Therapy (HCV)
Combining Amantadine with IFN May Improve Outcome
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, June 14th, 1999
The in vitro effects of amantadine (1-5 microM) and interferon alpha (IFN-(alpha))-2a alone (1,000 IU/ml) and combined, were studied in cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 15 chronic hepatitis C patients and ten healthy donors ("In Vitro Effect of Amantadine and Interferon Alpha-2a on Hepatitis C Virus Markers in Cultured Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Patients," Antiviral Research, May 1999;42(1):59-70).
Amantadine itself did not affect cell viability and had minor effects on the...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (1999-06-14)
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