Adding low-dose antidepressants to interferon alpha treatment for chronic hepatitis C improved psychiatric tolerability in a patient with schizoaffective psychosis [PDF]
, 2000 Treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) is relatively contraindicated in patients with psychiatric disorders because of possible severe psychiatric side effects.
Amann, B. +5 more
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Retreatment with interferon-alpha and ribavirin in primary interferon-alpha non-responders with chronic hepatitis C [PDF]
, 2000 Background/Aims: Combination therapy with interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) plus ribavirin is more efficacious than IFN-alpha monotherapy in previously untreated patients with chronic hepatitis C and patients with IFN-alpha relapse.
Berg, Thomas +8 more
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Response to combination therapy with interferon alfa-2a and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C according to a TNF-alpha promoter polymorphism [PDF]
, 2003 Background. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is involved in the pathogenesis of chronic active hepatitis C. Polymorphisms in the promoter region of the TNF-alpha gene can alter the TNF-alpha expression and modify the host immune response.
Folwaczny, Christian +8 more
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Impending anterior ischemic optic neuropathy with elements of retinal vein occlusion in a patient on interferon for polycythemia vera. [PDF]
, 2012 We describe the course and likely pathophysiology of impending anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) and retinal vein occlusion in a 56-year-old man with polycythemia vera managed with interferon alpha for 2 years.
Hirsch, Louis K +2 more
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Alpha/beta and gamma interferons are induced by infection with noncytopathic bovine viral diarrhea virus in vivo [PDF]
, 2002 In contrast to the results of previous in vitro studies, experimental infection of calves with noncytopathic bovine viral diarrhea virus (ncpBVDV) was found to induce strong alpha/beta and gamma interferon responses in gnotobiotic animals.
Brackenbury, L.S +6 more
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Regulation of Murine Class I Genes by Interferons is Controlled by Regions Located Both 5' and 3' to the Transcription Initiation Site [PDF]
, 1987 Interferons regulate the expression of a large number of mammalian genes, including the major histocompatibility antigen genes. To investigate the mechanisms involved in interferon action, we have analyzed the ability of murine H-2Ld and H-2Dd DNA ...
Hood, Leroy +2 more
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Use of Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2a in Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma: A Retrospective Case Collection
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2023 Mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome are rare and largely incurable types of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with limited therapeutic options. In 1984 Bunn et al.
Janika Gosmann +4 more
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Retinal Changes In Patients with Hepatitis C Virus under treatment with interferon and ribavirin. [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Medical Research, 2020 Background: Chronic Hepatitis C is common problem worldwide treated by combination of interferon alpha and ribavirin. Retinopathy is one of the side effects of interferon therapy.
Mansour Hassan +3 more
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The sustained virologic response of nonresponder hepatitis C virus patients with retreatment
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2011 Background: Pegylated interferon and ribavirin combination therapy remain the first-line treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In contrast to the large number of studies in treatment-naive patients, the effectiveness of retreatment in ...
Sila Cetin Akhan +2 more
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Twenty-four vs. forty-eight weeks of re-therapy with interferon alpha 2b and ribavirin in interferon alpha monotherapy relapsers with chronic hepatitis C. [PDF]
, 2003 Roughly 50% of patients with chronic hepatitis C, who relapsed after a previous monotherapy with interferon alpha, will respond in a sustained fashion to 24 weeks of re-therapy with the combination of interferon alpha plus ribavirin.
August-Jörg, B.S. +8 more
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