Long-term titrated recombinant interferon-alpha 2a in chronic hepatitis C: a randomized controlled trial.

abstract：:Egypt is the country with the largest hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic in the world. In 2008, a Demographic Health Survey (DHS) was carried out in Egypt, providing for the first time a unique opportunity for HCV antibody testing on a nationwide representative sample of individuals. Consenting individuals answered a qu...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Guerra J,Garenne M,Mohamed MK,Fontanet A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virus-like particles encapsulating HBV-RNA represent a serum biomarker for assessing viral replication activity in clinical practice. However, baseline levels of serum HBV-RNA and their associations with viral replicative intermediates and liver disease in phases of chronic hepatitis B remain unknown. In this cross-se...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Wang J,Yu Y,Li G,Shen C,Li J,Chen S,Zhang X,Zhu M,Zheng J,Song Z,Wu J,Shao L,Meng Z,Wang X,Huang Y,Zhang J,Qiu C,Zhang W

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:Extremely low levels of serum hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA can be detected by COBAS TaqMan HCV test. To investigate whether the COBAS TaqMan HCV test is useful for measuring rapid virological response (RVR) and early virological response (EVR) to predict sustained virological response (SVR), we compared the virological...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Kanda T,Imazeki F,Yonemitsu Y,Mikami S,Takada N,Nishino T,Takashi M,Tsubota A,Kato K,Sugiura N,Tawada A,Wu S,Tanaka T,Nakamoto S,Mikata R,Tada M,Chiba T,Kurihara T,Arai M,Fujiwara K,Kanai F,Yokosuka O

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the molecular and pharmacokinetic mechanisms of the enhanced antiviral efficacy associated with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) alpha-2b and ribavirin. The study involved comparing the expression of serial double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase (PKR) before and during treatment in 26 PEG-I...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Asahina Y,Izumi N,Umeda N,Hosokawa T,Ueda K,Doi F,Tsuchiya K,Nakanishi H,Matsunaga K,Kitamura T,Kurosaki M,Uchihara M,Higaki M,Miyake S

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：: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：:Several direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have been approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, opening the door to highly effective interferon-free treatment regimens. Resistance-associated substitutions (RASs) have been reported both in treatment-naïve patients and following treatment wit...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Eltahla AA,Rodrigo C,Betz-Stablein B,Grebely J,Applegate T,Luciani F,Schinkel J,Dore GJ,Page K,Bruneau J,Morris MD,Cox AL,Kim AY,Shoukry NH,Lauer GM,Maher L,Hellard M,Prins M,Lloyd AR,Bull RA,InC3 Study Group.

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined serial changes in the hypervariable region 1(HVR1) quasispecies both in immune and nonimmune complexed hepatitis C virus (HCV) particles from 12 patients with chronic hepatitis C to elucidate the mechanism by which genetic diversification of HCV during the course of infection allows escape of virus from th...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Korenaga M,Hino K,Katoh Y,Yamaguchi Y,Okuda M,Yoshioka K,Okita K

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:The association between HBV infection and incident thrombocytopenia among subjects without cirrhosis or splenomegaly is unknown. Therefore, we sought to elucidate the association between HBV infection and the development of thrombocytopenia in a large cohort of apparently healthy men and women. A cohort study was perf...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Joo EJ,Chang Y,Yeom JS,Lee YG,Ryu S

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：:In Italy, HDV infection endemicity has greatly decreased overtime. Migratory flow may change this scenario as migrants often come from high HDV endemicity areas. Here, we studied characteristics of HDV infection in Italy, particularly addressed to the birth area of subjects. Chronic HBsAg carriers consecutively referr...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Stroffolini T,Ciancio A,Furlan C,Vinci M,Fontana R,Russello M,Colloredo G,Morisco F,Coppola N,Babudieri S,Ferrigno L,Sagnelli C,Sagnelli E

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:Treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has rapidly evolved into interferon-free directly acting antiviral regimens (DAA) that result in high sustained virologic response. DAAs primarily work by suppressing HCV replication and rely less on the immune system than interferon-based therapies. However, it ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Shrivastava S,Wilson E,Poonia B,Tang L,Osinusi A,Kohli A,Kottilil S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of, and risk factors for, acute hepatitis A (AHA) were assessed by using data collected from the Italian surveillance system of acute viral hepatitis (SEIEVA). To this end, a case-control study within a population-based surveillance for acute viral hepatitis was performed. AHA incidence has been estimate...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Tosti ME,Spada E,Romanò L,Zanetti A,Mele A,SEIEVA collaborating group.

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：: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：: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 treatment option in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with persistent low-level viremia despite entecavir or tenofovir monotherapy is unclear. This study investigated the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or cirrhosis in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive high viral load CHB patients, according to...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Nam JY,Chang Y,Cho H,Kang SH,Cho YY,Cho EJ,Lee JH,Yu SJ,Yoon JH,Kim YJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant advances have been made, during the last 5 years, in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Several new antiviral agents: lamivudine, famciclovir, lobucavir and adefovir, have been shown to be safe and effective in inhibiting hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication. These compounds can be administered orally an...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Hussain M,Lok AS

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholangiocarcinoma is the second most common liver cancer in the world. The aetiology of the disease is diverse incorporating a variety of conditions leading to biliary stasis, biliary and liver inflammation, but a large number of cases still occur in the absence of established risk factors. Its incidence and mortalit...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Ralphs S,Khan SA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis C infection leads to increased hepatocyte apoptosis. Because engulfment of apoptotic bodies (ABs) by hepatic stellate cells (HSC) is profibrogenic, we compared the effects of ABs derived from hepatitis C virus (HCV)-negative vs HCV-infected (Con1+) Huh7 hepatoblastoma cells on fibrogenic and activati...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Gieseler RK,Marquitan G,Schlattjan M,Sowa JP,Bechmann LP,Timm J,Roggendorf M,Gerken G,Friedman SL,Canbay A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the validity of categorization of chronic hepatitis B viral infection into stages or phases based upon measures of disease activity and viral load, assuming these phenotypes will be useful for prognostication and determining the need for antiviral therapy. We assessed the phenotype ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Di Bisceglie AM,Lombardero M,Teckman J,Roberts L,Janssen HL,Belle SH,Hoofnagle JH,Hepatitis B Research Network (HBRN).

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal hypertension and splenomegaly are common in patients with cirrhosis. However, there is limited previous in vivo research on the correlation between spleen stiffness and stages of liver fibrosis. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of spleen stiffness measurement (SSM), using acoustic radiation for...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Chen SH,Li YF,Lai HC,Kao JT,Peng CY,Chuang PH,Su WP,Chiang IP

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription of p21 was activated in hepatitis C virus (HCV) Core-expressing HepG2 cells where its upstream p53 was stabilized. However, this effect was not absolutely required for the activation of p21 by Core, as demonstrated in Hep3B cells. In addition, an opposite effect on the transcription of p21 was observed i...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Kwun HJ,Jang KL

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Health Organization has set the goal of reducing the hepatitis-related mortality rate by 65% between 2015 and 2030. Diagnosis and awareness of infection is the first essential step towards achieving this goal. Our study examined the current awareness rate of chronic viral hepatitis in the United States and t...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Kim HS,Yang JD,El-Serag HB,Kanwal F

更新日期：2019-05-01 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

abstract：:Bacteremia has rarely been reported in patients receiving treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We describe the features and investigation of four cases of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia occurring between 3 November 2004 and 10 January 2005 in patients on therapy for chronic HCV infection. The unusual occ...

journal_title：Journal of viral hepatitis

authors： Webster D,Ahmed R,Tandon P,Chui L,McDonald RR,Obarianyk A,Antonishyn N,Doucette K

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00