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Decreased levels of microRNA miR-122 in individuals with hepatitis C responding poorly to interferon therapy

Sarasin-Filipowicz, M. and Krol, J. and Markiewicz, I. and Heim, M. H. and Filipowicz, W.. (2009) Decreased levels of microRNA miR-122 in individuals with hepatitis C responding poorly to interferon therapy. Nature medicine, Vol. 15. pp. 31-33.

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Abstract

Several microRNAs (miRNAs), including liver-specific miR-122, have been implicated in the control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA replication and its response to interferon (IFN) in human hepatoma cells. Our analysis of liver biopsies from subjects with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) undergoing IFN therapy revealed no correlation of miR-122 expression with viral load and markedly decreased pretreatment miR-122 levels in subjects who had no virological response during later IFN therapy; other investigated miRNAs showed only limited changes. These data have implications for the prospect of targeting miRNAs for CHC therapy.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel > Hepatology Laboratory (Heim)
UniBasel Contributors:Heim, Markus H.
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Nature Publishing
ISSN:1078-8956
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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