Do antiviral CD8+ T cells select hepatitis C virus escape mutants? Analysis in diverse epitopes targeted by human intrahepatic CD8+ T lymphocytes.

abstract：:Anaemia during peginterferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) therapy is common in human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus (HIV/HCV)-coinfected patients despite the use of lower doses of RBV than are recommended for HIV-seronegative persons. In addition, concurrent zidovudine (ZDV) may exacerbate the anaemia cause...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Alvarez D,Dieterich DT,Brau N,Moorehead L,Ball L,Sulkowski MS

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared sustained virological response (SVR) in chronic hepatitis C patients with severe fibrosis treated with pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN) alpha-2b 1.5 microg/kg/week or 0.75 microg/kg/week in combination with ribavirin 800 mg/day for 48 weeks. This was a multicentre randomized controlled study. SVR was observe...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Abergel A,Hezode C,Leroy V,Barange K,Bronowicki JP,Tran A,Alric L,Castera L,Bernard PH,Henquell C,Lafeuille H,Ughetto S,Darcha C,Chevallier M,Martineau N,Dubost S,Randl K,Dhumeaux D,Bommelaer G,Bonny C,French mult

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of the present study were to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir (LDV/SOF) with or without ribavirin in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in patients with advanced liver disease and to analyse whether the use of LDV/SOF treatment is associated with a new occurrence of hepa...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Idilman R,Demir M,Aladag M,Erol C,Cavus B,Iliaz R,Koklu H,Cakaloglu Y,Sahin M,Ersoz G,Koksal İ,Karasu Z,Ozgenel M,Turan İ,Gunduz F,Ataseven H,Akdogan M,Kiyici M,Koksal AS,Akhan S,Gunsar F,Tabak F,Kaymakoglu S

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:To investigate the long-term prognosis of liver disease in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) eradication after antiviral therapy versus those with persistent HCV infection. Four hundred and eighty patients (5259 person-years [PYs]) who received interferon-based therapy and achieved sustained virologic response and...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Tada T,Toyoda H,Kumada T,Kurisu A,Sugiyama A,Akita T,Ohisa M,Aikata H,Miki D,Chayama K,Tanaka J

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-efficacy or confidence in one's ability to successfully engage in goal-directed behaviour has been shown to influence medication adherence across many chronic illnesses. In the present study, we investigated the psychometric properties of a self-efficacy instrument used during treatment for chronic hepatitis C vi...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Bonner JE,Esserman D,Evon DM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to estimate the future disease burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in the United States until the year 2030. Two back-calculation models of the HIV and the HCV epidemic were developed. They were based on US epidemiological data regarding prevalen...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Deuffic-Burban S,Poynard T,Sulkowski MS,Wong JB

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although long-term antiviral treatment with nucleos(t)ide analogs (NAs) can lead to histological improvement in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), a substantial proportion of patients still fail to achieve regression of fibrosis. Here, we investigated whether peginterferon alpha (Peg-IFNα） add-on therapy had ben...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Li G,Zhang Q,Yu Y,Qiu C,Zhang H,Zhang M,Song Z,Yang Y,Hong J,Lu J,Li N,Tang Q,Xu L,Wang X,Zhang W,Chen Z

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteremia has rarely been reported in patients receiving treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We describe the features and investigation of four cases of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia occurring between 3 November 2004 and 10 January 2005 in patients on therapy for chronic HCV infection. The unusual occ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Webster D,Ahmed R,Tandon P,Chui L,McDonald RR,Obarianyk A,Antonishyn N,Doucette K

更新日期：2007-08-01 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

abstract：:Better understanding of hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication, natural history and the immunopathogenesis of chronic hepatitis B, together with the introduction of effective agents with different mechanisms of action are the basis for better therapeutic strategies against chronic hepatitis B. Among currently available d...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Liaw YF

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rare cases, individuals with a history of long-term injecting drug use remain seronegative and aviraemic, despite prolonged and likely repeated exposure to Hepatitis C virus (HCV) through high-risk behaviour. We describe anti-HCV Envelope (E) antibody responses in a prospective cohort of carefully defined highly ex...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Mina M,Underwood A,Eltahla A,Wu BR,Walker MR,Bull RA,Lloyd AR

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral therapy for chronic hepatitis B remains suboptimal. Mathematical modelling of viral decay kinetics to rapidly assess potential antiviral regimens has proved valuable for human immunodeficiency virus and cytomegalovirus. We defined the kinetics of viral replication in 10 chronic hepatitis B patients randomized to ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Wang CC,Holte S,Huang ML,Sacks SL,Engelberg R,Ferrenberg J,Shuhart M,Corey L

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：:The Campania Region is a geographical area of southern Italy characterized by high incidence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma and of classic Kaposi's sarcoma. Epidemiological investigations carried out among different population groups in this region have found high prevalence rates of both hepatitis C virus (HCV) an...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Montella M,Serraino D,Crispo A,Romano N,Fusco M,Goedert JJ

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：: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 treatment option in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with persistent low-level viremia despite entecavir or tenofovir monotherapy is unclear. This study investigated the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or cirrhosis in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive high viral load CHB patients, according to...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Nam JY,Chang Y,Cho H,Kang SH,Cho YY,Cho EJ,Lee JH,Yu SJ,Yoon JH,Kim YJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between hepatitis B virus (HBV) gene polymorphism and intrauterine infection has not been completely illuminated. Six pairs of mother and infant from intrauterine infection group and six mothers from nonintrauterine infection group in the previous study were randomly selected and separately divided in...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Wang LJ,Xu YF,Liu XX,Chen Y

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of acute hepatitis in many developing countries. Based on data from nonendemic regions, an animal reservoir of HEV has been proposed; however, data from HEV-endemic regions are limited. We tested sera from 200 pigs, 98 chickens, 86 goats, 58 sheep and 30 buffaloes for anti-HEV ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Shukla P,Chauhan UK,Naik S,Anderson D,Aggarwal R

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis C represents a major cause of progressive liver disease that can eventually evolve into cirrhosis and its end-stage complications. Formation and accumulation of fibrosis in the liver is the common pathway that leads to evolutive liver disease. Precise staging of liver fibrosis is essential for patien...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Sebastiani G,Alberti A

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:To determine if chemiluminescence can be used in an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) format to test for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody and to compare sensitivity and specificity of chemiluminescence to a licensed anti-HCV EIA method, random volunteer donor samples were evaluated. One thousand and seventy-four random volunte...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Ornopia GL,Kuramoto K

更新日期：1995-01-01 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

abstract：:The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Union Territory of India, are home to six primitive tribes. Studies carried out earlier among these tribes revealed very high rates of hepatitis B infection. We have now studied hepatitis A and E infection among them. A total of 951 serum samples were collected from four accessible tri...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Murhekar MV,Sehgal SC,Murhekar KM,Padbhidri SP,Chitambar SD,Arankalle VA

更新日期：2002-07-01 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：: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：:This study examined the association between chronic HBV or HCV infection and the risk of extrahepatic cancers. A total of 537 103 adults aged ≥20 years without history of cancer were identified from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort between 2003 and 2013. The difference in cancer inci...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Hong CY,Sinn DH,Kang D,Paik SW,Guallar E,Cho J,Gwak GY

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Health Organization has set the goal of reducing the hepatitis-related mortality rate by 65% between 2015 and 2030. Diagnosis and awareness of infection is the first essential step towards achieving this goal. Our study examined the current awareness rate of chronic viral hepatitis in the United States and t...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Kim HS,Yang JD,El-Serag HB,Kanwal F

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00