The HBV DNA cutoff value for discriminating patients with HBeAgnegative chronic hepatitis B from inactive carriers.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are several studies in the literature investigating factors which can induce non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in different populations. However, the existing literature lacks powerful studies addressing the factors which may predict the severity of NAFLD. OBJECTIVES:In the current study, we a...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Ghamar-Chehreh ME,Khedmat H,Amini M,Taheri S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current guidelines introduce periodic monitoring of serum alanine transaminase (ALT) as the first-line modality in follow-up patients, with a hepatitis B virus (HBV) inactive carrier state. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to determine the incidence rate and patterns of ALT fluctuations and prognostic values for...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Farzi H,Ebrahimi Daryani N,Mehrnoush L,Salimi S,Alavian SM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-invasive methods for assessment of hepatic fibrosis are increasingly needed. Recent studies showed that combined elevation of tumor markers CA 19-9 and CA 125 is predictive of severe hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis with high specificity. OBJECTIVES:We aimed at developing a new panel of surrogate biomarker...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Alboraie MA,Afifi ME,Elghamry FG,Shalaby HA,Elshennawy GE,Abdelaziz AA,Shaheen MU,Abo El-Seoud AR

更新日期：2013-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Viral hepatitis is a major health problem in Brazil and worldwide. The state of Santa Catarina has high endemic areas, and the disease burden is unknown. OBJECTIVES:To estimate and analyze the burden of hepatitis B in the state of Santa Catarina, in 2005 - 2010. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A time-series analysis...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Marcon CE,Schneider IJ,Schuelter-Trevisol F,Traebert J

更新日期：2015-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with interferon (IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) is associated with adverse events, which may affect the patient's adherence to the treatment regimen and the treatment efficacy. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the sustained viral response (SVR) and inte...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Pawlowska M,Pilarczyk M,Foksinska A,Smukalska E,Halota W

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes and mutations are gaining importance in determining the clinical course of chronic liver disease. OBJECTIVES:To determine and compare the distribution of HBV genotypes and genomic variations in Pakistan to other parts of the world. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We conducted a prosp...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Mumtaz K,Hamid S,Ahmed S,Moatter T,Mushtaq S,Khan A,Mizokami M,Jafri W

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is a global infection. In Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of CHC is declining due to the implementation of a blood screening program. However, CHC still remains a leading cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. OBJECTIVES:This is a retrospective study of CHC patients at...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Akbar HO,Al Ghamdi A,Qattan F,Fallatah HI,Al Rumani M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most widespread autosomal recessive genetic disorder that limits life expectation amongst the Caucasian population. As the median survival has increased related to early multidisciplinary intervention, other manifestations of CF have emerged especially for the broad spectrum of hepat...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Parisi GF,Di Dio G,Franzonello C,Gennaro A,Rotolo N,Lionetti E,Leonardi S

更新日期：2013-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cyclosporine A (CsA)-induced hepatotoxicity could be due to a reduction in α2β1 integrin expression that may either be from the direct effect of CsA itself or from reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction. OBJECTIVES:In this study we aimed to identify the cellular mechanisms underlying CsA-induced hepat...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Mostafavi-Pour Z,Khademi F,Zal F,Sardarian AR,Amini F

更新日期：2013-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 170 million people worldwide are chronically infected by hepatitis C virus (HCV), which can result in progressive hepatic injury and fibrosis, culminating in cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease. The benchmark therapy for untreated HCV patients is a combination of pegylated interferon-alpha (PEG-IFN) an...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Abenavoli L,Mazza M,Almasio PL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are surprisingly a few studies that evaluate the impact of chronic viral hepatitis, which is common in HD (hemodialysis) patients, on HRQOL (health related quality of life). OBJECTIVES:We conducted a study to evaluate the impact of chronic viral hepatitis on HRQOL and to compare their HRQOL with non-i...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Rostami Z,Lessan Pezeshki M,Soleimani Najaf Abadi A,Einollahi B

更新日期：2013-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing in autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) has been investigated in different populations and ethnic groups, but no such data is available from Pakistan. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical profile of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), and determine the associated ...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Hassan N,Siddiqui AR,Abbas Z,Hassan SM,Soomro GB,Mubarak M,Anis S,Muzaffar R,Zafar MN

更新日期：2013-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are limited data on the prevalence of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the agricultural population worldwide. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to determine the prevalence of HBV infection and associated risk factors in the reproductive-age female farmworker. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This cross-sectio...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Yentur Doni N,Simsek Z,Keklik Z,Gurses G,Zeyrek FY

更新日期：2014-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been very few studies evaluating the close association between excess iron and cirrhosis; however, cirrhosis could be regarded as an iron-loading disorder. OBJECTIVES:In this study, the goal was to show the levels of the iron content in the liver tissue in certain types of cirrhosis. PATIENTS AN...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Geramizadeh B,Ghazanfari Y,Nikeghbalian S,Malekhosseini SA

更新日期：2015-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The entire disease spectrum of chronic HBV infection (CHB) includes asymptomatic carriers (AC), active chronic hepatitis (ACH), cirrhosis (Cir), and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Previous study have demonstrated that the costimulation profiles from the livers of patients influenced immune responses and pla...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Yin JW,Ping Huang M,Zhong B

更新日期：2016-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis viruses are one of the most important concerns in the patients on hemodialysis who are at high risk for blood-borne infections. GB virus C (GBV-C)/hepatitis G virus (HGV) is positive-stranded RNA virus with global distribution, which codes structural and nonstructural proteins (such as NS3). OBJEC...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Dadmanesh M,Ranjbar MM,Alavian SM,Ghorban K

更新日期：2015-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:GB virus C (GBV-C) or hepatitis G virus (HGV) is a newly discovered and enveloped RNA positive-stranded flavivirus-like particle, which has not yet been proven to have major negative effects on liver. OBJECTIVES:Increasing the risk of blood-borne infections in hemodialysis patients is a main health care con...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Dadmanesh M,Hosseinzadeh M,Keyvani H,Ghorban K,Rahimi M,Hosseinzadeh M,Ranjbar MM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy (RYH) is the common anastomotic technique for liver transplantation (LT) in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), duct-to-duct (DD) reconstruction may be used if the recipient common bile duct is normal. There are conflicting observational data on the rate of...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Al-Judaibi B,Hernandez Alejandro R,Uhanova J,Marotta P,Mosli M,Chandok N

更新日期：2015-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis D virus (HDV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are transmitted by blood transfusion. Thus, hemodialysis (HD) patients are more prone to become the carriers of these infections due to their treatment demands. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the prevale...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Bahri F,Kargar Kheirabad A,Ghasemzadeh I,Shoja S,Gouklani H

更新日期：2016-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:Serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) levels are associated with fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection. OBJECTIVES:The aim of our study was to evaluate serum HBsAg level as a biomarker for compensated cirrhosis in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positive CHB patients. PATIENTS AN...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Jia W,Qi X,Ji YY,Xun YH,Wang H,Zhang WH,Yang JH,Wang JY,Zhu HX,Mao RC,Zhang JM

更新日期：2015-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zinc deficiency has been reported frequently in hepatitis C patients in the literature. Furthermore, a decrease in zinc level has been shown in beta thalassemia major as well. Iranians consume a large amount of phytate in their regimens which can bind with zinc and decrease its gastrointestinal absorption. ...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Abbasinazari M,Behnava B,Panahi Y,Hajhossein Talasaz A,Salimi S,Keshvari M,Mehrnoush L,Karim Elizee P,Gholami Fesharaki M,Asgharinia M,Alavian SM

更新日期：2013-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 5% of hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers are coinfected with hepatitis D virus (HDV). HBV/HDV coinfection is a major cause of cirrhosis and end stage liver disease in chronic HBsAg carriers. The only approved therapy for chronic hepatitis delta is interferon alpha (IFN α) in either pegylated or c...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Keshvari M,Alavian SM,Sharafi H,Karimi G,Gholami Fesharaki M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus infection is one of the leading causes of end stage liver diseases. The innate immune response slows down viral replication by activating cytokines such as type I interferon (IFN-α/β), which trigger the synthesis of antiviral proteins and modulate the adaptive immune system. Recently, leuci...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Liu Y,Zou Z,Zhu B,Hu Z,Zeng P,Wu L

更新日期：2015-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigen-induced cellular immune response plays an important role in HBV clearance. Changes in the diversity of complementarity determining region 3 (CDR3) and T-cell receptor (TCR) sequences are used to monitor the response of T cells to antigens. OBJECTIVES:The aim of the presen...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Xiong Y,Tan Y,Song YG

更新日期：2014-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Hepatitis B vaccination of hemodialysis patients is performed all over the world. There are also recommendations from world health organizations to vaccinate patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) prior dialysis commencement, but the implementation of a hepatitis B vaccination program is less common and not...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Grzegorzewska AE

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis A, a fecal-oral transmitted disease, which has been considered endemic in developing countries, seems to change its pattern in developing countries because of their improved socioeconomic status. OBJECTIVES:In the present study, we aimed to determine the need of vaccination in 270 students at AJA ...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Hosseini Shokouh SJ,Dadashi A,Abiri M,Zohrevand I,Eshraghian A,Khoshdel A,Heidari B,Khoshkish S

更新日期：2015-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Viral hepatitis caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a leading cause of acute and chronic liver diseases worldwide. OBJECTIVES:In Italy, a mandatory vaccination policy was introduced in 1991 and was established for all newborns and 12-year-old individuals. In 2004, vaccination of 12-year old adolescents was...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Campagna M,Siddu A,Meloni A,Murru C,Masia G,Coppola RC

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of hepatitis C in Iran is 1% and 18% in general population and thalassemia patients respectively. The cost effectiveness analysis of adding Ribavirin to Peginterferon alfa-2a (PEG IFN alfa-2a) as a combination treatment strategy of chronic hepatitis C in thalassemia patients in comparison with...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Mehrazmay A,Alavian SM,Moradi-Lakeh M,Mokhtari Payam M,Hashemi-Meshkini A,Behnava B,Miri SM,Karimi Elizee P,Tabatabaee SV,Keshvari M,Bagheri Lankarani K

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a challenging problem today, and previous study has shown that oxidative stress causes the collective pathophysiological conditions of many hepatopathies, so other new therapeutic approaches are needed. Hence, in this study the paraclinical and oxidative...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Shohrati M,Dermanaki F,Babaei F,Alavian SM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an important anti-inflammatory cytokine. The polymorphisms of its promoter gene have been considered to be related with the chronicity of hepatitis B infection. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the polymorphisms at different positions in the IL-10 promoter gene in p...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Ghaleh Baghi S,Alavian SM,Mehrnoush L,Salimi S

更新日期：2015-07-22 00:00:00