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Hepatitis Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . October 24th, 2005

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Hepatitis Weekly | Other Publications

Diagnostics - Phased screening uncovers the antiviral activity of hepatitis C virus therapy

Hepatitis B Therapy - C-13-caffeine breath test detects chronic hepatitis B response to lamivudine

Hepatitis B Therapy - RNA interference fights hepatitis B virus replication in murine models

Hepatitis C Therapy - Serum alpha-fetoprotein levels decline in patients who receive hepatitis C virus therapy

Adverse Drug Reaction - Drugs raise mitochondrial toxicity risk in HIV/hepatitis C-coinfected patients

Alcohol Use - S-adenosylmethionine averts liver cancer growth in alcohol hepatitis models

Cancer Risk Factors - Hepatitis C virus may account for some cases of splenic large B-cell lymphoma

Cardiology - Findings in cardiology provide new insights

Chronic Hepatitis C - Patients with hepatitis C infection accumulate 8-nitroguanine in the liver

Chronic Hepatitis C - Virological response to hepatitis C virus therapy is apparent within 12 weeks

Oncology - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of oncology

Clinical Trials - First monotherapy clinical study of celgosivir in chronic hepatitis C completed

Diagnostics - Angiogenesis soluble markers may diagnose chronic hepatitis C progression

Diagnostics - Findings advance knowledge in diagnostics research

Diagnostics - MxA promoter activation monitors interferon activity in patients with hepatitis

Drug Abuse - Injection drug use-related hepatitis C infection generates parenchymal injury

Drug Abuse - Substance abuse recovery center receives $1.7 million grant

Drug Development - Biopharma to appeal Nasdaq delisting letter

Drug Development - Hepatitis drug development data to be presented at liver disease meeting

Drug Development - Isatoribine lowers plasma hepatitis C RNA in chronically infected patients

Drug Development - Manufacturing relationship established to develop monoclonal antibodies targeting HBV

Generic Drugs - U.S. FDA grants tentative approval of ANDA for ribavirin tablets for HCV

Healthcare Practice - Experts differ on the management of patients with chronic hepatitis C

Hepatitis A Prevention - Few patients with chronic hepatitis C are protected against hepatitis A infection

Hepatitis A Virus - Outbreak of hepatitis A associated with green onions

Hepatitis C Complications - Hepatitis C drug is cost-effective for treatment-induced anemia

Hepatitis C Therapy - Enzyme predicts hepatitis C virus response to antiviral therapy

Hepatitis C Therapy - Small hairpin RNAs control hepatitis C virus infection in murine and human cells

Hepatitis C Therapy - Synergy between antivirals and antioxidants benefits patients with chronic hepatitis C

Hepatitis C Virus - Liver-specific microRNA modulates hepatitis C virus replication

Hepatitis C Virus - Positive preliminary results announced for phase I/II trial of IFN-alpha-XL

Hepatitis C Virus - Results from pilot project to identify hepatitis C sufferers announced

Hepatitis C Virus - Second phase Ib clinical study of Actilon for treatment of HCV begins

Hepatitis C Virus - Viperin is an antiviral effector in liver cell cultures

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Aflatoxins exacerbate the risk for hepatitis B-related liver cancer

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Sustained response to hepatitis C therapy extends survival after liver tumor ablation

Liver Cirrhosis - Early initiation of lamivudine helps patients with hepatitis B-related decompensated cirrhosis

Liver Disease - A high fat diet alters hepatic immune system in mice

Obstetrics - Vertical exposure to hepatitis C endows infants with virus-specific protection

Oncology - Research in oncology provides new insights

Patents - U.K. patent granted broadly covering RNAi-mediated inhibition of gene expression

Product Branding - Tolamba, Heplisav are brand names for allergy and hepatitis products

Product Licensing - License, asset purchase agreement with VivoQuest for intellectual property and technology announced

Stem Cell Research - Epithelial membrane protein-1 is a junctional protein in the liver

Transplant Medicine - Biomarkers used to predict recurrent disease in hepatitis C transplant patients

Transplant Medicine - Recent studies add new data to transplant medicine research

Transplant Medicine - Test predicts risk of liver scarring after transplant

Virology - Hepatitis C virus replication strengthens upon CD8+ T cell depletion

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