Immune modulation by the hepatitis C virus core protein.

abstract：:Many Indigenous Australians in northern Australia living with chronic hepatitis B are unaware of their diagnosis due to low screening rates. A venous blood point of care test (POCT) or oral fluid laboratory test could improve testing uptake in this region. The purpose of this study was to assess the field performance ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Sullivan RP,Davies J,Binks P,Dhurrkay RG,Gurruwiwi GG,Bukulatjpi SM,McKinnon M,Hosking K,Littlejohn M,Jackson K,Locarnini S,Davis JS,Tong SYC

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), long-term effects of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) on renal function have been controversial. This study aimed to analyse the real-world long-term effects of TDF on renal function in Korean patients with CHB. We analysed a cohort of 640 treatment-naïve patients with CH...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

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

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Noninvasive markers that accurately follow changes in fibrosis may provide alternatives to liver biopsy for assessment of histological endpoints of antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C (CHC). This study compared two commercially available serum marker panels (HCV FibroSURE and FIBROSpect II) during interfer...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Patel K,Benhamou Y,Yoshida EM,Kaita KD,Zeuzem S,Torbenson M,Pulkstenis E,Subramanian GM,McHutchison JG

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

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：:Autoantibodies are commonly detected in chronic hepatitis C (HCV) but their significance remains uncertain. We assessed the prevalence of anti-nuclear (ANA) and anti-smooth muscle (ASM) antibodies within a cohort of 963 treatment-naïve HCV patients. We also assessed for differences between autoantibody-positive and au...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Williams MJ,Lawson A,Neal KR,Ryder SD,Irving WL,Trent HCV Group.

更新日期：2009-05-01 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 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：: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：: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：:Endoglin, a transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 co-receptor, has been associated with renal and cutaneous fibrosis, as overexpression of this protein has been observed in biopsies from patients with glomerulosclerosis and scleroderma, respectively. Our aim was to evaluate whether endoglin may be associated with hep...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Clemente M,Núñez O,Lorente R,Rincón D,Matilla A,Salcedo M,Catalina MV,Ripoll C,Iacono OL,Bañares R,Clemente G,García-Monzón C

更新日期：2006-09-01 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

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：: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：: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：:Using data from the surveillance system for type-specific acute viral hepatitis, the temporal incidence trend of non-A, non-B acute hepatitis and risk factors for acute hepatitis C have been evaluated in Italy. The association between hepatitis C and the potential risk factors (odds ratios, OR) was estimated using hep...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Mele A,Tosti ME,Marzolini A,Moiraghi A,Ragni P,Gallo G,Balocchini E,Santonastasi F,Stroffolini T

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of ribavirin (RBV) in the era of direct-acting antivirals (DAA) is not clear, and DAA studies have been largely genotype- and regimen-specific. Using data from the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study, we evaluated the role of RBV and increased DAA treatment duration among patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) in...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Lu M,Wu KH,Li J,Moorman AC,Spradling PR,Teshale EH,Boscarino JA,Daida YG,Schmidt MA,Rupp LB,Zhang T,Trudeau S,Gordon SC

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：: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：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is associated with many extrahepatic malignancies, but its association with and impact on ovarian cancer has not been examined. We therefore examined the prevalence of HBV infection among women with primary ovarian carcinoma in an endemic area, and whether this impacts the presentatio...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Wong L,Cheung TH,Yim SF,Lao TT

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-structural (NS)5A protein of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is cleaved, after translation, by the NS3-encoded zinc-dependent serine proteinase, from the NS4B protein upstream and the NS5B protein downstream. The released, mature NS5A protein is a 56 000 MW phosphoprotein (p56), which also exists within infected cells...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Pawlotsky JM,Germanidis G

更新日期：1999-09-01 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：:The aim of this study was to further investigate the prevalence of infection and genotype of hepatitis E virus (HEV) among different species of animals, people whose works are related to pigs and the general population in the suburb of Beijing, China. Serum and faecal samples were collected from 10 animal species and ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Geng J,Wang L,Wang X,Fu H,Bu Q,Liu P,Zhu Y,Wang M,Sui Y,Zhuang H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the relationship between p53 altered expression and p53 mutations in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we analysed p53 protein immunohistochemically and assessed the presence of mutations in exons 4-8 of the p53 gene using SSCP assay in 117 HCCs corresponding to 78 patients. We also determined the relations...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Anzola M,Saiz A,Cuevas N,Lopez-Martinez M,Martinez de Pancorbo MA,Burgos JJ

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 5 has only been reported in a few countries and treatment response has not been well characterized. Our aim is to present the treatment outcome for HCV genotype 5 patients evaluated at three medical centres in Syria between January 2004 and June 2007. Medical records were reviewed retr...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Antaki N,Hermes A,Hadad M,Ftayeh M,Antaki F,Abdo N,Kebbewar K

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant proportion of chronic hepatitis C patients fails to achieve sustained virologic response even after treatment with the current, more potent, combination of pegylated interferon-alpha (IFNa) plus ribavirin. Such patients represent a rather heterogeneous group and may be divided initially into relapsers an...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Papatheodoridis GV,Cholongitas E

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：: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 aim of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetic profile of daclatasvir (DCV) and asunaprevir (ASV) dual therapy in haemodialysis patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Eighteen haemodialysis patients and 54 patients with normal renal function were treated with DCV and ASV dual therapy for 24 weeks. ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Kawakami Y,Imamura M,Ikeda H,Suzuki M,Arataki K,Moriishi M,Mori N,Kokoroishi K,Katamura Y,Ezaki T,Ueno T,Ide K,Masaki T,Ohdan H,Chayama K

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：:To test the concept that off-therapy hepatitis flares with increasing qHBsAg require immediate re-treatment whereas re-treatment can be held or not necessary for those with decreasing qHBsAg, pre-retreatment combined HBsAg/ALT kinetics were classified in 22 patients with severe hepatitis flare (ALT > 30X ULN) and chec...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Chien RN,Liaw YF

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00