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Clinical Trial
. 1993 Apr;18(1):112-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0168-8278(05)80018-2.

alpha-Interferon in the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis: effects on fibrogenesis serum markers

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alpha-Interferon in the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis: effects on fibrogenesis serum markers

F Capra et al. J Hepatol. 1993 Apr.

Abstract

Forty patients with chronic viral hepatitis or active cirrhosis (33 anti-HCV positive) entered a recombinant human alpha 2A interferon randomized trial. Twenty-one subjects were treated with 6 million units (MU) three times per week for 6 months. Nineteen were not treated. Six months later in 12 patients of the treated group (60% of the evaluable 20) with normalized serum aminotransferases levels (responders), fibrogenesis serum markers (NPIIIP and laminin) were significantly lower than baseline. In the untreated patients and in non-responders NPIIIP and laminin were unchanged. Semi quantitative histological evaluation (allotting scores for inflammation, necrosis and fibrosis) confirmed a significant improvement of necro-inflammation in the responders. These data suggest that alpha-IFN treatment may decrease stimuli for fibrogenesis by reducing liver inflammation and necrosis, thus preventing evolution to cirrhosis.

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  • New challenges in hepatic fibrosis.
    Clément B, Loréal O, Levavasseur F, Guillouzo A. Clément B, et al. J Hepatol. 1993 Apr;18(1):1-4. doi: 10.1016/s0168-8278(05)80002-9. J Hepatol. 1993. PMID: 8340600 Review.

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