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Effects of immunosuppressants on the progression of hepatitis C in hepatitis C virus-positive renal transplantation and the usefulness of interferon therapy.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Sept 2008
Nanmoku K, Imaizumi R, Tojimbara T, Nakajima I, Fuchinoue S, Sakamoto N, Watanabe M, Teraoka S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of immunosuppressants on hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication to establish optimal immunosuppressive therapy in HCV-positive renal transplantation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cyclosporine (CsA), tacrolimus (Tac), mycophenolate acid (MPA), the active metabolite of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), and methylprednisolone (MP) were administered to HCV replicon...
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