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Gender as a factor affecting NK cell activity in patients successfully treated for chronic hepatitis C with direct-acting antivirals

Central European Journal of Immunology, 2021
Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) affects the activity of natural killer (NK) cells, but successful interferon- free treatment partially restores it. The goal of this study was to assess whether gender influences NK functionality.
Agata Zientarska, Justyna Mikuła-Pietrasik, Mariusz Kaczmarek, Aleksandra Witkowska, Błażej Rozpłochowski, Arleta Kowala-Piaskowska, Krzysztof Książek, Jan Żeromski, Iwona Mozer-Lisewska   +8 more
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Leveraging corona virus disease 2019 vaccination to promote hepatitis C screening

Hepatology Communications, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Health care initiatives, such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening, have been greatly overshadowed by the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. However, COVID‐19 vaccination programs also provide an opportunity to engage with a high volume of people in a health care setting.
Aaron Vanderhoff, David Smookler, Mia J. Biondi, Scott Enman, Tintin Fuliang, Sana Mahmood, Agustina Crespi, Maria Marquez, Rafique Van Uum, Lucy You, Brett Wolfson‐Stofko, Renee Logan, Erin LeDrew, Hemant Shah, Harry Janssen, Camelia Capraru, Elisa Venier, Jordan J. Feld   +17 more
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Antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis C: 30 years success story [PDF]

Терапевтический архив, 2019
Exactly 30 years ago, hepatitis C virus was identified. Over the years, tremendous success has been achieved in the treatment of hepatitis C, which is currently considered to be an almost completely curable disease. The review presents the main stages in
D T Abdurakhmanov, T P Rozina, E N Nikulkina, E Z Burnevich, E L Tanashuk, M V Severov, A L Filatova, S Yu Milovanova, V V Karpov, S V Moiseev   +9 more
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Assessment of miR-150-5 p as diagnostic and prognostic markers of B- chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in chronic hepatitis C [PDF]

African Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2023
Aims: the current study aimed to investigate the role of miR-150-5 p expression as a diagnostic and prognostic marker of B- CLL among Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C and its impact on risk stratification and response to therapy.Patients ...
Nearmeen Rashad, sameh Soliman, Ahmed Obaya, Abdelmonem Elshamy, Amira El helaly, Marwa Hussien, Ahmed Gomaa   +6 more
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An ultralong CDRH2 in HCV neutralizing antibody demonstrates structural plasticity of antibodies against E2 glycoprotein [PDF]

, 2020
A vaccine protective against diverse HCV variants is needed to control the HCV epidemic. Structures of E2 complexes with front layer-specific broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) isolated from HCV-infected individuals, revealed a disulfide bond ...
Adams, Bailey, Battye, Chen, Chen, de Wildt, Dowd, Emsley, Evans, Flyak, Freedman, Hsu, Kabat, Kanyavuz, Keck, Kepler, Kong, Krause, Krissinel, Law, Logvinoff, Munshaw, Osburn, Reason, Sui, Swindells, Thomson, Tzarum, Wilson, Ying, Ying, Yusim, Zibbell   +32 more
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Factors associated with cardiovascular events after simultaneous liver–kidney transplant from the US Multicenter Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Transplant Consortium

Hepatology Communications, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Cardiovascular disease is a leading complication after both liver and kidney transplantation. Factors associated with and rates of cardiovascular events (CVEs) after simultaneous liver–kidney transplant (SLKT) are unknown. This was a retrospective cohort study of adult SLKT recipients between 2002 and 2017 at six centers in six United Network ...
Jennifer Jo, Gonzalo Crespo, Dyanna Gregory, Jasmine Sinha, Jiaheng Xie, Min Zhang, John Magee, Pranab Barman, Yuval A. Patel, Aaron Schluger, Kara Walters, Scott Biggins, Natalia Filipek, Giuseppe Cullaro, Randi Wong, Jennifer C. Lai, Gabriel J. Perreault, Elizabeth C. Verna, Pratima Sharma, Lisa B. VanWagner   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies to induce broadly protective antibody responses to viral glycoproteins

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2017
Introduction: Currently, several universal/broadly protective influenza virus vaccine candidates are under development. Many of these vaccines are based on strategies to induce protective antibody responses against the surface glycoproteins of ...
F Krammer
doaj   +1 more source

The relationship between hepatitis C - related hepatocellular carcinoma and IL-23 receptor gene polymorphism [PDF]

African Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2022
Aims: This study evaluated the relationship between developing interleukin-23 receptor (IL- 23R) gene polymorphism and hepatitis C-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Egyptian patients.Patients & Methods: The current study included 250 subjects ...
Said Abdel Baky Gad, Ashraf Elnagar, Samia Hussein, Abeer Abdelrahman, Ola Elfarargy, Ahmed Alagrody   +5 more
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Point-of-care screening for a current Hepatitis C virus infection: influence on uptake of a concomitant offer of HIV screening [PDF]

, 2018
Eliminating hepatitis C as a public health threat requires an improved understanding of how to increase testing uptake. We piloted point-of-care testing (POCT) for a current HCV infection in an inner-city Emergency Department (ED) and assessed the ...
AL Cox, C Orkin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), DM Cohen, DP Conway, FMJ Lamoury, GJ Hughes, J Bottero, J Grebely, JA Frimpong, JD Fortenberry, M Nash, MS Khuroo, P MacPherson, P Raftery, RJ Guy, RW Aldridge, SC Davies, SD Young, W Ly   +19 more
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HCV

The Professional Medical Journal, 2015
Objective: To find out the risk factors associated with HCV disease and evaluatethe association of risk factors of HCV disease patient’s in the population of Multan District. StudyDesign: Experimental study. Setting: Nishter Hospital of Multan District. Period: 1st January2011 to 1st April 2012.
Muhammad Amin, Hina Tabassum, Muhammad Amanullah, Sana Tabassum   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources