Development of transient autoimmune hepatitis during interferon treatment of chronic hepatitis B
โ Scribed by Janusz Cianciara; Tomasz Laskus
- Book ID
- 112712876
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 239 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-2116
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Recombinant human a-interferon is now under intensive investigation as therapy for chronic Type B hepatitis. Recent reports have suggested that prolonged a- interferon therapy may induce autoimmune reactions. We have evaluated the problem of autoimmunity related to a-interferon therapy by testing fo
We have investigated the efficacy of a relatively prolonged course of recombinant leukocyte interferon treatment in 14 chronic HBsAg-, HBeAg-, hepatitis B virus DNA-and DNA polymerasepositive carriers. a-Interferon was administered for 9 weeks. Six of 14 treated carriers have a sustained loss of HBe