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Hepatitis Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . August 23rd, 2004

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Hepatitis Weekly | Other Publications

Chronic Hepatitis C - Consensus interferon and lactoferrin don't improve hepatitis C response rates

Diagnostics - Short-term hepatitis C virus infections reveal novel epitopes

Pediatric Cancer - HCV-associated liver disease in young cancer survivors shadows adult illness

Zoonotic Disease - Avian hepatitis E virus shares the features of swine and human HEV

Adverse Side Effects - Pegylated interferon causes dystonia in some patients infected with hepatitis B

Antiretroviral Therapy - Antiretroviral emtricitabine (FTC) has low toxicity in HIV-infected patients

Bacterial Infection - Methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections are epidemic in injection drug users

Business & Finance - Pharmaceuticals company reports second quarter 2004 results, clinical update

Business Update - VScan HIV test kit manufacturer opens office in Shanghai

Chronic Liver Disease - Viral protein drives lymphocyte recruitment in hepatitis C transgenic mice

DNA Vaccine - Beta-actin promoter plus regulatory element enhances efficacy of DNA vaccines

Diagnostic Imaging - Preoperative images prognosticate outcomes after liver cancer resection

Drug Development - U.S. FDA approves URSO 500 mg tablets for treating primary biliary cirrhosis

Enzymology - A novel fluorometric test measures hepatitis C virus helicase activity

Enzymology - Functional interaction models explain hepatitis C virus helicase kinetics

Finance - Molecular diagnostics company reports second quarter 2004 financial results

Food Safety - Chi-Chi's sues suppliers in green onion hepatitis A outbreak

Genotypic Analysis - The NS5b region of hepatitis C virus is more accurate for determining subtypes

Hepatitis - High response rates achieved for treatment of hepatitis C and HIV

Hepatitis C - Researchers identify breakthrough in hepatitis c virus infection

Hepatitis C Vaccine - Antigen and CpG with liposomes enhance hepatitis C virus immune responses

Hepatitis C Vaccine - Dendritic cell vaccines for treatment of hepatitis C infection reviewed

Hepatitis C Vaccine - Hepatitis C virus-like particles induces immune responses in primates

Hepatitis C Vaccine - Incomplete immunity against hepatitis C linked to receptor recognition

Hepatitis C Vaccine - Monoclonal antibody to hepatitis C glycoprotein blocks viral infectivity

Hepatitis C Vaccine - Vaccine containing CpG ODN induces strong immune response to hepatitis C

Hepatitis C Virus Therapy - Indomethacin helps interferon increase Th 1 response to hepatitis C infection

Hepatitis C Virus Transmission - Intravenous drug users inject less safely in prison than outside of prison

Hepatitis Risk - Georgia inmates get hepatitis B in prison, but cash not available for vaccine

Hepatology - Leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2 may contribute to hepatitis pathogenesis

Immunosuppression - Cyclosporine microemulsion and tacrolimus are comparable in graft recipients

Infectious Disease -  Klebsiella pneumoniae genes linked to liver infection identified

Liver Cancer - Small interfering RNA urokinase silencing halts hepatocellular carcinoma

Liver Cancer - TT virus-derived apoptosis-inducing protein guides hepatic pathogenicity

Liver Cancer - Viral DNA recombination improves transgene expression in liver tumor cells

Liver Disease - New patent covers HepDirect liver targeting prodrug technology

Liver Surgery - Angiopoietins garner capillary growth after partial liver resection

Liver Transplantation - Hepatic artery aneurysm closed with coronary stent graft

Liver Transplantation - Late hepatic artery thrombosis has little impact on liver graft survival

Neuroscience - Hepatitis A virus infection sparks acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Pharmacology - Capillary electrophoresis measures ribavirin in human plasma and serum

Proteomics - Hepatitis C virus E1 protein C-terminal domain causes cellular self-destruction

Renal Disease - Lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus thrives in kidney graft recipients

Retrovirus - Pseudotyped hepatitis C virus glycoproteins are difficult to characterize

Stem Cell Research - New approach toward immortalization of hepatic progenitor cells suggested

Transcription - HNF1, HNF4, and the viral X protein regulate hepatitis B virus promoters

Translocation - Hepatitis D virus antigen SER-123 commands viral localization

Transplant Medicine - Octogenarian livers compromise the survival of HCV-positive graft recipients

Transplant Medicine - Transplant pioneers, patients celebrate 20 years of organ transplants

Viral Proteomics - Viral protein interactions are quantifiable in vitro

Virology - A new Micromonospora sp. SA246 compound activates hepatitis B replication

Virology - Such a thing as too much help?

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