Hepatitis C is a major cause of liver disease leading to cirrhosis. Although interferon (IFN) is the only approved therapy, treatment is characterized by low response rates and dose-limiting side effects. We evaluated the addition of thymosin ␣1 (TA1), an immunomodulatory peptide, to the standard tr
Efficacy of combination therapy with amantadine, thymosin α1 and α/β interferon in mice infected with influenza a virus
✍ Scribed by Cartesio D'Agostini; Anna Teresa Palamara; Cartesio Favalli; Mariliana Sivilia; Giuseppe Febbraro; Cristina Bue; Enrico Garaci
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 616 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0192-0561
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