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Influence of amantadine on CD81 expression on lymphocytes in chronic hepatitis C.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Oct 2010
Welker Martin-Walter, von Wagner Michael, Ochs Dana, Zimmer Vincent, Hofmann Wolf Peter, Piiper Albrecht, Hartmann Rolf W, Herrmann Eva, Zeuzem Stefan, Kronenberger Bernd
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INTRODUCTION: Interferon alpha (IFN) down regulates CD81 expression on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Aim of our study was to investigate whether amantadine alters IFN associated down regulation of CD81 expression on PBMC in patients with chronic hepatitis C. METHODS: Nineteen patients with chronic HCV infection received peginterferon...
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