Autoimmunity and extrahepatic manifestations in hepatitis C virus infection

MP Manns, EG Rambusch - Journal of hepatology, 1999 - Elsevier
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with various extrahepatic manifestations:
mixed cryoglobulinaemia, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and, in southern …

Caspase 8 small interfering RNA prevents acute liver failure in mice

L Zender, S Hütker, C Liedtke… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
A major concern in therapy of acute liver failure is protection of hepatocytes to prevent
apoptosis and maintain liver function. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) is a powerful tool to …

[PDF][PDF] Detection of apoptotic caspase activation in sera from patients with chronic HCV infection is associated with fibrotic liver injury

H Bantel, A Lügering, J Heidemann, X Volkmann… - …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is characterized by inflammatory liver damage and
is associated with a high risk of development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma …

[HTML][HTML] Scent dog identification of samples from COVID-19 patients–a pilot study

P Jendrny, C Schulz, F Twele, S Meller… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, early, ideally real-time,
identification of SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals is pivotal in interrupting infection chains …

Hepatitis B and C in HIV-infected patients: prevalence and prognostic value

J Ockenga, HL Tillmann, C Trautwein, M Stoll… - Journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
Background/Aims: There is only limited information on the prevalence and influence of
coinfection with either hepatitis B or C on the clinical course in patients infected with the …

Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori–associated gastritis in chronic urticaria

B Wedi, S Wagner, T Werfel, MP Manns… - International archives of …, 1998 - karger.com
Background: Chronic urticaria and concurrent angioedema are frustrating problems for both
physicians and patients. Methods: 100 patients with chronic urticaria (mean duration …

Direct-acting antiviral–induced hepatitis C virus clearance does not completely restore the altered cytokine and chemokine milieu in patients with chronic hepatitis C

J Hengst, CS Falk, V Schlaphoff… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Persistent infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes profound alterations of
the cytokine and chemokine milieu in peripheral blood. However, it is unknown to what …

Involvement of TRAIL and its receptors in viral hepatitis

B Mundt, F Kühnel, L Zender, Y Paul… - The FASEB …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor necrosis factor‐related apoptosis‐inducing ligand (TRAIL) is able to kill a broad
spectrum of tumor cells but appears to be nontoxic to most normal cells. Because there are …

[PDF][PDF] Telomere shortening and inactivation of cell cycle checkpoints characterize human hepatocarcinogenesis

RR Plentz, YN Park, A Lechel, H Kim, F Nellessen… - …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Telomere shortening and inactivation of cell cycle checkpoints characterize carcinogenesis.
Whether these molecular features coincide at specific stages of human …

[HTML][HTML] Dual function of the NK cell receptor 2B4 (CD244) in the regulation of HCV-specific CD8+ T cells

V Schlaphoff, S Lunemann, PV Suneetha… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The outcome of viral infections is dependent on the function of CD8+ T cells which are tightly
regulated by costimulatory molecules. The NK cell receptor 2B4 (CD244) is a …