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Different hepatitis C virus dynamics of free-virions and immune-complexes after initiation of interferon-alpha in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Dec 2003
Fujita Naoki, Kaito Masahiko, Takeo Masaki, Horiike Shinichiro, Tanaka Hideaki, Ikoma Jiro, Watanabe Shozo, Adachi Yukihiko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To elucidate the mechanisms of action of interferon (IFN) against hepatitis C virus (HCV), we studied the serum HCV dynamics of free-virions (FV) and immune-complexes (IC) in patients treated with IFN. METHODS: FV and IC were separated by immunoprecipitation using anti-human immunoglobulin and quantified serially using real-time detection-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Initially [1st phase...
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