Hepatitis C Virus Therapy
Studies from Asahikawa Medical College, Department of Ophthalmology yield new data on hepatitis c virus therapy
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, February 5th, 2007
A new study, "Retinal circulatory changes associated with interferon-induced retinopathy in patients with hepatitis C," is now available. In this recently published article, scientists in Asahikawa, Japan conducted a study "To evaluate the effect of interferon (IFN) therapy on retinal microcirculation. Thirty-six patients with chronic hepatitis C who were treated with high-dose IFN were included in this prospective study."
"The changes in vessel diameter and blood velocity were measured, and the retinal blood flow (RBF) and wall shear rate (WSR) were calculated in the retinal arteries before and 2, 4, 8, 16, and 24 weeks after IFN therapy by using laser Doppler...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-02-05)
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