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Identification of Novel HBV/HDV Entry Inhibitors by Pharmacophore- and QSAR-Guided Virtual Screening

open access: yesViruses, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of Hepatitis D Virus and Associated Factors in Patients Referred to Level Three Hepatitis Clinic, Fars Province, Southern Iran [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: 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
doaj   +1 more source

VITAMIN D LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC HEPATITIS C, AND HEALTH CONTROLS [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Global surveillance and control of hepatitis C. Report of a WHO Consultation organized in collaboration with the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board, Antwerp, Belgium

open access: yes, 1999
Hepatitis C is a global health problem caused by infection with the hepatitis C virus. Although representative prevalence data are not available from many countries, available data indicate that approximately 3% of the world's population is infected with
A.R. ZANETTI   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Hyaluronic acid levels predict risk of hepatic encephalopathy and liver-related death in HIV/viral hepatitis coinfected patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: Whereas it is well established that various soluble biomarkers can predict level of liver fibrosis, their ability to predict liver-related clinical outcomes is less clearly established, in particular among HIV/viral hepatitis co-infected ...
Soriano, V   +38 more
core   +3 more sources

Comparative analysis of vitamin D contents in patients with chronic viral hepatitis C and healthy.

open access: yesMedičnì 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
doaj   +3 more sources

Rapid suppression of HBV replication before related liver transplantation in a patient with HDV superinfection. Clinical case report

open access: yesВестник трансплантологии и искусственных органов
Chronic 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
doaj   +1 more source

Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in chronic hepatitis C virus infection: correlates of positivity and clinical relevance.

open access: yes, 2004
We examined correlates of antinuclear antibody (ANA) positivity (ANA+) in individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and the effect of positivity on clinical outcome of HCV. Pretreatment sera from 645 patients from three centres in Sweden
Marshall, S   +22 more
core   +1 more source

The elimination of hepatitis D as a public health problem: Needs and challenges [PDF]

open access: yes
Epidemiology; Hepatitis D virus; Public healthEpidemiología; Virus de la hepatitis D; Salud públicaEpidemiologia; Virus de l'hepatitis D; Salut PúblicaInfection with hepatitis D virus leads to liver disease and cancer most rapidly of all hepatitis ...
Valckx, Sara   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Tracking Virus-Specific CD4+ T Cells during and after Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Background. CD4+ T cell help is critical in maintaining antiviral immune responses and such help has been shown to be sustained in acute resolving hepatitis C.
Paul Klenerman   +175 more
core   +2 more sources

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