Hepatitis C

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    Morgan Pfiffner
    Last Updated: August 18, 2022

    Hepatitis C (HCV) is a virus that is transmitted through blood, with contaminated needles being a common source of infection. Chronic infection with HCV can lead to liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.

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    Hepatitis C falls under the Liver Health category.

    661 participants in 5 trials and 1 meta-analysis

    Examine Database: Hepatitis C

    Examine Database References

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    3. Liver Enzymes - Panella C, Ierardi E, De Marco MF, Barone M, Guglielmi FW, Polimeno L, Francavilla ADoes tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) treatment increase hepatocyte proliferation in patients with chronic liver diseaseItal J Gastroenterol.(1995 Jun)
    4. Liver Enzymes - Yang Z, Zhuang L, Lu Y, Xu Q, Chen XEffects and tolerance of silymarin (milk thistle) in chronic hepatitis C virus infection patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Biomed Res Int.(2014)
    5. Early Virologic Response - Jordan J Feld, Apurva A Modi, Ramy El-Diwany, Yaron Rotman, Emmanuel Thomas, Golo Ahlenstiel, Rachel Titerence, Christopher Koh, Vera Cherepanov, Theo Heller, Marc G Ghany, Yoon Park, Jay H Hoofnagle, T Jake LiangS-adenosyl methionine improves early viral responses and interferon-stimulated gene induction in hepatitis C nonrespondersGastroenterology.(2011 Mar)
    6. HVC Viral Load - Yakoot M, Salem ASpirulina platensis versus silymarin in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection. A pilot randomized, comparative clinical trialBMC Gastroenterol.(2012 Apr 12)