title: Treatment with alpha-interferon in chronic hepatitis.
abstract: The treatment of chronic viral hepatitis with Interferon has been introduced in clinical practice over the past decade an represents an important step in the management of those diseases. The data existing in literature are conflicting about the dose and period of treatment with Interferon, many treatment schedules being proposed. There are also a lot of markers used or proposed to be used to determine the response to treatment, their predicting efficacy being largely studied. The response to alpha-Interferon in a standard 6 month regimen in chronic hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis C and chronic hepatitis B and C is studied; alanine-aminotransferase (ALAT) and aspartate-aminotransferase (ASAT) are the markers used to determine the response to treatment.
authors.affiliation: N. Gh. Lupu Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matei
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tănăsescu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Voiosu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Murariu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dragomir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serbănescu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase