Study on the function of circulating plasmacytoid dendritic cells in the immunoactive phase of patients with chronic genotype B and C HBV infection.

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：:Peginterferon alpha-2a (40 kDa) plus ribavirin is effective at achieving sustained viral response compared with no treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and persistently normal aminotransferase levels (PNALT). The cost-effectiveness of treating CHC in the setting of PNALT has not been assessed. Disease ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Hornberger J,Farci P,Prati D,Zeuzem S,Green J,Patel KK

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the availability of a preventative vaccine, chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains a global healthcare challenge with the risk of disease progression due to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Although current treatment strategies, interferon and nucleos(t)ide analogues have contributed to reducing morbidity an...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Gill US,Kennedy PTF

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment studies, Black patients not only had a lower sustained viral response (SVR) rate to interferon and ribavirin (RBV) than non-Black patients but also a higher frequency of HCV genotype 1 (GT-1) infection. The aim of this community-based study was to determine whether Black p...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Bräu N,Bini EJ,Currie S,Shen H,Schmidt WN,King PD,Ho SB,Cheung RC,Hu KQ,Anand BS,Simon FR,Aytaman A,Johnson DP,Awad JA,Ahmad J,Mendenhall CL,Pedrosa MC,Moseley RH,Hagedorn CH,Waters B,Chang KM,Morgan TR,Rossi

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No studies have reported the long-term effects of entecavir switching in patients with multidrug resistance who developed resistance after lamivudine/adefovir sequential therapy. We evaluated the efficacy of 96 weeks of entecavir therapy in patients with resistance to lamivudine/adefovir sequential therapy. In total, ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Kwak MS,Choi JW,Lee JS,Kim KA,Suh JH,Cho YS,Won SY,Park BK,Lee CK

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:Through molecular virological testing it is now clear that HCV reinfection of the allograft is virtually universal in liver transplant recipients. Although histopathological recurrence of hepatitis C occurs in the majority of patients, it is absent in a substantial minority. To date, no prognostic factors, other than ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Vierling JM,Villamil FG,Rojter SE,Camacho KB,Goldman DE

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection leads to mixed cryoglobulinaemia (MC) and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL). Aberrant somatic hypermutation and deregulation of the oncogene BCL-6 is associated with lymphomagenesis. Recently, HCV was shown to induce BCL-6 mutations in vitro. The BCL-6 gene (area B) was clon...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Hofmann WP,Fernandez B,Herrmann E,Welsch C,Mihm U,Kronenberger B,Feldmann G,Spengler U,Zeuzem S,Sarrazin C

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:We compared Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive Mac-2-binding protein (WFA+ -M2BP) levels between patients with chronic hepatitis B (n=249) and chronic hepatitis C (n=386) based on the degree of liver fibrosis. We examined WFA+ -M2BP levels in patients with F4 (cirrhosis), F3 or more (advanced fibrosis) and F2 or ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Nishikawa H,Enomoto H,Iwata Y,Kishino K,Shimono Y,Hasegawa K,Nakano C,Takata R,Nishimura T,Yoh K,Ishii A,Aizawa N,Sakai Y,Ikeda N,Takashima T,Iijima H,Nishiguchi S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to assess fibrosis with liver stiffness measurement long-term after sustained virological response of chronic hepatitis C and to identify risk factors associated with persisting fibrosis. In this cross-sectional study, patients with chronic hepatitis C and pretreatment advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis treated s...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Hedenstierna M,Nangarhari A,El-Sabini A,Weiland O,Aleman S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testing and linkage to care are important determinants of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment effectiveness. Public health clinics serve populations at high risk of HCV. We investigated their potential to serve as sites for HCV testing, initiation of and linkage to HCV care. Cross-sectional study of patients accessing s...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Falade-Nwulia O,Mehta SH,Lasola J,Latkin C,Niculescu A,O'Connor C,Chaulk P,Ghanem K,Page KR,Sulkowski MS,Thomas DL

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：:Favourable efficacy and safety profiles for simeprevir in combination with pegylated interferon alpha (PEG-IFNα) and ribavirin (triple therapy) have been shown in clinical trials. This study was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of simeprevir-based triple therapy for patients with prior telaprevir treatment fa...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Ogawa E,Furusyo N,Dohmen K,Kajiwara E,Kawano A,Nomura H,Takahashi K,Satoh T,Azuma K,Nakamuta M,Koyanagi T,Kotoh K,Shimoda S,Hayashi J,Kyushu University Liver Disease Study (KULDS) Group.

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：:Despite the availability of effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatments for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, many people remain undiagnosed and untreated. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) HCV screening and treatment programme within a primary health clinic in Karachi, Pak...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Mafirakureva N,Lim AG,Khalid GG,Aslam K,Campbell L,Zahid H,Van den Bergh R,Falq G,Fortas C,Wailly Y,Auat R,Donchuk D,Loarec A,Coast J,Vickerman P,Walker JG

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Very little is known about the interactions between hepatitis C virus (HCV) and methamphetamine, which is a highly abused psychostimulant and a known risk factor for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/HCV infection. This study examined whether methamphetamine has the ability to inhibit innate immunity in the host cell...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Ye L,Peng JS,Wang X,Wang YJ,Luo GX,Ho WZ

更新日期：2008-04-01 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

abstract：:We assessed the efficacy of prolonged interferon-alpha (IFN) therapy in children with chronic hepatitis caused by hepatitis delta virus (HDV) by treating 26 paediatric cases with IFN-alpha 2b (5 MU m-2, then 3 MU m-2 three times weekly for 12 (medium-term group MTG) or 24 months (long-term group, LTG). Compliance and ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Di Marco V,Giacchino R,Timitilli A,Bortolotti F,Crivellaro C,Calzia R,Iannuzzi C,Prestileo T,Vajro P,Nebbia G,Stringhi C,Rosina F,Biassoni D,Callea F,Rizzetto M,Craxi A

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1 and 4 respond less well to pegylated interferon (pegIFN) plus ribavirin (RBV) therapy. For this reason most studies merge these two genotypes when assessing virological response. However, in most trials the HCV genotype 4 population is rather small, and conclusions are mainly...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Martín-Carbonero L,Puoti M,García-Samaniego J,De Luca A,Losada E,Quinzan G,Bruno R,Mariño A,González M,Núñez M,Soriano V

更新日期：2008-10-01 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 use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is associated with a risk of renal dysfunction. We investigated whether TDF is associated with the deterioration of renal function in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) requiring frequent computed tomography (CT) evaluations and t...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Jeon MY,Lee JS,Lee HW,Kim BK,Park JY,Kim DY,Han KH,Ahn SH,Kim SU

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound-based elastography and serum indexes have been individually validated as noninvasive methods for staging liver fibrosis in chronic viral hepatitis. We aimed to compare the accuracy of transient elastography (TE), shear wave elastography (SWE), aspartate aminotransferase to platelet index (APRI) and Fibrosis...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Udompap P,Sukonrut K,Suvannarerg V,Pongpaibul A,Charatcharoenwitthaya P

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little data on the long-term follow-up outcomes of chronic hepatitis C patients achieving sustained virological response (SVR) after treatment with peglylated interferon-α plus ribavirin. We prospectively investigated the overall clinical, biochemical, virological and histological outcomes in a ten-year cohor...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Wang X,Gao F,Yuan G,Shi K,Huang Y,Chen Y,Qiu R,Sun L,Liu J,Hu C,Zhou Y

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candidate blood donors in Ghana are frequent carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV). A comparative study of 117 donor samples including 46 with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > or = 60 IU/L and 71 with < or =40 IU/L level was undertaken. S and the basic core promoter-precore regions (BCP/PC) sequencing was used to identi...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Candotti D,Opare-Sem O,Rezvan H,Sarkodie F,Allain JP

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cameroon is thought to have one of the highest prevalences of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the world (4.9% among adults). A marked cohort effect exists in several communities where ≈50% of the elderly are infected. Better assessment of HCV distribution is needed for planning treatment programmes. We tested for...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Njouom R,Siffert I,Texier G,Lachenal G,Tejiokem MC,Pépin J,Fontanet A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is considered a major health problem in the world. HBV is classified into genotypes A to J disseminated worldwide. Genotypes A, D and F are the most frequent in the Western World, B and C are predominant in the East, and E, F, H and J are infrequent and restricted to specific regions....

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Wolf JM,De Carli S,Pereira VRZB,Simon D,Lunge VR

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：:IL28B and inosine triphosphatase (ITPA) polymorphisms are able to predict treatment response and degree of ribavirin-related anaemia, respectively, in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, their roles in the treatment of chronic HCV genotype 6 remain undetermined. Sixty patients who were...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Seto WK,Tsang OT,Liu K,Chan JM,Wong DK,Fung J,Lai CL,Yuen MF

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:A simian hepatitis A virus (HAV) was identified retrospectively in a faecal sample from a rhesus monkey in India, inoculated in 1995 with a faecal suspension from a suspected patient of non-A to E hepatitis. The monkey was in captivity for 2 years in one of the experimental primate facilities in western India b...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Arankalle VA,Ramakrishnan J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00