Spontaneous viral clearance following acute hepatitis C infection: a systematic review of longitudinal studies.

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

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：:Transient elastometry (TE) could provide a more accurate evaluation of the frequency and risk factors of liver fibrosis in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection than that based on biopsy. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of and factors associated with significant liver fibrosis in a large population of H...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Pineda JA,González J,Ortega E,Tural C,Macías J,Griffa L,Burgos A,Grafihco Study Team.

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon (IFN)-alpha is a family of antiviral proteins encoded by different genes. The biological significance of the existence of various IFN-alpha subtypes is not clear. We have investigated the interferon system in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, a disease that responds to interferon-alpha2 therapy in ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Larrea E,Alberdi A,Castelruiz Y,Boya P,Civeira MP,Prieto J

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the severe shortage of the donor pool in China, a large number of patients are waiting for a suitable liver, or even worse lose the opportunity of transplantation. Reasonable use of hepatitis B surface antigen-positive (HBsAg-positive) donors is one possible strategy to increase the donor pool but the long-term...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Wei L,Chen D,Zhang B,Zhao Y,Liu B,Shi H,Zeng F,Ming C,Jiang J,Du D,Chen Z

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy on extracellular matrix (ECM) turnover, a prominent feature of chronic hepatitis C (CHC), is unknown. ECM protein degradation and formation generate fragments reflecting the tissue turnover balance when quantified in the blood. PRO-C3 and PRO-C4 reflect type III and ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Laursen TL,Villesen IF,Leeming DJ,Karsdal MA,Sølund C,Tarp B,Kristensen LH,Holmboe CH,Leutscher P,Laursen AL,Gudmann NS,Grønbaek H

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：: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：:Neumann et al. [1] developed a widely used model for the analysis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) dynamics after the initiation of interferon therapy that assumes the effectiveness of therapy in blocking virion production, epsilon, is constant. However, with pegylated interferon alpha-2b (PEG-IFN) given weekly, there are s...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Shudo E,Ribeiro RM,Perelson AS

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Italy is one of the countries on track with the WHO's agenda to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030. Healthcare facilities play a crucial role in seeking patients who are infected but have not yet been treated. We assessed the effectiveness of a recall strategy, named 'Telepass' project, for patients exposed to ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Ponziani FR,Santopaolo F,Siciliano M,De Belvis AG,Tortora A,Mora V,Fanali C,Morsella A,Balducci F,Vetrugno G,D'Alfonso ME,Cambieri A,Cauda R,Bellantone R,Sanguinetti M,Pompili M,Gasbarrini A

更新日期：2021-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:With the approval of 2 direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) in 2011 and anticipation of interferon (IFN)-free regimens, more hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronically infected patients are now seeking treatment. To describe the characteristics of newly referred HCV patients in 2011-2012 (Era-2) and compare them to those seen in ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Talaat N,Yapali S,Fontana RJ,Conjeevaram HS,Lok AS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the association of HIV RNA with indirect markers of liver injury including FIB-4 index, liver enzymes and platelet counts in a high-risk Hispanic population. The data were derived from a prospective study that included 138 HIV/hepatitis C (HCV)-coinfected and 68 HIV-infected participants without he...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Forrester JE,Rhee MS,McGovern BH,Sterling RK,Knox TA,Terrin N

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, pangenotypic and effective treatment regimen for patients with a broad range of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections remains an unmet medical need. We conducted a phase 2, randomized, open study involving untreated patients with chronic HCV genotypes 1, 2, 3, or 6 infections. Patients without cirrhosis...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Rao H,Song G,Li G,Yang Y,Wu X,Guan Y,Mao Q,Jiang X,Wang C,Zhang Y,Jia J,Guo X,Li C,Ning J,Qin H,Pan H,Wei L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GB virus type C (GBV-C) is a member of the hepacivirus genus within the Flaviviradae. Persistent GBV-C infection is common in humans, yet it remains unclear if GBV-C causes any disease. Although GBV-C infection has been associated with acute non-A to non-E post-transfusion hepatitis, it does not appear to cause chroni...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Xiang J,Daniels KJ,Soll DR,Schmidt WN,Labrecque DR,Stapleton JT

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus has been reported to have an increased prevalence and to be associated with more severe fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C. We evaluated the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in patients with chronic hepatitis B or C as well as the possible association between presence of diabetes and extent...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Papatheodoridis GV,Chrysanthos N,Savvas S,Sevastianos V,Kafiri G,Petraki K,Manesis EK

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：: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：:The study aimed to assess whether caesarean section and nonbreastfeeding can prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) in HBsAg- and HBeAg-positive mothers via a cohort study and a meta-analysis. (1) Pregnant women who were positive for HBsAg and HBeAg and did not receive antiviral treatment during pregnancy were re...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Pan YC,Jia ZF,Wang YQ,Yang N,Liu JX,Zhai XJ,Song Y,Wang C,Li J,Jiang J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-structural (NS)5A protein of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is cleaved, after translation, by the NS3-encoded zinc-dependent serine proteinase, from the NS4B protein upstream and the NS5B protein downstream. The released, mature NS5A protein is a 56 000 MW phosphoprotein (p56), which also exists within infected cells...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Pawlotsky JM,Germanidis G

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In resource-rich countries, the incidence of and mortality from AIDS has fallen dramatically since the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy. In contrast, developed countries have observed increases in the public health burden associated with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). We compared past and current trend...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Palmateer NE,Hutchinson SJ,McLeod A,Codere G,Goldberg DJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to further investigate the prevalence of infection and genotype of hepatitis E virus (HEV) among different species of animals, people whose works are related to pigs and the general population in the suburb of Beijing, China. Serum and faecal samples were collected from 10 animal species and ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Geng J,Wang L,Wang X,Fu H,Bu Q,Liu P,Zhu Y,Wang M,Sui Y,Zhuang H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus is a major health problem. Conventional therapy, with interferon-alpha is effective in only a minority of patients. The failure of current treatments has led to a major initiative to identify new antiviral agents. In the absence of a tissue culture model for hepatitis C inf...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Clarke BE

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural course of serum HCV RNA levels during chronic infection remains unclear. We investigated HCV RNA levels and factors associated with HCV RNA levels for the entire course from HCV seroconversion. We measured HCV RNA levels of 54 HCV seroconverters from the Amsterdam Cohort Studies among drug users at yearly ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Grady BP,Prins M,Rebers S,Molenkamp R,Geskus RB,Schinkel J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate, among 70 hepatitis C virus (HCV)-monoinfected and 36 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-coinfected naïve patients with genotypes 1/4 receiving weight-adjusted pegylated interferon-alpha-2b/ribavirin, viral kinetics and the feasibility to predict treatment failure measuring early HCV-RNA decreases. HCV-RNA...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Moreno A,Bárcena R,García-Garzón S,Moreno L,Quereda C,Muriel A,Zamora J,Mateos ML,Pérez-Elías MJ,Antela A,Diz S,Moreno A,Moreno S

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human La (hLa) protein functions in RNA metabolism and is activated by casein kinase 2 (CK2) phosphorylation. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can exploit hLa to stabilize its RNA and promote its pathogenesis. To enhance our knowledge of host molecular pathways involved in HBV pathogenesis, a bioinformatic approach was use...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Tang J,Zhang ZH,Liu GL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the past decade, a specific hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype A strain has been prevalent among men having sex with men (MSM) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. At what point in time this strain was introduced in the MSM population, and why only this specific strain continues to be transmitted, remains unclear. Between...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： van Houdt R,Bruisten SM,Geskus RB,Bakker M,Wolthers KC,Prins M,Coutinho RA

更新日期：2010-02-01 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 role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) heterogeneity in the severity of chronic hepatitis C infection remains unclear. Our aim was to study the hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) heterogeneity in patients with chronic hepatitis C infected with genotype 1b or 3 and with normal or abnormal alanine aminotransferase (ALT). HVR1 q...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Asselah T,Martinot M,Cazals-Hatem D,Boyer N,Auperin A,Le Breton V,Erlinger S,Degott C,Valla D,Marcellin P

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased infiltration of lymphocytes and induction of damage and destruction of hepatocytes by these lymphocytes are characteristic features of chronic viral hepatitis. As chemokines attract lymphocytes to inflamed tissues, we studied macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-3alpha, a CC chemokine, in chronic viral hepa...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Yamauchi K,Akbar SM,Horiike N,Michitaka K,Onji M

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV are major causes of worldwide disease. We aimed to evaluate the effect of a combined screening programme, which included a risk-assessment questionnaire and rapid tests for point-of-care diagnosis, on screening and new diagnosis rates. This prospective, cluster randomized study was carr...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Martínez-Sanz J,Vivancos MJ,Sánchez-Conde M,Gómez-Ayerbe C,Polo L,Labrador C,González P,Mesa A,Muriel A,Chamorro C,de la Fuente Y,Pérez Elías P,Uranga A,Herrero M,Ares S,Barea R,Moreno S,Pérez-Elías MJ

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00