57 results about "Chronic viral hepatitis C" patented technology

The use of extracts from the plant Hypericum perforatum in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of hepatitis C, chronic hepatitis C and related viruses, said pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one extract of the plant Hypericum perforatum and optionally in addition, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable inactive components, selected from, carriers, coatings, diluents and adjuvants.

Methods of treating patients having susceptible viral infections, especially chronic hepatitis C infection by administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a combination therapy of interferon-alfa and ribavirin for a time sufficient to lower HCV-RNA in association with a therapeutically effective amount of an antioxidant for a time sufficient to ameliorate ribavirin-related hemolysis are disclosed.

Disclosed are uses of immunotherapeutic compositions in combination with Standard of Care (SOC), or interferon therapy combined with anti-viral therapy, for the improved treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and related conditions, including liver function. The compositions, kits and uses of the invention, as compared to the use of SOC therapy alone: improves the rate of early response to therapy as measured by early virologic markers (e.g., RVR and EVR), enlarges the pool of patients who will have sustained responses to therapy over the long term, offers shortened courses of therapy for certain patients, enables “rescue” of patients who are non-responders or intolerant to SOC therapy, improves liver function and/or reduces liver damage in patients, and enables the personalization of HCV therapy for a patient, which can result in dose sparing, improved patient compliance, reduced side effects, and improved long term therapeutic outcomes.

The use of extracts from the plant Hypericum perforatum in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of hepatitis C, chronic hepatitis C and related viruses, said pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one extract of the plant Hypericum perforatum and optionally in addition, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable inactive components, selected from, carriers, coatings, diluents and adjuvants.

The invention relates to a 1-arylsulfonyl-1H-benzimidazole derivative and a preparation method and application thereof, belonging to the field of chemical medicine. The 1-arylsulfonyl-1H-benzimidazole derivative has a structure shown by formula I in the specification. According to the invention, the 1-arylsulfonyl-1H-benzimidazole derivative is obtained based on massive screening, and has anti-HCV activity; and a new option is provided for the development and application of a medicine for resisting chronic hepatitis C.

According to the present invention, it is found that a DNA methylation marker exists in the DNA of host T cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of cancer patients. The invention discloses CG IDs derived from PBMCs DNA, wherein the clinical progression staging of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and chronic hepatitis can be predicted through the methylation level of the CG IDs in the DNA of PBMCs or T cells. The present invention further discloses a kit for predicting HCC by using the identified CG IDs, and applications of a pyrosequencing DNA methylation experiment, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) experiment, a penalized regression experiment and hierarchical clustering analysis in prediction of HCC. According to the present invention, any one of technicists in the field can obtain the DNA methylation marker for any cancers and the clinical progression staging of any cancers; and the DNA methylation marker (CG IDs) is used for diagnosing cancers, different clinical progression staging of cancers, the response of patients undergoing treatment to treatment, and chronic hepatitis B or chronic hepatitis C.

The invention discloses an HCV (hepatitis C virus) poly-epitope peptide vaccine and application thereof. The HCV poly-epitope peptide vaccine comprises the following poly-epitope polypeptides: poly-epitope polypeptide of which the amino acid residue sequence is disclosed as SEQ.ID.NO.1, or poly-epitope polypeptide of which the amino acid residue sequence is disclosed as SEQ.ID.NO.2. The polypeptide VAL-44 HCV can induce the specific T cell immune response, including CD4 cells and CD8 cells; and the T cells can quickly generate IFN-gamma and IL-2 after being subjected to specific antigenic stimulation. The HCV polypeptide vaccine can stimulate 3 of 10 chronic HCV infected persons PBMC to secrete IFN-gamma. The HCV poly-epitope polypeptide can be an ideal HCV preventive/curative candidate vaccine.

A method comprising administering a PEG12000-IFN alpha conjugate to an individual afflicted with a viral infection susceptible of treatment with interferon alpha, preferably chronic hepatitis C, is disclosed.

This invention is a novel pharmaceutical composition comprising sofosbuvir and ribavirin and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient for use in the treatment of hepatitis C virus infections, chronic hepatitis C (CHC), hepatocellular carcinoma or patients with end-stage liver disease awaiting liver transplantation.