Kanai F,Yokosuka O

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis C infection leads to increased hepatocyte apoptosis. Because engulfment of apoptotic bodies (ABs) by hepatic stellate cells (HSC) is profibrogenic, we compared the effects of ABs derived from hepatitis C virus (HCV)-negative vs HCV-infected (Con1+) Huh7 hepatoblastoma cells on fibrogenic and activati...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Gieseler RK,Marquitan G,Schlattjan M,Sowa JP,Bechmann LP,Timm J,Roggendorf M,Gerken G,Friedman SL,Canbay A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of studies have reported on spontaneous viral clearance rates in acute hepatitis C infection, however most have been small, and reported rates have varied quite widely. To improve the precision of the estimated rate of spontaneous viral clearance, a systematic review was conducted of longitudinal studie...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Micallef JM,Kaldor JM,Dore GJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00