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Hepatitis Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . February 7th, 2005

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Hepatitis Weekly | Other Publications

Diagnostics - Green fluorescent protein-labeled virions monitor hepatitis B virus movement

Disinfection - Photoinactivated synthetic porphyrins remove hepatitis A from aqueous matter

Immunology - Substitutions in mutant hepatitis B virus surface antigens are immunogenic

Virology - Human platelets can carry hepatitis C virus infectious virions

Virology - Liposomal peptide vaccine primes T cells against cells bearing HCV protein

Biomedical Engineering - Plans to use endovenous laser treatment for varicose veins announced

Business Update - Rapid flow through diagnostic producer receives orders from Prestige Group

Business Update - Research company partners to develop oxidative stress paradigm for diagnosis

Chronic Liver Disease - Mitochondrial dysfunction is a major component of steatohepatitis progression

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Horsetail derivatives prevent liver cell destruction

Diagnostics - Liver biopsy differentiates steatosis and steatohepatitis

Drug Development - Regulatory clearance sought for BLX-883 clinical studies

Drug Metabolism - Versatile spectroscopic probe for cytochrome P450 BM3 developed

Environmental Health - Microbial indices of fecal contamination do not convey hepatitis A prevalence

Finance - Company wins $1M grant to fund clinical trial of liver disease treatment

Hematology - Factor IX concentrates for treating hemophilia B lack TT virus contamination

Hematology - Young hemophiliacs with chronic hepatitis C are vulnerable to liver disease

Hepatitis B Therapy - Study shows peginterferon alfa-2b effective monotherapy for chronic hepatitis B

Hepatitis C Therapy - Pharmaceutical company submits IND application for hepatitis C treatment

Hepatitis C Therapy - Valopicitabine interim clinical trial data announced

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Yttrium-90 TheraSphere shows promise for treatment of unresectable tumors

Hepatology - Gene transfection protects livers from ischemic injury

Liver Disease - Discovery of pathway in learning impairment caused may lead to drug treatment

Liver Disease - Researchers clarify the role of ethnicity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Mutagenesis - Genotypic polymorphisms don't connect hepatitis C to response to interferon

Oncology - Interleukin-12 gene therapy fights liver cancer in immunosuppressed mice

Patents - Biotechnology company files citations relevant to Benitec patent

Product Licensing - Pharma company begins negotiations to increase line of AccuScan rapid test kits

Product Licensing - Therapeutics company licenses DISC-HSV and DISC-GM-CSF vector platforms

Proteomics - Mallory body formation investigated, role of scaffolding protein p62 revealed

Proteomics - The woodchuck interleukin-6 gene is fundamental to understanding hepatitis B

Sports Medicine - Athletes should be vaccinated against hepatitis B virus infection

Syphilis - Diagnostics company adds syphilis test to its inventory

Toxicology - Selenium limits the magnitude of liver injury in liver disease models

Transfusion Medicine - Screening mandates have improved blood safety in Turkey

Transplant Medicine - Hepatitis C compromises the survival of HIV-positive liver transplant patients

Vaccine Development - Combination vaccines immunize adults against typhoid and hepatitis A

Viral Proteomics - Data advance knowledge in viral proteomics research

Virology - Apathogenic hepatitis G vaccine might benefit patients infected with HIV

Virology - Metal ions give structural stability to hepatitis C virus RNA polymerase

Virology - New findings in the area of virology described

Virology - Protein kinase C-related kinase 2 regulates hepatitis C virus RNA replication

Virology - Research add new data to virology body of knowledge

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