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Alessandro Zanetti

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Modulation of epitope-specific anti-hepatitis C virus E2 (anti-HCV/E2) antibodies by antiviral treatment

2006

The dynamic features of three specific anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody subpopulations directed against different conformational epitopes of the viral E2 protein (HCV/E2) have been evaluated in patients with primary and persistent HCV infection; the three subpopulations are present in patients infected with different HCV genotypes and have shown a different activity using a pseudovirus neutralization assay (antibodies e301 and e137 exhibiting high neutralizing activity, while antibody e509 enhancement of HCV infectivity). In sequential samples from five patients with primary HCV infection and different virological outcome, all samples tested negative with the single exception of the e5…

MaleEpitope-specific response; HCV/E2 glycoprotein; Human monoclonal antibodies; Therapeutic responseTime FactorsSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale e ApplicataMolecular ConformationHepacivirusmedicine.disease_causeEpitopePolyethylene GlycolsEpitopeschemistry.chemical_compoundViral Envelope ProteinsAntibody SpecificityHCV/E2 glycoproteinNeutralizing antibodyInfectivitybiologyViral Core ProteinsMiddle AgedHepatitis CEpitope-specific responseTreatment OutcomeInfectious DiseasesDisease ProgressionDrug Therapy CombinationFemaleAntibodyAdultmedicine.drug_classHepatitis C virusMonoclonal antibodyAntiviral AgentsVirusNeutralization TestsVirologyRibavirinmedicineHumansViremiaRibavirintherapeutic responseInterferon-alphaHepatitis C AntibodiesVirologyHuman monoclonal antibodieschemistryImmunologybiology.proteinhuman monoclonal antibodietope-specific response5' Untranslated Regions
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Long-term efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine, booster policy, and impact of hepatitis B virus mutants

2005

The long-term efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine, long-term effectiveness of hepatitis B immunisation programmes, immune memory induced by hepatitis B vaccine, current booster policies, and impact of hepatitis B virus mutants on immunisation programmes were reviewed at the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB) meeting in Sevilla, Spain, March 2004. The main focus was on universal vaccination programmes with data being presented from Italy, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, The Gambia, and USA (Alaska).

Hepatitis B vaccineSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale e ApplicataImmunization Secondarymedicine.disease_causeTimeOrthohepadnavirusparasitic diseasesHumanshepatitis B vaccination long-term efficacy virus mutantsMedicineHepatitis B VaccinesHepatitis B AntibodiesHepatitis B virusGeneral VeterinaryGeneral Immunology and MicrobiologybiologyImmunization Programsbusiness.industryPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthHepatitis BHepatitis Bbiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseVirologyVaccinationInfectious DiseasesHepadnaviridaeDNA ViralMutationMolecular MedicineViral diseasebusinessViral hepatitisImmunologic Memorygeographic locationsVaccine
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Statements from the Taormina expert meeting on occult hepatitis B virus infection

2008

Giovanni Raimondo*, Jean-Pierre Allain, Maurizia R. Brunetto, Marie-Annick Buendia, Ding-Shinn Chen, Massimo Colombo, Antonio Craxi, Francesco Donato, Carlo Ferrari, Giovanni B. Gaeta, Wolfram H. Gerlich, Massimo Levrero, Stephen Locarnini, Thomas Michalak, Mario U. Mondelli, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, Teresa Pollicino, Daniele Prati, Massimo Puoti, Didier Samuel, Daniel Shouval, Antonina Smedile, Giovanni Squadrito, Christian Trepo, Erica Villa, Hans Will, Alessandro R. Zanetti, Fabien Zoulim

HBV; guidelinesmedia_common.quotation_subjectviral hepatitisOccult hepatitis B virus infection OBISeropositive OBI and Seronegative OBImedicine.disease_causeOccult hepatitis B virus; molecular detection of HBV DNA; viral hepatitis; HBV transmissionOccult hepatitis B virusViral geneticsHBVmedicineguidelinesmedia_commonHepatitis B virusOccult hepatitis B virus infection OBI; Seropositive OBI and Seronegative OBI; False OBI; Clinical impact of OBI; Diagnosis of OBI and epidemiological aspectsHepatologymolecular detection of HBV DNAFalse OBIClinical impact of OBIArtOccult hepatitis B infectionOccultVirologyDiagnosis of OBI and epidemiological aspectsHBV transmissionHumanities
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