Hepatitis C Virus
Scientists at Gifu University, Medical Department release new data on hepatitis C virus
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, June 9th, 2008
In this recently published study, investigators in Gifu, Japan conducted a study "To evaluate the correlation between hepatitis C virus (HCV) specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and viral clearance in antiviral treated patients, we examined the number and function of HCV epitope-specific CTLs and the viral load in 12 HLA-A2-positive patients with chronic hepatitis C, after undergoing interferon therapy. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were analyzed on days 0, 3, 7, 14 and 28 of undergoing antiviral therapies."
"To investigate the quantity of the antigen specific CTLs, CD8-positive T cells were isolated using microbeads and were stained for HLA-A*0201...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2008-06-09)
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