Vaccines and immunotherapies against hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses.

abstract：:The global scale-up of hepatitis C virus (HCV) diagnosis requires simplified and affordable HCV diagnostic pathways. This study evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the HCV Architect core antigen (HCVcAg) assay for detection of active HCV infection in plasma and capillary whole blood dried blood spots (DBS) co...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Catlett B,Lamoury FMJ,Bajis S,Hajarizadeh B,Martinez D,Mowat Y,Cunningham PH,Jacka BP,Cloherty GA,Marks P,Dore GJ,Grebely J,Applegate TL

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：: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：: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：:Mixed cryoglobulinaemia, when not secondary to other well-defined immunological disorders, is commonly associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, a minority of cases lack evidence of HCV infection and are, therefore, defined as 'true essential' mixed cryoglobulinaemias. We thoroughly investigated thre...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Casato M,Lilli D,Donato G,Granata M,Conti V,Del Giudice G,Rivanera D,Scagnolari C,Antonelli G,Fiorilli M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) in chronic hepatitis C patients display impaired function, although the details remain unclear. To investigate the hepatitis C virus (HCV) protein that has the most impact on DC function, we compared five recombinant proteins and seven HCV protein genes in modulating DC phenotype and function. Im...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Takaki A,Tatsukawa M,Iwasaki Y,Koike K,Noguchi Y,Shiraha H,Sakaguchi K,Nakayama E,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the effect of sustained virologic response (SVR) from direct-acting antiviral (DAA)- and interferon-based treatments on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in a large population-based cohort in Canada. We used data from the BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort, which includes ~1.3 million individuals tested for HC...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Janjua NZ,Wong S,Darvishian M,Butt ZA,Yu A,Binka M,Alvarez M,Woods R,Yoshida EM,Ramji A,Feld J,Krajden M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma) is a nuclear receptor that regulates gene expression of inflammatory mediators in liver injury. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) suppresses the PPAR gamma-mediated transactivation in liver cancerous cell lines. However, the role of PPAR gamma in patients with chroni...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Zhao Q,Fan YC,Zhao J,Gao S,Zhao ZH,Wang K

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although tattooing is recognized as a risk factor for transmission of hepatitis C, the efficiency with which transmission occurs is unknown. Sera stored from a serosurvey of tattooists undertaken in 1984 to test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) provided the opportunity to determine the prevalence of serological ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Thompson SC,Goudey RE,Breschkin AM,Carnie J,Catton M

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：:Chronic non-A, non-B hepatitis (NANBH) is a common and often progressive liver disease. Based on current serological tests, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is responsible for most cases. Interferon-alpha (IFN) treatment at a dose of 3 x 10(6) units given three times per week for 24 weeks has been shown to be effecti...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Davis GL,Lindsay K,Albrecht J,Bodenheimer HC Jr,Balart LA,Perrillo RP,Dienstag JL,Tamburro C,Schiff ER,Carey W

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：: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：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) frequently coinfect and persist long after clinical resolution. We assessed the incidence of low-level (occult) HCV infection (OCI) after sustained virological response (SVR) to standard anti-HCV therapy in individuals with or without past exposure to HBV to recogniz...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Pham TN,Coffin CS,Churchill ND,Urbanski SJ,Lee SS,Michalak TI

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection eventually leads to cirrhosis in 20-30% of patients and to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in 1-5% of patients. Rates of sustained virological response with standard interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) are low in patients without cirrhosis (generally < 20%) and are even lower in those...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Zeuzem S

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Travel to endemic areas is one of the most frequently reported risk factors for infection with the hepatitis A virus (HAV). We evaluated the association between HAV infection and travel, by area of destination. We conducted a case-control study on all cases of HAV infection reported to the Italian National Surveillanc...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Ciccozzi M,Tosti ME,Gallo G,Ragni P,Zotti C,Lopalco P,Ara G,Sangalli M,Balocchini E,Szklo AS,Mele A,SEIEVA collaborating group.

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) hepatitis is a rare and potential life-threatening disease. The diagnosis of HSV hepatitis is hampered by its indifferent clinical presentation, which necessitates confirmatory laboratory data to identify HSV in the affected liver. However, liver biopsies are often contraindicated in the con...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Beersma MF,Verjans GM,Metselaar HJ,Osterhaus AD,Berrington WR,van Doornum GJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：:The focus of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of sequential peginterferon α-2a (Pegasys) therapy for chronic hepatitis B with acute exacerbation [ALT > 10 × upper limit of normal (ULN), bilirubin <2.0 mg/dL]. Four groups of patients categorized by HBeAg status and treatment regimens were studied sinc...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Chen CC,Wang PC,Chang HW,Chen CF

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the interleukin 28B gene (IL28B) are good pretreatment predictors of anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy with interferon. SNPs of the inosine triphosphatase (ITPA) gene are associated with reduced haemoglobin levels during treatment with ribavirin. The i-densy™ (Arkray, Inc.)...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Takahashi H,Mizuta T,Oeda S,Isoda H,Nakashita S,Kawaguchi Y,Izumi N,Hirai M,Kurose K,Iwane S,Eguchi Y,Kimura S,Anzai K,Ozaki I

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：:To assess the impact of sequential therapy with adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) and pegylated interferon alfa-2a (PEG-IFN) on virological (serum HBV-DNA) and serological (serum HBsAg) response in 20 consecutive HBeAg-negative patients. Patients received ADV for 20 weeks, then ADV and PEG-IFN for 4 weeks and lastly PEG-IFN fo...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Moucari R,Boyer N,Ripault MP,Castelnau C,Mackiewicz V,Dauvergne A,Valla D,Vidaud M,Chanoine MH,Marcellin P

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about engagement and retention in care of people diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) in England. Establishing a cascade of care informs targeted interventions for improving case finding, referral, treatment uptake and retention in care. Using data from the sentinel surveillance of blood-borne viru...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Simmons R,Ireland G,Irving W,Hickman M,Sabin C,Ijaz S,Ramsay M,Lattimore S,Mandal S

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversial results have been reported concerning the correlation between serum levels of IgM antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen (IgM HBcAb) and the histological activity of chronic hepatitis B. In this study, paired serum samples and liver biopsies were collected from 200 consecutive chronic hepatitis B patient...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Colloredo G,Bellati G,Sonzogni A,Zavaglia C,Fracassetti O,Leandro G,Ghislandi R,Minola E,Ideo G

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and experimental studies have demonstrated that connective-tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression is increased in fibrotic human liver and experimental animal models of liver fibrogenesis. CTGF has been linked to transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) pathways in fibroproliferative diseases and specific p...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Kovalenko E,Tacke F,Gressner OA,Zimmermann HW,Lahme B,Janetzko A,Wiederholt T,Berg T,Müller T,Trautwein C,Gressner AM,Weiskirchen R

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00