What about us? Recent advances in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C threaten to leave some parts of the world behind.

abstract：:We aimed to investigate the ability of HBsAg plasma level kinetics to predict therapy response by studying 23 children with infancy-acquired chronic hepatitis B (CHB) during combination sequential therapy with lead-in lamivudine (LAM) and add-on interferon-α (IFN-α) [5 responders (R = anti-HBs seroconversion) and 18 n...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Carey I,Bruce M,Horner M,Zen Y,D'Antiga L,Bansal S,Vergani D,Mieli-Vergani G

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a variable RNA virus that can readily establish persistent infection. Cellular immune responses are important in the early control of the virus. Evidence from animal models suggests that mutation in epitopes recognized by CD8+ T lymphocytes may play an important role in the establishment of ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Komatsu H,Lauer G,Pybus OG,Ouchi K,Wong D,Ward S,Walker B,Klenerman P

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the prevalence of hepatitis delta virus (H delta V) in northern India, 204 adult patients with acute and chronic liver disease who were positive for hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers were screened for anti-H delta V antibody by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Anti-H delta V antibodies were positive ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Singh V,Goenka MK,Bhasin DK,Kochhar R,Singh K

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) plays an important role in maintaining the tolerance and may interfere with host innate and adaptive immune responses; therefore, novel therapeutic strategies to reduce HBsAg loads in patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) are emerging as an attractive but challenging ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Xun YH,Zhang YJ,Pan QC,Mao RC,Qin YL,Liu HY,Zhang YM,Yu YS,Tang ZH,Lu MJ,Zang GQ,Zhang JM

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:Triple therapy using boceprevir or telaprevir remains the reference treatment for genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C in countries where new interferon-free regimens have not yet become available. Antiviral treatment is highly required in cirrhotic patients, but they represent a difficult-to-treat population. We aimed to d...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Boursier J,Ducancelle A,Vergniol J,Veillon P,Moal V,Dufour C,Bronowicki JP,Larrey D,Hézode C,Zoulim F,Fontaine H,Canva V,Poynard T,Allam S,De Lédinghen V,ANRS CO20 CUPIC Study Group.

更新日期：2015-12-01 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

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：:We aimed to compare the evolution of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in HIV-, HIV-HBV- and HBV-infected patients treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF). Three groups of patients receiving TDF > 12 months were recruited: 194 HIV-infected patients, 85 HIV-HBV-coinfected patients and 50 HBV-infected...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Pradat P,Le Pogam MA,Okon JB,Trolliet P,Miailhes P,Brochier C,Maynard M,Bailly F,Zoulim F,Cotte L

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a PCR method to develop a diagnostic assay for the detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in infantile hepatitis, which has been suggested to be associated with CMV infection. CMV DNA was detected in 25 (58.1%) of 43 patients with elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels but no jaundice, and no hep...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Funato T,Satou N,Abukawa D,Satou J,Abe Y,Ishii KK,Iinuma K,Kaku M,Sasaski T

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of endemic and epidemic acute hepatitis. A correlation between iNOS, eNOS polymorphisms, levels and severity of disease has been reported, and here, we examined the role of iNOS and eNOS gene polymorphisms and their levels in HEV-related acute viral hepatitis and acute ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Hazam RK,Deka M,Kar P

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:The pathogenesis of liver damage in the course of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection depends on the host's specific and non-specific immune response to various viral antigens. The role of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) in the natural immune reaction and during secondary microbial infections is well documented. Inc...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Sułowska Z,Pietruszynski R,Dworniak D,Tchórzewski H,Sidorkiewicz M

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study included 309 HIV-infected pregnant women receiving a lamivudine-containing antiretroviral regimen from week 25 of gestational age until 6 months postpartum, during breastfeeding. Twenty-seven of them (8.7%) were hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) positive; at baseline, hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA leve...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Pirillo MF,Scarcella P,Andreotti M,Jere H,Buonomo E,Sagno JB,Amici R,Mancini MG,Leone P,Ceffa S,Mancinelli S,Marazzi MC,Vella S,Palombi L,Giuliano M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies on fibrosis regression remains uncertain. In the current study, we prospectively evaluated dynamics of liver stiffness by transient elastography (TE) in patients with chronic HCV infection receiving DAA-based treatment. Patients (260) were enrolled in the German He...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Knop V,Mauss S,Goeser T,Geier A,Zimmermann T,Herzer K,Postel N,Friedrich-Rust M,Hofmann WP,German Hepatitis C-Registry.

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term safety of treatment with hepatitis B virus (HBV) polymerase inhibitors is a concern. Adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) therapy has previously been associated with impairment of renal function. Limited data are available on the safety of combination therapy with nucleos(t)ide analogues and interferon alfa (IFNα). The ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Mederacke I,Yurdaydin C,Großhennig A,Erhardt A,Cakaloglu Y,Yalcin K,Gurel S,Zeuzem S,Zachou K,Chatzikyrkou C,Bozkaya H,Dalekos GN,Manns MP,Wedemeyer H,Hep-Net\/International Delta Hepatitis Study Group.

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:Advanced age and high hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA level are risk factors associated with the development of HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, little is known about the role of viral load in the carcinogenesis of HCC in young people. A total of 183 HBV-related HCC patients and 202 HBV carriers were t...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Tsai FC,Liu CJ,Chen CL,Chen PJ,Lai MY,Kao JH,Chen DS

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：:Patients with biopsy-proven chronic hepatitis C, who failed to respond to a previous course of either recombinant (rIFN-alpha) or lymphoblastoid (Ly IFN-alpha) interferon-alpha, were randomized to receive either leucocyte (Le) IFN-alpha (patients) or a second course of the same IFN-alpha (controls), to compare the eff...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Gaeta GB,Di Virgilio D,Russo G,Stornaiuolo G,Nicolella U,Colella F,Grimaldi M,Pasquale G,Giusti G

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the shift in the characteristics of people who received interferon-based hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatments and those who received recently introduced direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) in British Columbia (BC), Canada. The BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort includes 1.5 million individuals tested for HCV or HIV, o...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Janjua NZ,Islam N,Wong J,Yoshida EM,Ramji A,Samji H,Butt ZA,Chong M,Cook D,Alvarez M,Darvishian M,Tyndall M,Krajden M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is characterized by an impaired immune response to hepatitis B virus. Among the nucleos(t)ides used in CHB treatment, telbivudine is associated with the highest rates of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion rates, which are similar to those observed with pegylated interferon (PegIFN)....

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Wang GQ,Ding YP,Dong YH

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：:We conducted an analytical review of 194 full papers on interferon (IFN) therapy for chronic hepatitis C to evaluate current methodology (i.e. study design, criteria for evaluating the efficacy of therapy and predictors of response). Of the papers evaluated, 64 were randomized controlled trials (RCT), 40 were non-rand...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Kondili LA,Taliani G,Tosti ME,De Bac C,Pasquazzi C,Mele A

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：: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：:Circulating microRNAs (miRNA) have been intensely investigated as biomarkers in disease and therapy. Several studies have identified miR-122 as an important regulator of HCV replication. The effect of new therapies that directly target the HCV replication life cycle on circulating microRNA levels has not been elucidat...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Waring JF,Dumas EO,Abel S,Coakley E,Cohen DE,Davis JW,Podsadecki T,Dutta S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even with pegylated (PEG) interferons (IFN), therapy of chronic hepatitis C (genotype 1) remains unsatisfactory. The initial viral response to IFN identifies patients infected with IFN resistant viruses not responding to standard IFN/ribavirin therapy. The impact of primary IFN unresponsiveness for PEG-IFN-alpha-2a/ri...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Jessner W,Stauber R,Hackl F,Datz C,Watkins-Riedel T,Hofer H,Gangl A,Kessler H,Ferenci P

更新日期：2003-01-01 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