Hepatitis C virus quasispecies in plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells of treatment naïve chronically infected patients.

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：: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：:Children with chronic hepatitis C may be ideal candidates for treatment with interferon alpha (IFNalpha) as they have liver disease at an early stage. However, adverse drug reactions need to be considered. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of literature on interferon therapy of chronic hepatitis...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Di Ciommo V,Russo P,Ravà L,Caprino L

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This open label study was initiated to assess the safety and efficacy of lymphoblastoid interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) and thymosin alpha 1 (T alpha 1) in the treatment of 11 patients with chronic hepatitis B, who had failed to respond to standard IFN-alpha 2b therapy, and in four interferon naive patients. These fiftee...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Rasi G,Mutchnick MG,Di Virgilio D,Sinibaldi-Vallebona P,Pierimarchi P,Colella F,Favalli C,Garaci E

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：: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：:Limited data suggest that low T-helper cell levels may be observed in hepatitis C virus (HCV) monoinfected patients with decompensated liver disease. We sought to determine the distribution and relationship of T-helper cells (CD4) to liver fibrosis in HCV-monoinfected patients before and during pegylated interferon (P...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Rashkin S,Rouster S,Goodman ZD,Sherman KE

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity and insulin resistance have been reported as negative predictors for sustained virological response (SVR) in hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infected patients treated with pegylated interferon-α plus ribavirin. They are also known to affect serum levels of several cytokines including adipocytokines. But the...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Miki D,Ohishi W,Ochi H,Hayes CN,Abe H,Tsuge M,Imamura M,Kamatani N,Nakamura Y,Chayama K

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：: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：:Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a serious cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality. Coexistent infection with HDV tends to aggravate the course of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated liver disease. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HDV infection among patients chronically infected with HBV i...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Bahcecioglu IH,Aygun C,Gozel N,Poyrazoglu OK,Bulut Y,Yalniz M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral load reduction facilitates recovery of antiviral T-cell responses. Dynamic alterations in intrahepatic viraemia clearance and immune cell reactivity during the early phase of nucleoside analogue (NA) therapy and the impact of these changes on HBeAg seroconversion are unknown. Fifteen HBeAg-positive chronic hepat...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Zheng Q,Zhu YY,Chen J,Liu YR,You J,Dong J,Zeng DW,Gao LY,Chen LH,Jiang JJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 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 determined whether triple therapy comprising amantadine (AMA), ribavirin (RBV) and either peginterferon (PEG-IFN) alpha-2a or conventional IFN alpha-2a would improve sustained virological response (SVR) rates over dual therapy with IFN alpha-2a and RBV in patients with chronic HCV infection. A total of 362 treatmen...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Mangia A,Ricci GL,Persico M,Minerva N,Carretta V,Bacca D,Cela M,Piattelli M,Annese M,Maio G,Conte D,Guadagnino V,Pazienza V,Festi D,Spirito F,Andriulli A

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the Chiron branched DNA (bDNA) assay for detection of serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in patients with chronic hepatitis B lacking hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and undergoing interferon (IFN) therapy. Results obtained with the bDNA assay were compared with those obtained using ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Habersetzer F,Zoulim F,Jusot JF,Zhang X,Trabaud MA,Chevallier P,Chevallier M,Ahmed SN,Sepetjan M,Comanor L,Minor J,Trépo C

更新日期：1998-11-01 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：:In hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, serum viral load is important in the prediction of therapeutic efficacy. However, factors that affect the viral load remain poorly understood. To identify viral genomic elements responsible for the viral load, we investigated samples from a population of Irish women who were iatro...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Itakura J,Nagayama K,Enomoto N,Hamano K,Sakamoto N,Fanning LJ,Kenny-Walsh E,Shanahan F,Watanabe M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1996, a combined vaccine against both hepatitis A and B was licensed and commercialized and has been recommended for healthcare personnel in Belgium. This study compares the immunogenicity against hepatitis B virus (HBV) and safety of two vaccination schedules (0-1-12 months and 0-1-6 months) with this vaccine. Thi...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： De Schryver A,Verstrepen K,Vandersmissen L,Vandermeeren N,Vernaillen I,Vranckx R,Van Damme P,van Sprundel M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of viral hepatitis B. Several inflammatory diseases are associated with distinct polymorphisms of the ICAM-1 gene. The aims of this study were to analyse the association of ICAM-1 polymorphisms G241R and K469E with susceptibility to...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Zhang XQ,Hong XJ,Bai XJ

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Summary.  Directly acting antiviral (DAA) agents are currently revolutionizing the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection. The first generation of these agents have significant limitations including cost issues that are of particular concern in the developing world and a lack of efficacy in genotype 3 patients. Bo...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Ahmed F

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：:The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends hepatitis C testing people born from 1945 to 1965, "birth cohort" as well as hepatitis C and hepatitis B testing people from countries of birth with endemic infection risk. We automated the hospital electronic health record system to test birth cohort and tho...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： de la Torre A,Ahmad M,Ayoub F,Korogodsky M,Pichardo N,Green L,Montesdeoca A,McDowall P,Danko C

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：:Morbidity and mortality attributable to chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are increasing in many countries as the infected population ages. Models were developed for 15 countries to quantify and characterize the viremic population, as well as estimate the number of new infections and HCV related deaths from 20...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Hatzakis A,Chulanov V,Gadano AC,Bergin C,Ben-Ari Z,Mossong J,Schréter I,Baatarkhuu O,Acharya S,Aho I,Anand AC,Andersson MI,Arendt V,Arkkila P,Barclay K,Bessone F,Blach S,Blokhina N,Brunton CR,Choudhuri G,Cisneros

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fas / Fas-ligand (FasL) system is an important death signal pathway in the liver. An enhanced local inflammatory response prompted by FasL expression, which contributes to neutrophil recruitment and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1beta) release, seems to be crucial to chronic liver damage, persistence of viral infections,...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Bortolami M,Kotsafti A,Cardin R,Farinati F

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient elastography (TE) is the reference method to obtain liver stiffness measurements (LSM), but no results are obtained in 3.1% and unreliable in 15.8%. We assessed the applicability and diagnostic accuracy of TE re-evaluation using M and XL probes. From March 2011 to April 2012 868 LSM were performed with the M...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Carrión JA,Puigvehí M,Coll S,Garcia-Retortillo M,Cañete N,Fernández R,Márquez C,Giménez MD,Garcia M,Bory F,Solà R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics are associated with delayed diagnosis and disease progression in HCV-infected persons. However, many analyses focused on single variables rather than groups defined by several variables. We used latent class analysis to study all 4488 persons enrolled in the Swiss Hepa...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Giudici F,Bertisch B,Negro F,Stirnimann G,Müllhaupt B,Moradpour D,Cerny A,Keiser O,Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study.

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common complication of HCV infection leading to liver transplantation. We evaluated the impact of aetiology of liver disease on patient and graft survival following liver transplantation for HCC. From the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (2002-2011), all adults wh...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Younossi ZM,Stepanova M,Saab S,Ahmed A,Lam B,Srishord M,Venkatesan C,Wai H,Henry L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00