Hepatitis induced by noni juice from Morinda citrifolia: A rare cause of hepatotoxicity or the tip of the iceberg? [PDF]
, 2006 A 24-year-old female patient presented to her community hospital with mild elevations of serum transaminase and bilirubin levels. Because of multiple sclerosis, she was treated with interferon beta-la for 6 weeks.
Yuece, B. +3 more
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Pharmacotherapy of hepatitis D: the current and the future [PDF]
Exploration of Digestive DiseasesHepatitis D virus (HDV), a satellite virus requiring hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) for propagation, is a hepatotropic virus implicated in acute and chronic viral hepatitis, with an accentuated risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
George Sarin Zacharia, Anu Jacob
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Identification of Novel HBV/HDV Entry Inhibitors by Pharmacophore- and QSAR-Guided Virtual Screening
Viruses, 2021 The hepatic bile acid transporter Na+/taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide (NTCP) was identified in 2012 as the high-affinity hepatic receptor for the hepatitis B and D viruses (HBV/HDV).
Michael Kirstgen +10 more
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Modern aspects of anti-viral therapy for hepatitis D
Журнал инфектологииViral hepatitis D (HDV infection) worsens the prognosis of HBV infection course in 80-90% of cases, accelerating fibrosis and leading to liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatitis D affects at least 125 000 people in Russia, and in the world,
A. S. Zheleznova +2 more
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Epidemiology of Hepatitis D Virus and Associated Factors in Patients Referred to Level Three Hepatitis Clinic, Fars Province, Southern Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical SciencesBackground: Hepatitis D is caused by the hepatitis D virus (HDV) and affects those who have already been infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The epidemiology of hepatitis D in Fars Province, Iran, is poorly understood.
Ali Reza Safarpour +10 more
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VITAMIN D LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC HEPATITIS C, AND HEALTH CONTROLS [PDF]
Journal of IMAB, 2019 Purpose: Hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis C virus infection are the most common cause of acute and chronic hepatitis. Over the past decade, numerous studies reported that patients with chronic liver disease, especially HCV-positive and HBV-positive ...
Biljana Ilkovska +3 more
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Correlates of hepatitis B vaccination in a high-risk population: an Internet sample. [PDF]
, 2001 PURPOSE: We sought to identify factors associated with hepatitis B virus vaccination, including knowledge and attitudes about hepatitis vaccination, and sexual and nonsexual risk behaviors among at-risk homosexual and bisexual men.
Hergenrather, KC +7 more
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Comparative analysis of vitamin D contents in patients with chronic viral hepatitis C and healthy.
Medičnì Perspektivi, 2020 From scientific literature it is known that vitamin D helps maintain the most important functions of the immune system, there is evidence of its role in inflammatory and metabolic diseases of the liver, including infection with hepatitis C.
L. L. Shostakovych-Koretskaya +5 more
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Вестник трансплантологии и искусственных органовChronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the main problems of modern transplantology and transplant hepatology, often leading to potentially fatal complications. The only definitive treatment for HBV-related cirrhosis is liver transplantation.
U. R. Salimov +5 more
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Clinical Features of Hepatitis [PDF]
, 2005 This chapter contains sections titled: General features Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D (delta) Hepatitis
Schiff, Eugene R, Regev, Arie
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