Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 27th, 2006
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Hepatitis B Immunization - Lipid microparticles aid in mucosal immunization against hepatitis B
Hepatitis C Virus - CD81 activates naive B lymphocytes
Hepatitis C Virus - HCV-like particles generated in different cells bind differently to target hepatoma cells
Hepatitis C Virus - Human leukocyte antigens participate in spontaneous clearance of HCV infection
Hepatitis Vaccines - Immunoreactive hepatitis B and C epitopes are useful in vaccine development
Cancer Therapy - Systemic chemotherapy produces antitumor activity for metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
Chronic Hepatitis C Virus - Interferon therapy is efficient in elderly patients with chronic hepatitis C
Cirrhosis - A model accurately predicts severe fibrosis or cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C
Cirrhosis - Bilirubin might be a marker for sleep apnea syndrome and early stage cirrhosis
Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Laserpitin lowers hepatic triglyceride content in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats
Cytomegalovirus - Valcyte did not protect against CMV infection in liver transplant recipients
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Insulin and oleic acid raise PPARgamma2 expression in cultured mouse hepatocytes
Diagnostics - Fibrotest accurately diagnoses HCV in hemodialysis and renal transplants
Drug Development - Hepatitis C candidate moves into preclinical development
Epidemiology - Report examines prevalence of hepatitis A virus infection in U.S. population
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Lewis X component in human milk inhibits HIV-1 transfer to CD4+ T lymphocytes
Hepatitis A Virus - HAV from clotting factors implicated in infections among hemophiliacs
Hepatitis B Virus - Apolipoprotein A-I may be a suitable serum marker in chronic hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Virus - CD58 expression is related to HBV infection severity and degree of liver damage
Hepatitis B Virus - HBV surface antigen is well-tolerated in healthy young adults
Hepatitis B Virus - Natural and lamivudine-induced HBV surface gene mutants characterized
Hepatitis B Virus - Outcome of interferon treatment of chronic hepatitis B determined histologically
Hepatitis B Virus - U.S. FDA approves hepatitis B-specific immune globulin for acute exposure
Hepatitis C Research - Most common HCV type grown in lab for first time
Hepatitis C Therapy - Molecular mechanism discovered that inhibits HCV replication in vitro
Hepatitis C Therapy - Scientists call for hepatitis treatment of young injection drug users
Hepatitis C Therapy - U.S. FDA grants Civacir fast track designation for hepatitis C
Hepatitis C Therapy - U.S. FDA grants fast track designation to investigational oral HCV protease inhibitor
Hepatitis C Virus - Donor age impacts survival in HCV patients receiving liver transplantation
Hepatitis C Virus - Excess weight may protect against early fibrosis after liver transplantation
Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis B virus Ig-lamivudine combination protects liver allografts
Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C virus core protein relieves transcriptional repression
Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C virus protein 5A regions are not required for genome replication
Hepatitis C Virus - Histological HCV-related abnormalities are coincident with elevated aminotransferase levels
Hepatitis C Virus - Nongenetic determinants operate in spontaneous clearance of HCV in hemophiliacs
Hepatitis Vaccines - HBV CpG-optimized protein and DNA vaccines perform poorly in chimpanzees
Imaging - Imaging techniques visualize hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic liver disease
Legal Issues - Molecular diagnostics company, Innogenetics reach agreement and resolve patent litigation
Liver Cancer - New findings in the area of liver cancer detailed
Liver Disease - Leptin is not linked to hepatic steatosis, aminotransferases, and serum lipids in children
Liver Disease - Rebio Gen inks extension to technology agreement for hyaluronic acid
Liver Diseases - Angiogenic regulators drive sinusoidal changes after partial liver removal
Liver Diseases - Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease display symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea
Mergers & Acquisitions - Oncology services company to acquire ivpcare
Multiple Sclerosis - CD45 mutation may increase the risk of multiple sclerosis
Neisseria Vaccine - Neisseria lactamica outer membrane vesicles are potential mucosal adjuvants
Product Licensing - Hepatitis C virus license agreement signed with Chiron
Steatohepatitis - Steatohepatitis is associated with liver apoptosis and Bcl-2 expression
Tissue Engineering - Hepatocyte culture system developed
Transplant Medicine - HBsAg seropositive status after renal transplantation decreases positive outcomes
Transplant Medicine - Research in transplant medicine provides new insights
Transplant Medicine - Rituximab therapy is effective for cryoglobulinemia in renal transplants
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