Transplant Medicine
Studies add new findings to transplant medicine body of knowledge
Published in Blood Weekly, March 30th, 2006
Study 1: According to recent research from the United States published in the journal Liver Transplantation, cyclosporine suppresses hepatitis C virus in vitro and increases the chance of a sustained virological response after liver transplantation.
"Cyclosporine is an immunosuppressive agent widely used in the management of liver transplant recipients. Cyclosporine has been shown to have antiviral activities against HIV, herpes simplex, and vaccinia viruses."
"The aim of this study was to determine the effect of cyclosporine in viral...
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